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 Mahora 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.

At BestStart Mahora our tamariki are nurtured in a caring, inclusive and loving environment. We celebrate each child’s uniqueness, empowering them to flourish and thrive at their own pace. Our learning environment promotes a sense of whanaungatanga and supports our children to work with and alongside each other.

This is a permanent part-time position working 20 hours per week.

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:

• A National Support team
• Learning through Whare Ako our online learning platform
• Want to learn something new? We will support you in taking your career to the next level
• Refer a Qualified Teacher and receive $2000*
• Discounted childcare

Your health and wellbeing are our priority, we offer:

• Subsidised health insurance with Southern Cross*
• Free annual flu vaccinations
• Confidential counselling through EAP
• Wellbeing programme.
• Sick days available from the day you start
• One week additional leave for 10 years long service recognition

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.

Role requirements:

• Team player with excellent communication skills
• Compassionate towards whanau
• Good general knowledge of accounts processes and customer account query resolution
• A fast and efficient learner who is highly organised and meticulous with details
• Proficient in Excel, Word and Outlook
• Fantastic customer service skills with a willingness to go the extra mile

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 Mahora!