School Office Manager

Remarkable Futures Start Here Nursery: Cherry Tree, 73 Orford Ln, Warrington WA2 7BS Hours: Monday - Friday, Part Time 30 hours (Temporary maternity cover for 12months) Salary: £14 per hour Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount, wellness day and much much more Hello, I’m Gemma, the Nursery Manager at Cherry Tree. Our experienced team brings a wealth of early years knowledge, and we’re passionate about encouraging children to be inquisitive, imaginative, and confident learners. In our stimulating environment, children quickly develop a genuine love of learning and a curious mind. We’re proud to have received the Health Together award from the Local Authority, recognising our commitment to providing healthy, nutritious, and balanced meals for all our children—supporting their wellbeing as well as their development. Who & What is Storal? It’s our collective group of Nurseries that we are happily apart of here at Cherry Tree. Storal stands for high quality outcomes for children and are passionate about Early Years. Bringing your whole self is a must if that’s pink hair, being Neurospicy or having a unique pastime, we encourage it all. Your unique self is what makes our Nursery even better. Check out our website to learn about our leaders and the expertise they bring to our Storal community. About the job: • Working collaboratively with the Nursery Manager to assist the successful running of the nursery • Working as part of a passionate team to further develop existing organization and IT skills • Interacting with parents on a daily basis including delivering a superb experience for both current and prospective families • Supporting the enquiry management process including nursery tours • Responsible for the domestic staff team and ensuring compliance around COSHH and Environmental Health Inspections Financial & Administrative Responsibilities • Managing the full childcare fees and invoicing process , ensuring accuracy and timely distribution • Maintaining up-to-date and compliant funding schedules , including Government-funded hours (e.g., 2-year, 3–4-year, 30 hours) • Working closely with parents to explain funding entitlements , fee structures, and any changes to accounts • Monitoring and following up on outstanding payments , supporting the nursery’s debt management process with sensitivity and professionalism • Ensuring all financial records and parent accounts are accurate, secure, and compliant with Storal policies and audit requirements • Liaising with the central finance team to support monthly reconciliation, funding submissions, and billing queries About you: • Excellent knowledge and understanding of IT systems • Strong organisational skills • Experience of working in a similar administrative role, preferably in an early years or school setting • Understandings the importance of safeguarding • Excellent communication skills Benefits at a glance For you -We get the basics right enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and accessing your pay before payday with PayCaptain Family matters - Balance starts at home Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity (and more) Health & wellness - Nourishing body & mind Partnerships with Vitality & Peppy; fertility & menopause support, gym discount, free movie tickets and more Development - Investing in your future Micro-learning, financial stability tools & Storal Support Fund Our community - Growing together Termly inset days, team app & Storal Awards gathering. Enhanced DBS check and subscription to the DBS Update Service We partner with world-leading third parties such as Pay Captain, Vitality, and Peppy. And much much more We care about our people.  Curious to know more? We’d love to tell you more about what makes Cherry Tree so special.   Storal is the highest of standards when it coming to safeguarding, the welfare of children and creating a work environment the encourages feedback-discussion-resilience. We take our role in the safety of children, our families and our team extremely seriously. As governed by the EYFS, we have a designated safeguarding lead in each setting and all staff (and volunteers) complete a through compliance checks prior to employment including employment references & DBS.