SPH Project Assistant – maternity cover

St Pauls Nursery School & Children's Centre; West of England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Free parking

Free lunch

25 days holiday pro rata

Job summary

St Pauls Nursery School and Children’s Centre in Bristol is seeking a project assistant for maternity cover. The role is 22.5 hours over 3 days per week, with pro rata pay £30,023–£32,046 for the year. The post covers maternity leave and runs for up to a year, with holidays pro rata for part time.

Join a busy, friendly team connected to the Bristol Early Years Teaching Hub, supporting admin, events, and professional development across the SPH region.

Qualifications

• Experience in administration or office support.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Highly organised with ability to prioritise workload.
• IT literate with good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Able to use social networking for marketing and publicity.
• Co-ordinate activities and liaise with diverse parties.
• Shows initiative and a can-do attitude.
• Attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Interest in supporting the early years sector.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate activities and liaise with different parties to complete tasks.
• Support delivery of a DFE funded programme and related events.
• Develop marketing and publicity via social networks.
• Maintain up-to-date data and admin records.
• Contribute to planning and prioritising workloads for the team.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Highly organised

Time management

IT literate

MS Office

Social media marketing

Coordination

Initiative

Attention to detail

Tools

MS Office

Job description

St Pauls Nursery School and Children’s Centre

SPH Project Assistant - maternity cover. Start date approx. February 2027

BG8 £30023-£32046 (pro rata for part time)

22.5 hours / 3 days per week - days worked to be agreed

The post is to cover maternity leave for up to a year or until the member of staff returns

This is an all year-round contract with 25 days holiday (pro rata for part time)

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced or ambitious administrator to join our happy and busy team, working for an outstanding early years teaching hub.

Bristol Early Years Teaching Hub (BEYTH), has been offering high quality professional learning and development for many years. Since 2022 we have been funded by the DFE as an early years Stronger Practice Hub, offering evidence-based CPD, developing professional networks, sharing best practice via a number of mediums, and supporting early years providers and workers across our SPH region in the South West.

There is never a dull day here, we are constantly thinking of new ways we can engage and support the sector, adapting and developing what we do, responding to our community and collaborating with partners.

We are seeking to appoint a team member who:

• Has excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Is highly organised and able to complete tasks effectively
• Is able to efficiently plan and prioritise workload
• Is IT literate and has a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Is able to work with social networking for marketing and publicity purposes
• Is able to co-ordinate activities and liaise with different parties to complete tasks or achieve a goal
• Shows initiative and a can-do attitude
• Has attention to detail and can keep up-to-date data
• Has an interest in supporting the early years sector

In return we can offer:

• Dynamic, inclusive and inspiring staff team
• Supervision, mentoring and coaching
• A warm and caring ethos and environment, with a focus on individual’s emotional well-being and work life support
• An opportunity to develop skills and experience in co-ordinating events and running professional development programmes for a wide audience.
• An opportunity to support the delivery of a DFE funded programme, to grow your understanding of the early years education sector and the changing landscape.
• Pension
• Free parking
• Free lunch once a week

It is highly recommended that you study our BEYTH website: www.beyth.co.uk

St Pauls particularly encourages applications from suitably qualified Black and Minority Ethnic candidates and those who speak community languages, although all applications are warmly welcomed and will be considered on their merits.

Safeguarding and Child Protection is central to our work and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure