Nursery manager assistant

Les Petites Etoiles – Tufnell Park

£19 000 per annum

7 weeks paid holiday

25 hours per week Monday to Friday (5 hours per day)

Les Petites Etoiles is a group of children's nurseries that provides exceptional childcare in a nurturing bilingual environment. We are passionate about our mission and deeply care about our local community, parents, and staff.

Role

We are seeking a highly organised and enthusiastic individual to join our team. The successful candidates will be responsible for the administrative duties for our nursery in Tufnell Park.

Location

You will work in our nursery in Tufnell Park.

Responsibilities

• Assist the nursery manager in organizing staff induction, DBS checks, activities, and new parent tours.
• Schedule meetings and appointments for parents and staff
• Manage office operations and procedures, including employee records, invoices, and dealing with visitors.
• Support in the classroom when needed

Requirements

• Excellent organisational skills
• Be comfortable working in a changing and occasionally noisy environment
• Proficient in Office applications such as MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Teams
• Good telephone manner
• Independent thinker who is comfortable taking on small projects
• Confident in learning new software to support specific tasks

Benefits

• Open, informal, and equal working environment where management is approachable
• Access to all tools necessary to perform the job
• Pension
• 7 weeks paid holiday
• Sick pay
• Additional £1000 pay rise for staff who stay with us for two years and have good performance.
• Termly prizes
• Trip after 10 years
• Events
• Help with bike purchase
• Well-being program
• Free independent counselling service
• Free lunches (our food is homemade, organic and delicious!)

Safeguarding

Children and young people should never experience abuse of any kind

We have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children and young people, keep them safe, and practice in a way that protects them.

All references will be thoroughly checked, and we will apply for a DBS update service and a DBS equivalent from any country the applicant was in prior to the UK and within the last 5 years.

Equal Opportunities 

We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants equally without regard to age, gender reassignment, being married or in a civil partnership, being pregnant or on maternity leave, disability, race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.