Casual Nursery Nurse

Storal Learning Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading early years education provider in Stamford is looking for a qualified Early Years Educator to join their nursery. The role involves supporting the natural curiosity of young children in a nurturing environment. Competitive rates of pay and a range of benefits, including performance-related bonuses and childcare discounts, are offered. If you have the passion for education and a relevant qualification, we’d love to hear from you.

Benefits

Performance related bonuses

50% childcare discount

Annual wellness day

Access to discounts through Perkbox

20 days holidays plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• A full and relevant Level 2 or above qualification within early years.
• Experience as an Early Years Educator or having worked with children under 5 is advantageous.
• Knowledge and understanding of the EYFS is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support and encourage the curiosity of young children.
• Plan and pivot activities based on children's interests.
• Engage in hands-on arts and crafts, storytelling, and educational games.

Skills

Nurturing disposition

Creativity

Understanding of EYFS

Education

Level 2 qualification in Early Years

Job description

Overview

Nursery: The Ark Kesteven Road Nursery School, Stamford, PE9

Hours: Monday - Friday, Flexible hours zero hour contract

Salary: Up to £13.05 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications. Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount, wellness day and much more.

Hello, I’m Emma, the Nursery Manager at The Ark Kesteven Road.

We provide a unique, home-from-home environment with beautifully crafted rooms inspired by the Hygge philosophy and Scandinavian design. We believe children flourish in nurturing, welcoming spaces, and we champion the benefits of outdoor play and hands-on learning.

Our children love exploring the mud kitchen, spending time in our cosy yurt, and getting stuck into activities at the allotment—experiences that spark curiosity and creativity every day.

Located next to St George\'s School, we’re proud to support smooth transitions to primary education. The children enjoy joining in with PE lessons, sports days, and nativity performances—building confidence and a strong sense of community.

About you

You are a Level 2 or above qualified, Early Years Educator / Practitioner / Nursery Nurse or similar who enjoys supporting and encouraging the natural curiosity and excitement of young children. In other words, you 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.

What you\'ll be doing

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.

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, submit an application, 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

What you\'ll get

• Competitive rates of pay dependent on experience, qualification and NMW age guidance
• Performance related bonuses
• 50% childcare discount
• Annual wellness day off
• Access to retail and other discounts through Perkbox
• 20 days holidays (plus bank holiday), increasing to 22 days after 2 years service and 25 days after 5 years service
• Dedicated learning and development support
• Access to one-to-one confidential counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance Programme

About us

This nursery is part of Storal, a group of nurseries across England. It is our vision at Storal to be the nursery group that every family and educator wants to be part of. Our values are built around creating this environment for teams and children. We believe in high standards, praising each other, pulling together as a team whilst actively helping others to grow and that’s only the beginning of the story. We do what we say we do and if you align with this approach, then a Storal nursery is the place for you.

Storal is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All employees will be subject to background checks, enhanced DBS check and reference checks.

We care about our people.

Safeguarding and recruitment

Curious to know more?

We’d love to tell you more about what makes Ark Kesteven Road Nursery so special.

Storal is the highest of standards when it coming to safeguarding, the welfare of children and creating a work environment the 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 thorough compliance checks prior to employment including employment references & DBS.