Centre Administrator (BestStart Papakura)
BestStart Education
- Auckland
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Part Time
- Application Closes 26 Sep 2025
- Auckland - Auckland
- Education Administrator, Preschool and Child Care Center
We're seeking a vibrant and driven Centre Administrator to be the heart of our centre - welcoming families with warmth and ensuring everything runs like clockwork behind the scenes.Our vision is to work in close partnership with whānau, engaging in open and heartfelt talanoa-conversations that help us understand your aspirations for your tamariki. By listening, sharing, and learning together, we build trust and create a nurturing environment where children feel safe, valued, and inspired to grow.About the Role:You'll be the first point of contact for our whānau, guiding new families through enrolments, and keeping things running smoothly behind the scenes with a variety of administrative tasks.This is a permanent position working 30 hours per week, Monday to FridayYour day-to-day will include:
- Answering calls and responding to enquiries with professionalism and care
- Hosting centre tours and supporting new family enrolments
- Managing accounts, invoicing, and direct debits
- Accurately entering data into our systems
- Filing, record-keeping, and general admin duties
- Lending a hand in classrooms when needed
- Friendly, approachable, and enjoys connecting with people
- Organised and able to meet regular deadlines
- Confident using Word, Excel, Outlook, and general IT systems
- Clear and professional in communication
- Reliable, trustworthy, and a true team player
- Comfortable with account processes and solving problems
- A supportive National Admin Helpdesk
- Access to online learning through Whare Ako
- Discounted childcare
- Subsidised health insurance*
- Wellbeing support through EAP and internal programmes
- Additional leave for 10 years' long service