Nursery Office Manager

Nursery: Forest Barn Nursery School, The Barn at Tooks Farm, Great Warley Street, Great Warley, Brentwood, Essex, CM13 3JP

• Hours: Part Time, Monday - Friday (30 hours per week) All year round
• Salary: £13.50 per hour
• Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount, wellness day and much much more

Who & What is Storal?  

It’s our collective group of Nurseries that we are happily apart of here at Forest Barn Nursery. Storal stands for high quality outcomes for children and are passionate about Early Years. Bringing your whole self is a must if that’s pink hair, being Neurospicy or having a unique pastime, we encourage it all.  Your unique self is what makes our Nursery even better. Check out our website to learn about our leaders and the expertise they bring to our Storal community. 

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.

About The Job:

• 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

About You:

• 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

What You'Ll Get

• Competitive rates of pay dependent on experience, qualification and NMW age guidance
• Performance related bonuses
• 50% childcare discount
• Annual wellness day off
• Access to retail and other discounts through Perkbox
• 20 days holidays (plus bank holiday), increasing to 22 days after 2 years service and 25 days after 5 years service
• Dedicated learning and development support
• Access to one-to-one confidential counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance Programme

About us
This nursery is part of Storal, a group of nurseries across England. It is our vision at Storal to be the nursery group that every family and educator wants to be part of. Our values are built around creating this environment for teams and children. We believe in high standards, praising each other, pulling together as a team whilst actively helping others to grow and that’s only the beginning of the story. We do what we say we do and if you align with this approach, then a Storal nursery is the place for you.

Storal is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All employees will be subject to background checks, enhanced DBS check and reference checks.