Nursery Administrator

**Happy Days Nursery Poole is seeking a Business Administrator to join their team on a part time (24hrs per week - Monday to Friday) capacity.**

As As Business Administrator you will offer front line support to our nursery management team, supporting with all administration and invoicing tasks, as well as customer relationships and queries.

**We are currently offering new colleagues an amazing welcome bonus of up to £250.00**

**A little bit about the role**
- Working Monday to Friday 18 hours per week, you will report to the Nursery Manager
- Providing office and nursery support to ensure all resources/ documents are prepared in advance
- Support the Nursery Manager to ensure occupancy levels meet minimum budget requirements
- Support the manager to achieve nursery gross profit and operational budget targets
- To control nursery expenditure in line with budgets and nursery management accounts, updating spreadsheets to track expenses To manage nursery banking
- To assist manager with payroll, ensuring timesheets are accurately inputted
- Compliance with all statutory requirements and Happy Days policies and procedures
- Complaints to be kept to a minimum
- Increased year-on-year enquiry per quarter
- Delivery against company deadlines
- Nursery debt level to be within budget
- Completion of all Office paperwork as per support centre and Local Authority timelines
- Good time management, ability to multi-task and to work accurately and effectively under pressure
- Attend and actively participate in monthly staff meetings and attend and participate in nursery events

**What skills & experience do you need**
- Business management qualification or be willing to work towards one
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft IT programs and their usage including Excel, Word
- Previous experience of working with Local Authority and their systems such as Grant Funding Portal would be an advantage
- Demonstrable clerical administrative experience within a busy environment
- Good level of commercial awareness
- Excellent organisational skills; able to plan resources and own/others work
- Excellent communication skills with an ability to adapt style to meet the needs of different recipients and manage difficult conversations
- Proven experience of establishing good relationships with parents. Able to anticipate the needs of parents, build trust and provide advice /support
- Has a continuous learning ethos and dedication to maintaining and improving high standards
- Experience of collating and analysing related data to inform decisions
- Demonstrates a strong initiative, ability to think on their feet and make timely informed decisions
- Excellent written skills with ability to complete required paperwork to required standards

**In return**

Happy Days offers a fantastic benefits package including, discounted childcare, additional holiday for length of service, free uniform, Christmas off and regular incentives.

**“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”**

**Terms and Conditions Apply**

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 24 per week

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Poole, BH17 7FF: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)