About us:
At BestStart, we’re leaders in the early childhood sector, we make a difference and we love what we do. We provide high-quality early education and award-winning childcare for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. BestStart Onslow Road and Marne Road Kindy is seeking a passionate and dedicated Centre Administrator to join our energetic and tight-knit team. Our focus is to provide quality education and education to the children in our community.
As our children grow so does the learning, the laughter, and the exploration of the world. We develop warm, responsive relationships with our children and our practice in this room is responsive and respectful of children’s autonomy, competence, and capabilities. The learning and development opportunities provided are personalized to each child’s specific, individual needs.
Why choose us?
Here at BestStart we are committed to being a progressive and adaptable leader in the ECE sector where our Teachers are recognised for the positive difference they make in children’s lives.
Our benefits include:
Your health and wellbeing are our priority, we offer:
About the Role:
We are seeking an outstanding, organised and friendly Centre Administrator to join our friendly and welcoming team. This administration role is key to the success of our centre to enable us to provide the best quality care and education to our children and ensure we meet our requirements under the Ministry of Education regulations.
As a Centre Administrator, you'll play an important part within our team, and you will enjoy a varied role as no two days will ever be the same. You will provide outstanding customer service for our Whanau and have a variety of tasks from data entry, managing bookings, answering parent queries to supporting enquiring families. You will have responsibility for accurate parent accounts, direct debits, account management and payments along with daily, weekly, and termly deadlines that need to be met, so attention to detail and strong organisational skills are important. Being IT savvy and having knowledge of Word and Excel will make this role easier and from time to time you will get the opportunity to work with the tamariki/children.
We have a National Admin Support team, who operate a helpdesk to ensure Centre Administrators receive support on an ongoing basis. BestStart has very good procedures, training, and support around Ministry of Education requirements, and this will form part of your induction training.
This is a permanent position working 40 hours per week for two centres directly across from each other. 32 hours at Onslow Road and 8 hours at Marne Road Kindy.
Role requirements:
How to Apply: Click Apply now and be part of a team that embraces growth, collaboration, and the joy of teaching. We can't wait to welcome you to BestStart Onslow Road and Beststart Marne Road Kindy!