Business Administrator (Nursery based)

Happy Days Nurseries; Cirencester; On-site; GBP 17,844 - 21,810; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £19,827.60 per annum (30h)

Pension & Life Assurance

Blue Light Card Membership

Annual Leave 20–25 days + Bank Holiday

DBS Update Service

Digital GP 24/5

On demand counselling services

SPARK Health & Wellbeing app

Long Service recognition

Job summary

Happy Days Nurseries in Cirencester is seeking a Business Administrator to join the Edward Bears team. The role is 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday, supporting occupancy, commercial performance and day-to-day operations of the nursery.

You will manage nursery education funding applications, provide admin and operational support, assist with budgeting activities, ensure compliance, and maintain accurate records. Excellent IT, communication, and organisational skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, 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.

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

Microsoft Office

Administrative skills

Commercial awareness

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

We’relooking for a Business Administratorwho’scommitted to supporting children’s growth and learning, to join the Edward Bears team in Cirencester.

Our Business Administrator will work30 hours per week Monday to Friday, supporting the nursery’s occupancy, commercialperformanceand day-to-day operations.

About the role:

As Business Administrator,you’ll:

• 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.
• Assistwith 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.
• Ensureaccuraterecord-keeping and efficient archiving in line with company procedures.

About you:

We’relooking for someone who:

• Is proficient in Microsoft Office, including Excel and Word.
• Has strong administrative skills and experience in a fast-paced setting.
• Is commercially aware with excellent organisational skills.
• Has outstanding communication and relationship-building abilities, especially with parents and external stakeholders.
• Has initiative and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to work under pressure.

We're building a workplace where our colleagues thrive:

We offer a range of meaningful benefits designed to support your wellbeing, professional growth, and work-life balance. Our benefitsaren’tjustperks—they’repart of a culture that puts people first and we continue to build our range of benefits designed to support health,wellbeingand the odd treat here and there…these include:

• Salary of £19,827.60 per annum, based on 30 hours per week
• Pension & Life Assurance*
• Funded Blue Light Card Membership
• In addition to20/25 (depending on role please remove)days Annual Leave (plus Bank Holidays) ,up to anadditionalfour gifted days off during Christmas closedown
• Anadditionalday each year to celebrate something personal to you*
• Funded DBS Update Service
• Access to digital GP 24/5
• On demand counselling services
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing services through the SPARK APP
• Recognition and celebration for Long Service

*Subject to eligibility criteria

Safeguarding commitment:

Happy Days Nurseries are committed to the safety and wellbeing of the children in our care. All successful candidates will undergo the required vetting process.