Early Years Administrator

Start Date:  ASAP

Contract: Temporary until 31st December 2026 (with the possibility to extend)

Base: Rowanfield Early Years (Thu & Fri) + 1 day rotating across Aspire Early Years settings

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

Ready to Join Us?

If you want your work to genuinely matter… this is the place for you!

Join us – and help shape a confident, well balanced next generation.

Please see details and a copy of the Job Description and Person specification on our website by clicking on Apply Now.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact the HR team via the email or telephone number to the right of this advert or telephone.

Any appointment will be subject to references (which we will request for all short-listed candidates prior to interview) and a clear disclosure record from the DBS.

In accordance with a data retention policy we will keep all paperwork related to the recruitment of this post for 6 months after which it will be destroyed.

Aspire Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young peopleand expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check. 

Aspire Foundation aims to be an equal opportunities employer and is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or race.