Lead Early Years Educator

Storal; Rawmarsh; On-site; GBP 1,378,000 - 2,204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Welcome bonus £2000

Performance bonus

50% childcare discount

Wellness day

Job summary

Forest Barn Nursery School in Brentwood is seeking an Early Years Teacher to inspire the next generation and deliver high‑quality care and education. You’ll plan activities, observe progress and support personal care while applying the Storal curriculum and pedagogy daily.

You will work within a dynamic Forest Barn setting, collaborating with a supportive team to ensure every child feels safe, loved and inspired through play-based learning, with a strong focus on EYFS principles and family

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the EYFS framework.
• Ability to communicate effectively with management, peers and parents.
• High levels of care and empathy; learning opportunities in everyday moments.
• Experience working with all age groups within Early Years.

Responsibilities

• Plan activities, observe progress and manage personal care for children.
• Apply the Storal curriculum and pedagogy daily.
• Seek learning opportunities in routines such as mealtimes and transitions.
• Bond with children and their families through meaningful moments.

Skills

EYFS knowledge

Teamwork

Communication

Empathy

Child development

Education

Level 3+ EYFS

QTS

Job description

Nursery: Forest Barn Nursery School, Great Warley Street, Brentwood, CM13 3JP

Paid UBER rides from train station to the nursery's location

Hours: Full Time, 40 hours a week, Monday - Friday
Salary: Up to £15.96 per hour (dependent on qualifications and experience)

Welcome Bonus: £2000
Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount, wellness day and much much more

Remarkable Futures Start Here

Can you inspire the next generation?

Forest Barn’s Purpose Is 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 plan activities, observe progress and manage personal care for children. Applying the Storal curriculum & our pedagogy principles to our children daily.

Whilst seeking out learning opportunities in everyday routines such as mealtimes & transitions. Bonding with your children and their families by engaging in meaningful moments.
You’ll also deliver high levels of care and empathy, with an understanding that every opportunity can be a learning opportunity.

The Environment You’ll Thrive In

Forest Barn is dynamic, fast-moving nursery built on high trust and collaboration. We believe in empowering our team. You’ll be a key part of every child’s journey, keeping our children safe, loved and inspired through play-based learning. Providing them with all the life skills they need to flourish and succeed.

Who & What is Storal?

It’s our collective group of Nurseries that we are happily apart of here at Forest Barn. Storal stands for high quality outcomes for children and are passionate about Early Years. Bringing your whole self is a must if that’s pink hair, being Neurospicy or having a unique pastime, we encourage it all. Your unique self is what makes our Nursery even better. Check out our website to learn about our leaders and the expertise they bring to our Storal community.

About the role:

As an Early Years Teacher you will be a key part of keep our children safe, loved and inspired to learn. Key activities include:

• You’ll plan activities, observe progress and manage personal care for children. Applying the Storal curriculum & our pedagogy principles to our children daily

• Seeking out learning opportunities in everyday routines such as mealtimes & transitions

• Bond with your children and their families by engaging in meaningful moments

About you:

• A true love for child development and care

• Able and willing to work in a team

• Ability to communicate effectively with management, your peers and parents

• High levels of care and empathy that every opportunity can be a learning opportunity

• Knowledge of the EYFS framework

Must haves:

• Early Years qualification at Level 3and above
• QTS
• Experience working with all age groups within Early Years

Why work for us:

Benefits at a glance

Welcome Bonus: £2000

For you -We get the basics right enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and accessing your pay before payday with PayCaptain

Family matters - Balance starts at home Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity (and more)

Health & wellness - Nourishing body & mind Partnerships with Vitality & Peppy; fertility & menopause support, gym discount, free movie tickets and more

Development - Investing in your future Micro-learning, financial stability tools & Storal Support Fund

Our community -Growing together Termly inset days, team app & Storal Awards gathering.

We pay for your DBS upfront along with reimbursing your annual update service charge

We partner with world-leading third parties such as Pay Captain, Vitality, and Peppy.

And much much more

We care about our people.

Curious to know more?

We’d love to tell you more about what makes Windmill 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 serious. 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.

SE