Office Manager

Storal; England; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced holidays

Paid sick pay

Wellness day off

PayCaptain access

Childcare discount

Compassionate leave

Enhanced maternity leave

Gym discount

Movie tickets

Job summary

Storal Learning Ltd. is seeking a passionate Office Manager for Archway Nursery School in Blandford Forum, Dorset. This part-time role helps run front-of-house and office duties, supporting the Nursery Manager and safeguarding practices.

You’ll interact with families daily, manage enquiries, and oversee COSHH and environmental inspections, with a focus on IT systems and strong organisational skills. The role is 15 hours per week, 2.30pm–5.30pm, with additional hours in school holidays.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Nursery Manager to support the smooth running of the nursery.
• Develop and improve the organization and IT skills within the team.
• Interact with parents daily to provide a superb experience for current and prospective families.
• Support the enquiry management process including nursery tours.
• Oversee the domestic staff team and ensure COSHH and Environmental Health inspections compliance.
• Manage staff ratios effectively.

Skills

IT systems

Good organisational skills

Admin experience

Safeguarding understanding

Excellent communication

Job description

Remarkable Futures Start Here

Nursery: Archway Nursery School, Hyde Farm, Salisbury Road, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 8TX

Hours: Part Time, 15 hours per week Monday - Friday 2.30pm - 5.30pm with additional hours required in the school holidays

Salary: £13.90 per hour

We are looking for a passionate and ambitious Office Manager who is interested in improving outcomes for children, and is now looking to be in a more administrative role, supporting the running of the nursery with both front of house and office duties.

How You’ll Spend Your Time Here

• 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
• Managing staff ratios effectively

We’d love to talk to you if you have the following

• 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

• For you - We get the basics right enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and you can access your pay before payday with PayCaptain
• Family matters - Balance starts at home Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity leave
• Health & wellness - Nourishing body & mind Partnerships with Vitality & Peppy; fertility & menopause support, gym discount, free movie tickets
• Development - Investing in your future with micro-learning, financial stability tools & the Storal Support Fund
• Our community -Growing together Termly inset days, team member app and Storal Awards

Storal sets the highest of standards when it coming to safeguarding, the welfare of children and creating a work environment that 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.