Administration Assistant

Funtastic Kids LTD is dedicated to providing exceptional holiday camps and wrap-around childcare services for children aged 4-13 across primary schools in Berkshire. Our mission is to create a fun, safe, and engaging environment where children can thrive.

Join our growing team as an Admin Assistant! We’re looking for an enthusiastic, organised and skilled communicator for this permanent remote position!

To apply, please send your CV to hr@funtastickids.co.uk For more information, please visit our website: www.funtastickids.co.uk/vacancies

Please note that safe recruitment checks including DBS will be required for this role.

Closing Date:

Wednesday 5th August 2026 at 12pm

Interviews will commence from Friday 14th August 2026

Hours of Work:

Monday-Friday

Must be available to work between 8am-9:30am and 2:30pm-6:15pm.

7 hours per day to be worked flexibly in agreement with the admin team.

Location:

Work from home, with occasional meetings at our office in Wokingham

Job Purpose:

Working alongside our part-time administrator to do the following:
  • Responding to parent/carer enquiries via email to the bookings email and over the phone.
  • Updating and checking club and holiday camp registers, including making parent changes to bookings in our booking system
  • Sending daily registers to schools.
  • Liaising with club supervisors via WhatsApp to pass on parent messages and messages from schools
  • Ensuring upcoming club/camp events are put into our Kids Club HQ booking system.
  • Administrative tasks related to our participation in the Government’s Holiday Activities and Food Programme.
  • Liaising with parents of SEN children or children with medical needs to gain initial information and pass on to the directors.
  • Other admin duties as required to support the admin team.
Scope

Financial Accountabilities NONE

Staff Responsibilities NONE

Safeguarding Statement:

We take our safeguarding responsibilities very seriously, and we work hard to make sure our organisation has effective safeguarding systems in place. We expect everyone working in the organisation to share a common objective to help keep children and young people safe by contributing to:
  • providing a safe environment for children and young people to learn, develop and play in
  • identifying children and young people who are likely to suffer significant harm and taking appropriate action with the aim of making sure they are kept safe both at home and in the camp setting.
Knowledge/Qualifications:
  • Good standard of general education e.g. GCSE English, Mathematics minimum Grade C
  • Basic skills in Microsoft Office e.g. Word and Excel
  • Skills in accessing apps and databases
Skills/Abilities:
  • Good verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills
  • Good level of English language and grammar
  • Good organisation and time management skills
  • Work well within a team to promote positive outcomes for children and parents
  • Confidentiality at all times
Experience: Some experience of administration work.

Personal Qualities:

  • Calm under pressure, patient, adaptable and energetic
  • A caring and positive attitude
  • A good listener and sensitive to parents and children’s needs
  • A sense of responsibility
  • A good sense of humour
  • Flexibility
  • Honesty
Special Factors:
  • Work can be done remotely – use of a laptop provided if necessary
  • Flexibility of working hours
  • Be available to work from 2:30pm-6:15pm every week day.
  • Other hours to be worked flexibly but sometimes covering the breakfast club
  • Daily communication with admin team via phone and email
  • Be available to attend an occasional meeting with managers during the week and to attend occasional meetings at our office in Wokingham
  • Safe recruitment checks including DBS will be required for this role
Pay: £12.80 per hour

Benefits

  • Company pension
  • Work from home
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Wokingham RG41 2PQ
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