Playbox Nursery Address: Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 1ND Salary: £12.60 - £13.14 per hour Hours: 18 - 21 hours per week (maximum) over 4 days, Monday – Thursday, 38 weeks a year (term time only) Contract: Permanent. Required from February 2026 Reference: 0489 Due to the retirement of a long serving staff member Playbox Nursery, which operates under the umbrella of St John’s Methodist Church, is looking for an Office / Nursery Administrator to be available from February 2026 to join our dedicated and happy team in this preschool setting. The job is permanent and depending on numbers of children the hours are maximum of 21 and a minimum of 18 hours a week over 4 days, Monday to Thursday for 38 weeks a year (term time only). Salary will be between £12.60 and £13.14 an hour depending on experience and will be discussed at interview. Salary is for 38 weeks a year but paid over 12 months. Day to day duties include: supporting the staff in the setting with printing, photocopying, writing newsletters etc keeping the web site up to date ensuring parents complete funding forms and entering data into the provider portal being responsible for issuing half termly invoices/statements to parents and collecting fees and issuing receipts issuing parents with application forms when requested and keep an accurate waiting list once these are received back liaising with and support the Management Committee as requested keeping records of all staff statutory training and booking courses as required managing petty cash and card transactions when ordering all types of stock supporting lunch times within The Playbox as required maintaining complete confidentiality about children, families and staff. Person Specification includes: GCSE or equivalent in English and Mathematics general computer literacy including Word and Excel. ensure the safety and welfare of children through knowledge of Safeguarding processes and procedures and health and safety awareness able to work well within a team and show initiative be friendly, reliable, and have a flexible attitude good interpersonal skills, being able to communicate well with peers, children’s parents/carers, and other professionals. To find out more For further information, please visit our website Visits are welcomed by appointment, please email theplayboxnursery@hotmail.com to arrange. How to apply To apply, please email a request for an application form to Nicky Hillman, Nursery Manager on theplayboxnursery@hotmail.com or by post at The Playbox Nursery, St John’s Community Centre, York Road, Sudbury. CO10 1ND. Closing date: 12 pm, 15 December 2025. Interview date: 14 January 2026. Applicants will be short listed and if successful invited to an interview. Playbox Nursery is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the job, including checks with past employers and an enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service. Two references before interview will be requested on successful applicants.