Team Assistant/HR Administrator – Work Life Balance!! Battersea/Clapham - £26k - £30k

Established private day nursery based near Battersea/Clapham are currently recruiting an experienced Team Assistant/HR Administrator to join their expanding team of 75 staff on a permanent basis.  You will be a key part of the support team reporting into the HR Manager, Nursery Manager and Directors with the aim of assisting with the smooth running of HR and the office.  There will be huge scope to get involved and make a difference working within a friendly, supportive team culture with the flexibility to work either four or five days!!!!

Key duties:

• Providing administration/PA support to the HR and Nursery Manager.
• Based front of house meeting and greeting parents and children in a friendly, courteous, professional manner at all times, welcoming new parents when attending nursery visits.
• Updating the internal database with registration details, retaining the utmost confidentiality and discretion at all times.
• PA/Administration support to the Directors including diary management, arranging meetings with parents and suppliers, sending out letters/memos or correspondence, updating reports and fielding calls, ordering office supplies and stationary.
• Providing HR Administration support including assisting with recruitment, liaising with agencies, setting up interviews, processing references and DBS checks, boarding support, organising training and development for staff and monitoring holidays and absence management.
• Taking minutes during formal meetings, scanning paperwork and assisting with payroll duties.
• The ideal candidate will be highly organised, approachable, loyal and happy to combine administration / PA support with HR duties.
• Hours:  You have the option to compress your hours into 4 days working 8am-6pm or work 5 days 8am-4pm, flexibility will be required however.

Essential experience and skills:

• Ideally 12 months office based experience within a client facing/front of house role.
• At least two A’levels and GCSE’s in Maths and English.
• Competent using MS Office suite including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Desirable experience:

• Part CIPD qualified/equivalent or working towards a HR Qualification or Business/Law A’level.
• Experience within a similar role within an SME (small to medium sized company).
• Experience of working within a childcare setting, or some experience with children.

Angela Mortimer acts as a recruitment agency for this role. If you are already registered please contact your consultant directly to highlight your interest in this position.