Office Manager

Nursery
- Edgbaston Nursery Schoo

Location
- Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 1TS

Hours
- Maternity Cover, Fixed Term Contract, 30 Hours per week, Monday to Friday

Salary: Up to £13.50 per hour based on experience and qualifications

Are you an ambitious administrator or office professional looking for a key role where your work truly matters? If you thrive on variety, love building relationships, and want to develop your career within a vibrant early years environment, this is your opportunity to step into a pivotal leadership-support role.

• A Direct Track for Career Growth: You won’t just be managing an office—you’ll work hand‑in‑hand with our Nursery Manager and Central Support Finance Team. You'll gain high-level operational experience across finance, compliance, ratio management, and setting leadership.
• A Role Where You Make an Impact: Every system you streamline and every family you welcome directly contributes to creating a safe, nurturing, and high-quality environment for young children to thrive.
• Dynamic & Diverse Workdays: From front‑of‑house family engagement to financial administration and Early Years Funding management, no two days are the same. You'll expand your skill set across multiple operational areas.
• A Supportive, Collaborative Culture: You will be part of a positive team that values your proactive ideas, supports your professional development, and celebrates your successes.

As our Office Manager, you are the heart of the setting—the welcoming face for families and the operational anchor for our team. In this full-time (40-hour) role, you will:

• Lead the Front-of-House
  
  Experience:
  
  Welcome current and prospective families, host engaging nursery tours, handle parent enquiries, and build warm, lasting relationships across our community.
• Master Early Years Finance & Funding: Partner with our Central Finance Team to manage invoicing, payment queries, and debt administration, while taking ownership of Early Years Funding claims and accurate record‑keeping.
• Drive Operational & Compliance Excellence: Support the Nursery Manager with staff administration, ratio alignment, and essential compliance procedures.
• Champion Systems & IT: Utilize and sharpen your IT and organizational skills by managing multi‑platform administrative systems that keep the nursery running smoothly.

We are looking for someone organized, warm, and ambitious. You’ll be a great fit if you have:

• Relevant Administrative
  
  Experience:
  
  Background in office management, financial admin, school, or early years settings.
• Financial & Funding Confidence: Familiarity with invoicing, financial administration, or Early Years Funding claims (or the confidence to learn quickly).
• Strong IT & Organizational Aptitude: Comfortable managing multiple priorities, learning new software systems, and keeping meticulous records.
• People Skills & Positive Energy: Outstanding communication, proactive problem‑solving, and a warm, professional customer service approach.
• Compliance Awareness: A solid understanding of safeguarding principles and the importance of compliance within an early years setting.

For you
-We get the basics right enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and accessing your pay before payday with Pay Captain

Family matters -
Balance starts at home Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity (and more)

Health & wellness -
Nourishing body & mind Partnerships with Vitality & Peppy; fertility & menopause support, gym discount, free movie tickets and more

Development -
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