Early Years Administrator
Do you have a passion for helping early years teams create the very best start in life for children? Are you organised, welcoming, and great with people? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
Aspire Foundation is looking for a friendly and motivated Early Years Administrator to join our warm, dedicated team. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference behind the scenes, supporting our practitioners, families, and leadership teams across our early years settings.
What you’ll love about this role:
- A varied week: You’ll be based at Rowanfield Early Years on Thursdays and Fridays, with your third day rotating across our Aspire Early Years settings, giving you a chance to meet different teams and broaden your experience.
- A temporary contract until 31 December 2026, with real potential to extend depending on future needs.
- Being at the heart of our settings: You’ll provide vital administrative support that helps our children thrive.
- A supportive foundation: Join a charity led organisation with strong values, a family feel, and a commitment to professional development.
What you’ll be doing:
- Welcoming families, visitors, and staff with warmth and professionalism
- Managing enquiries, records, and communications
- Supporting admissions, funding, and attendance processes
- Helping with invoicing, finance tasks, and day to day operations
- Keeping our administration running smoothly so our early years teams can focus on what they do best
We’re Looking for Someone Who…
- Is organised, friendly, and confident with paperwork and systems
- Communicates clearly and enjoys helping people
- Can manage a varied workload across different settings
- Works well as part of a supportive, passionate team
- Shares our commitment to high quality early years education
Why Aspire Foundation?
At Aspire, we believe every child deserves the very best - and that starts with a strong, positive, and well‑supported team. You’ll be joining an organisation that values its staff, invests in development, and puts children and families at the centre of everything we do.
Hours & Pattern
- 22.5 hours per week, all year round
- Thursday – Rowanfield Early Years
- Friday – Rowanfield Early Years
- One additional day – rotating across Aspire Early Years settings
- Temporary contract until 31st December 2026, with the possibility to extend.
Ready to Join Us?
If you want your work to genuinely matter… this is the place for you!
Job Description and Person Specification
Please see here for the Job Description
Salary & Benefits
Salary: £15,809.00 pa (FTE £25,989.00 pa)
Hours: 22.5 hours/week - all year round
Location: Rowanfield Children's Nursery/Cheltenham/Tewkesbury
Location
Aspire Foundation
Gardners Lane
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL51 9JW
Deadline
Start Date: ASAP
Closing Date: 1200 noon on Monday 13th April 2026
Interviews: Monday 20th April 2026