Position Overview & Specifications

Tops Days Nursery in Gillingham is seeking a unique Nursery Administrator to join our team, working on a full-time capacity.

This nursery is a fun and friendly nursery situated just outside the heart of the town centre.

Employees benefit from being minutes away from local shops, the library and convenient transport links for both buses and trains!

The 96 place is lucky enough to have an enclosed garden in which the children can play, plant and potter. Not only this, but the nursery is surrounded by country walks and locals parks just waiting to be explored! The nursery run a number of extra-curricular activities including Tops Forest School, cooking school, Boogie Mites, yoga, meditation and much more!

If you want to play a pivotal role in educating the next generation in an award winning, sustainable day nursery… join our family today!

Benefits:

Health & Wellbeing. We know that sometimes life can be a bit tricky, or you might need a little guidance and support. We offer Counselling session, Yoga Therapy, Mental Health First Aider on call, private medical scheme and so much more!
Childcare Discounts. It is not always easy to cover the costs of childcare, so we are really pleased to offer you a generous up to 60% discount within Tops Day Nurseries to support your family’s needs.
Birthdays Off. Sure, Birthdays with colleagues can be fun but we give you the day off to celebrate, YOU! Plus, the longer you collaborate with Tops Day Nurseries, the more your holiday entitlement grows.

…. AND MUCH MORE!

To have access to our full list of benefits click here.

Duties:

Communicate with parents to collect outstanding payments and liaise with Head office
Create new records and maintain existing children’s data and enter shift bookings and create batch weeks
Print registers, meal lists, nappy and sleep records and pickup/drop off lists
Record receipts and post to EYM and cash book and when necessary prepare paying in slips and bank twice weekly
2, 3 and 4 year old and 3rd party funding claims
Support the manager with any administrative ad hoc duties such as photocopying, filing, distributing and sending post
Keep up to date personnel records on file as personnel changes, leavers records and general staff paperwork and to pass on relevant information to admin at Head Office
Ensure that the Manager is aware of any appointments in their diary/calendar
To be committed to the safeguarding of all children in the nursery and your direct care

Minimum requirement:

Have proven experience in a similar role, ideally in an office environment
Be computer literate
Good knowledge of Microsoft packages
Have excellent customer service skills due to being the first point of contact for all visitors
The ability to stay calm under pressure
Have experience with petty cash
Need a clear and valid DBS – oversee applicants will need a clear and valid certificate of good conduct