About Us
Busy Bees is the UK's leading nursery group, with nearly 400 nurseries across the UK and more overseas. We are dedicated to giving every child the best start in life and are proud to have won awards for our workplace culture. At Busy Bees, we ensure that every member of our team feels heard, valued, and nurtured.
This role is split across our two Chelmsford centres, Chelmsford and Chelmsford Springfield. We can offer 30 to 40 hours per week, unfortunately we are unable to accommodate school hours and term time contracts.
Why Work at Busy Bees?
We offer a supportive environment that empowers you to create engaging, educational spaces where children can thrive. As part of our team, you’ll be introduced to our unique Bee Curious curriculum, designed to foster curiosity and confidence in young learners.
Busy Bees Benefits
* Competitive salary
* Ongoing professional development and career progression
* Our ‘Hive’ benefits and wellbeing hub, with discounts across a huge range of retailers
* Up to 28 days holiday per year (including bank holidays)
* Your birthday off – it’s our gift to you!
* 25% childcare discount
* Enhanced family leave and return to work bonus
* Menopause support through Peppy
* Financial support through Salary Finance
* Employee Assistance Programme and Mental Health First Aiders
* Cycle to Work scheme
* Easy access to your workplace pension through Cushon
* Discounted Private Medical Insurance (PMI)
But wait, there’s more! You'll also enjoy access to our Benefits and Wellbeing platform, Hive - offering huge array of retail discounts helping your money to go further, along with a Wellbeing Hub featuring resources to support your physical and mental health. A Celebrating You section showcasing the ways we recognise and reward our valued team members. Plus, a dedicated Grow with Us area sharing the exciting development opportunities and training designed to support you to thrive and grow at Busy Bees.
Key Responsibilities & Duties as a Nursery Office Manager / Administrator
* Providing first class administrative support and personal assistance to the Nursery Manager.
* Ensure the efficiency of the day to day running of the nursery.
* Follow the company’s policies and procedures, whilst at all times complying with data protection legislation.
* As the needs of our children comes first, you will be required to occasionally support in base rooms (all training will be provided).
Essential skills and experience for our Nursery Office Manager / Administrator
* Previous experience using Microsoft systems
* Experience within Office Management or Administration is essential
* Ability to work on own initiative
* Confident communicator verbally and written
* Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills
* Flexible approach
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