Childcare and Playscheme Administrator [Temporary Cover]
Human Resources Division
The University of Cambridge is recognised globally as a renowned centre for research, education and scholarship. We employ more than 12,500 staff in a range of academic, research and professional services roles, all of whom play a key role in maintaining and enhancing our world leading reputation. Our people are our greatest asset, and it is critical to our continued success that we create the right conditions for our people to thrive at Cambridge.
The Childcare and Playscheme Administrator role reports to the Playscheme Manager. The Playscheme team sit within the University Childcare Services. The Childcare Services oversees the University Nurseries, provides an information service and runs the University Playscheme. These services are available to University Staff and Students.
The Role:
The Childcare and Playscheme Administrator is responsible for processing and overseeing Playscheme bookings, providing administrative support for both Playscheme team and Childcare Services (where appropriate), supporting Playscheme set up and being part of the senior leadership team when Playscheme is running.
About you:
In order to succeed in this role, you will:
- Have experience of working in an administrative role;
- Have a good level of IT knowledge, with the ability to work across different systems;
- Want to be part of a hardworking and dedicated team;
- Have excellent communication skills and be able to organise own workload effectively;
- Have an awareness of the importance of safeguarding children and young people.
Further information about the role and its responsibilities is available via the link below.
Benefits of working at Cambridge include:
- Competitive rates of pay with automatic service-related pay progression and annual cost of living increases;
- Generous annual leave allowance of 36 days paid leave (including bank holidays) pro rota;
- Flexible and hybrid working opportunities;
- Generous maternity, adoption and shared parental leave entitlement and other family friendly schemes (e.g. workplace nurseries and salary exchange schemes for childcare);
- An auto-enrolment pension scheme , with a generous employer contribution;
- Travel benefits and retail discounts at over 2,000 local and national stores;
- Schemes to support with relocation / the provision of accommodation.
The University of Cambridge is committed to supporting our staff to thrive both professionally and personally. We aim to support a good work/life balance, whilst retaining the positive aspects of our unique in-person environment and culture. Elements of this role are suitable for hybrid working, where staff can split their time between in-person collaboration and remote working. The frequency of the remote elements of the role can be discussed with the recruiting manager.
Temporary cover: This post is fixed-term for 12 months or the return of the post holder, whichever is the earlier.
Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service check (enhanced with children's barred list) and a security check.
Applications are welcome from internal candidates who would like to apply for the role on the basis of a secondment from their current role in the University.
Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.
Informal enquiries are encouraged and should be directed to: Emmie Vickery at emmie.vickery@admin.cam.ac.uk
If you have any queries regarding the application process please email: hrdivisionaladmin@admin.cam.ac.uk
Closing date for applications: Sunday 27th April 2025
Interview Date: Thursday 22nd May 2025
Please quote reference AH45571 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.