Job Description

With 20 years' experience and hundreds of happy children, Woodlands is known for its homely atmosphere, whilst building strong foundations for our children to learn and develop.

Woodlands Early Learning are looking to recruit an Admin Assistant to support our busy Management team within our Nursery Office.

Woodlands office is open from 7.30am to 6.00pm Monday to Friday. We aim to support a home life balance. The contracted hours would be up to 38 hours a week. There is some flexibility in working day but we are thinking either:

4 days a week 8am - 6pm totaling 38 hours a week.

5 days a week 9am - 5pm totaling 37.5 hours a week

Woodlands is open for 51 weeks a year and close over the Christmas Period.

The ideal candidate will have experience working in a busy office environment using their initiative to manage their own tasks whilst supporting others in the team.

Essential skills required:

Excellent Time Management

Self-motivated

Able to act on own initiative and manage own tasks

Experience of software and computer programmes including- Outlook, Excel and Word.

Able to collate data and then have attention to detail with data entry

Excellent communication skills

High level of confidentiality

Friendly and well mannered

Desirable skills:

Previous experience working and supporting a busy office

Experience using DocuSign or similar programmes

Administrative qualifications

Knowledge of childcare funding, EYE-Grant and or the EYFS

Experience working within a nursery/school office

Starting Benefit Package

Holiday entitlement - 24 days Holiday - Full time Contract (38hrs)

Choice Days - 1 week of hours you can choose how to use. (Sick, additional holiday or one off payment at end of your holiday year.)

Day off for your birthday.

Uniform (T-Shirt / Fleece / Coat)

Lunch - all food provided (Breakfast, Lunch, Tea). We also have a salad bar available every day.

Nest Pension

Paid DBS & Yearly Update Service

Staff Christmas Party and other social events

Choice of Subsided gym membership or Private GP after 6 months

Bespoke team training each month

Free Subscription to Online Training Portal - Noodle Now. Opportunities for professional development / to enhance your knowledge

Employee of the month scheme (TOIL as the reward)

A voucher on your Birthday

Termly (every 4 months) Reward voucher scheme for attendance

Up to 100% free childcare

Refer an employee reward scheme 50 on successful application and 50 on successful 6-month probation.

2-year Benefit Package

All of the above

100% free childcare if not in receipt earlier

2 extra days holiday

5-year Benefit Package

All of above

Christmas shut down paid (equivalent to a week's holiday)

Personalised uniform with flowers

Free annual subscription for Private GP or gym membership

10 -year Benefit Package

All of the above

100 bonus into your wage on your anniversary

15-year Benefit Package

All of the above

Annual Private Health Care Insurance (Vitality)

7% Pension Employer Contribution

The Woodlands Management has a very open-door policy; we are there to listen to your ideas and encourage you to try them out, all we ask is that you are reflective when thinking of ways to enhance the Nurseries experiences.

Anything else I need to know?

Any job offer is pending a satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS check (at our expense). All applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From 12.21 per hour

Expected hours: 37.5 - 38 per week

Benefits:

Childcare Discounted or free food Employee discount Free flu jabs Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking
Application question(s):

Based on the job advert, what are your ideal hours
Experience:

Administrative: 2 years (preferred) Office: 2 years (preferred)
Licence/Certification:

Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person