Office assistant summer role jobs in United Kingdom

We are looking for an organised, experienced and friendly office assistant to work with our Operations Lead to support the operations of our busy Nursery/ Early Years School. Little Jungle is an OFSTED ranked Outstanding Early Years Provider in Peckham / East Dulwich (South East London), working with 85 children each day split across two locations. Typical responsibilities will include: Answering the phone and door Ensuring the smooth running of the office Buying resources Filing and record keeping Managing our suppliers Managing communications to staff and parents Managing petty cash and card payments Supporting with printing and document management Managing our calendar Maintaining our children’s library Booking children's extra day / session bookings Supporting all teams with additional administrative items Supporting the Operations Lead with health and safety matters if required Supporting the Operations Lead to ensure that fire drills checks are conducted and documented Supporting the Operations Lead to carry out staff inductions Supporting the Operations Lead with new admissions management Supporting the Operations Lead with staff scheduling and shift creation Dealing with faults and contacting contractors Who you are: Hold a proven track record of working in similar roles with excellent references Passionate about children and making the world a better place Structured, strong, kind and confident communicator Able to work in a fast paced environment, to deadlines and without compromising on quality Problem solver, able to think on your feet and keen to take on new challenges Take pride in helping others and going the extra mile Have a can do attitude and outgoing character Computer literate, and able to use MS Office confidently Benefits of working at Little Jungle include: Highly competitive salary 28 days annual leave, plus the Christmas, and summer shutdown period, and your birthday day off (works out to around 37 days a year) Ongoing training and development opportunities Social and team building events Free breakfast, lunch, dinner (tea) and refreshments Employer contribution Pension Scheme Bike to work scheme Annual clothing allowance Additional days off and bonus scheme for long-term (over 5 years) service If you have the relevant experience and mindset and want to join a fun and dynamic team to make a difference to children’s’ lives then we look forward to receiving your application. Note: All positions offered are subject to a clear Enhanced DBS and suitable references being obtained. Job Type: Full-time Salary: £27,350.00 per year Benefits: Discounted or free food Schedule: 8 hour shift Monday to Friday Ability to commute/relocate: Peckham, Greater London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required) Work Location: In person

Please find below a list of activities that encompass your role as an Office Administrator for TFM Ltd - Supervise and coordinate activities of all staff. - Manage and maintain work schedule for engineers assisting the operations director. - Maintain management information systems, both manual and computerised. - Review and answer correspondence. - Provide secretarial or executive services for directors. - Establish and maintain supplier accounts. - Ensure data is entered into the relevant systems promptly. - Assist the compliance manager with any annual audits. - Manage the filing, storage and security of documents. - Respond to enquiries in a timely and professional manner. - Assist the compliance manager with the management of ISO 9001 & 14001 procedures - Maintain insurance coverage’s, business, motor, etc. - Dealing with telephone and email enquiries. - Creating and maintaining filing systems, both paper and electronic. - Keeping diaries and arranging appointments. - Using a variety of software packages, such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, etc., to produce correspondence and documents and to maintain presentations, records, spreadsheets, mailing lists and databases. - Devising and maintaining office systems. - Arranging travel and accommodation for staff as and when required. - Organising and storing paperwork, documents and computer-based information in an efficient and retrievable manner. - Monitoring and always updating EWM, our work platform for engineers. - Collating information from sub-contractors to enable invoices to be created. - To make sure all job sheets are received in a timely manner from the engineers and sub-contractors. - To accept responsibility for tasks that are not necessarily listed above but are commensurate with a role of this type.