Nursery Administrator

2 days ago

Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, United Kingdom Happy Days Nurseries Full time

Application Deadline

Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Location

Happy Days Bath

Salary

£22,120.80 per annum

Positions Available

1

Hours per week

30

Job Summary

Happy Days Bath are looking for a highly organised and detail-oriented Nursery Administrator to join our team.

Working Monday to Friday, 30 hours per week, this setting-based position reports directly to the Nursery Manager, playing an essential role in supporting the nursery's occupancy, commercial performance, and day-to-day operations.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage applications for nursery education funding, ensuring accuracy and adherence to local authority and internal deadlines.
  • Provide administrative and operational support, including preparing documents, liaising with families, suppliers, and team members, and welcoming visitors.
  • Assist with achieving occupancy, gross profit, and budget targets through financial tasks such as expense tracking, payroll, banking, and credit control.
  • Maintain compliance with statutory requirements and company policies.
  • Ensure accurate record-keeping and efficient archiving in line with company procedures.

Skills and Experience:

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and Word.
  • Strong administrative skills and experience in a fast-paced setting.
  • Commercially aware with excellent organisational skills.
  • Outstanding communication and relationship-building abilities, especially with parents and external stakeholders.
  • Initiative and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to work under pressure.

Benefits:

  • Salary of £22,120.80 per annum based on 30 hours per week
  • 50% Childcare Discount
  • Up to 4 days gifted Christmas Closedown
  • Employee Assistance Programmes
  • Blue Light Discount Card
  • Death in Service Benefit
  • Ongoing training, development and career progression opportunities
  • A supportive and nurturing management structure, who take pride in our team and our people

Our teams, whether in our nurseries or our support centre SHINE, they ensure we are delivering outstanding childcare to every child in our settings every day, this helps to make Happy Days a great place to work. By ensuring we are always recruiting, retaining and promoting a diverse mix of colleagues, who are representative of the communities within which our nurseries sits gives us the best opportunity to continue to deliver outstanding childcare

"Happy Days Nurseries are committed to the safety and wellbeing of the children in our care, as such the successful post holder will be required to undergo a robust vetting process, including an enhanced DBS Check and Reference History Checks"

"Our teams, whether in our nurseries or our support centre SHINE, they ensure we are delivering outstanding childcare to every child in our settings every day, this helps to make Happy Days a great place to work. By ensuring we are always recruiting, retaining and promoting a diverse mix of colleagues, who are representative of the communities within which our nurseries sits gives us the best opportunity to continue to deliver outstanding childcare"

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