Nursery Administration Officer

Croft Primary School (part of One Community Trust) is looking for a friendly, organised and enthusiastic Nursery Administration Assistant to support the successful day-to-day running of our school-based nursery. This is a varied and important role at the heart of the nursery. You will be a key point of contact for our parents and carers, while providing high-quality administrative support to the Nursery Lead and wider school team.

The role

requires a highly organised, approachable and proactive individual who can manage a varied workload, maintain confidentiality and provide an excellent service to families. No two days will be quite the same. You will help manage nursery enquiries and applications, maintain children's records, support attendance and funding administration, assist with financial processes and ordering, and make sure parents receive clear and timely information.

The role will

include:

Being a welcoming first point of contact for nursery parents and prospective families

Responding to telephone, email and face-to-face enquiries

Supporting nursery applications, admissions and waiting lists

Maintaining accurate children's records and attendance information

Supporting the administration of nursery sessions and funded childcare

Assisting with invoices, payments and other basic financial administration

Preparing letters, parent communications and nursery information Ordering nursery resources and supplies Supporting data returns and other nursery administration Working closely with the Nursery Lead, school office and finance team Handling sensitive and confidential information appropriately

About you

We are looking for someone with excellent organisational and communication skills who is comfortable working in a busy environment and dealing with a wide range of people.

Confidence when using Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel is essential.

Experience of

working within a school, nursery or early years setting would be an advantage, as would experience of school management information systems, nursery funding or financial administration.