Casual Early Years Educator

Storal; Portishead; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance related bonus

50% childcare discount

Wellness day

Paid sick leave

Enhanced holidays

Pay Captain access before payday

Compassionate leave

Job summary

Storal in Portishead is seeking an Early Years Educator for casual/bank hours to cover holidays, sickness, or vacancy gaps. You will provide nurturing care and support play-based learning in line with EYFS standards in our Blossom Tree Nursery School.

A Level 2+ qualification in early years is required; experience as an EY educator is advantageous and a passion for helping children grow. The role is on-site with flexible shifts, a friendly team, and opportunities to contribute to our community.

Qualifications

• A full and relevant Level 2 or above qualification in early years.
• Experience as an Early Years Educator or with children under 5 is advantageous.
• Knowledge of the EYFS framework is desirable.
• Commitment to safeguarding and child welfare.

Responsibilities

• Cover for children as needed during holidays, sickness, or vacancy gaps.
• Provide activity planning and implement learning through play.
• Support creative activities, storytelling, and movement within EYFS.
• Work with the team to maintain safeguarding standards.

Skills

Flexibility

Team player

Creativity

Education

Level 2+ in Early Years

Job description

Blossom Tree Nursery School, 13 Stoke Road, Portishead, BS20 6BQ

Competitive Salary

Casual/Bank Hours, Monday - Friday

Remarkable Futures Start Here

Storal's Purpose

To give children healthy foundations in fantastic settings, helping them build the confidence and resilience that will set them up for success later in life.

How You’ll Spend Your Time Here

You’ll be helping to provide cover for the children as and when needed. This could be for periods of holiday, sickness, or even vacancy gaps. Sometimes you’ll support for a full day, or it may just be a morning or afternoon session.

You’ll likely start most of your days with a fully formulated plan.... That will soon get completely derailed though... Pivoting when the circumstances call for it is a regular occurrence in child care!

Creativity is key. Teaching young children allows for hands on arts and crafts, storytelling, exercise, and educational games. It's important to keep things fresh and try new activities to keep attention spans engaged. Of course we work within the EYFS standards, but that doesn't stop you from engaging your creative flair and enthusiasm for learning.

You’d be a great fit if you have the following

You’re looking for an Early Years Educator/Nursery Nurse/Early Years Practitioner role that allows you flexibility of working shifts around your other commitments.

You enjoy supporting and encouraging the natural curiosity and excitement of young children and were born to teach and shape the future of our younger generations.

You have a natural, nurturing, openness, a warm and positive outlook, and you care about learning and education standards in the UK.

(We can sometimes consider unqualified Educators, so if you can demonstrate the necessary values and enthusiasm for working within this environment, Nothing ventured nothing gained).

What You’ll Need

• A full and relevant Level 2 or above qualification within early years. (We can sometimes consider unqualified Educators, as long as they demonstrate the necessary qualities, values and enthusiasm for working within this environment. If you think you've got the right attitude and abilities, who knows it might be the best thing you ever did. Nothing ventured nothing gained!)
• Experience as an Early Years Educator (Nursery Nurse/Practitioner) or having worked with children under the age of 5, is advantageous
• Knowledge and understanding of the EYFS is desirable
• Reflecting the Storal values around responsibility, openness and working together

Benefits For You

• Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount, wellness day and much much more.
• We get the basics right enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and you can access your pay before payday with Pay Captain
• Family matters - Balance starts at home Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity leave
• Health & wellness - Nourishing body & mind Partnerships with Vitality & Peppy; fertility & menopause support, gym discount, free movie tickets
• Development - Investing in your future with micro-learning, financial stability tools & the Storal Support Fund
• Our community -Growing together Termly inset days, team member app and Storal Awards

Not everything fits in a job advert

Storal sets the highest of standards when it coming to safeguarding, the welfare of children and creating a work environment that encourages feedback-discussion-resilience. We take our role in the safety of children, our families and our team extremely seriously. As governed by the EYFS, we have a designated safeguarding lead in each setting and all staff (and volunteers) complete a through compliance checks prior to employment including employment references & DBS.