Lead Early Years Educator

Storal; Sandon; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Welcome bonus

Performance related bonus

50% childcare discount

Wellness day

Job summary

Storal is seeking a passionate Lead Early Years Educator (Third in Charge) for Little Faces Nursery in Chelmsford. You will work as part of the educator team to ensure the nursery runs smoothly, safeguarding children and delivering high-quality care.

Role requires EYFS knowledge, Level 3+ in Early Years and QTS, with a focus on teamwork, communication with families, and providing learning opportunities in daily activities.

Qualifications

• Love for child development and care.
• expected to work well in a team and communicate with management, peers and parents.
• Knowledge of the EYFS framework is essential.

Responsibilities

• Apply the Storal curriculum and pedagogy daily.
• Seek learning opportunities in routines such as mealtimes and transitions.
• Bond with children and families through meaningful moments.

Skills

Child development

Team collaboration

Communication

Empathy

EYFS knowledge

Education

Early Years qualification Level 3 or above

QTS

Job description

Nursery: Little Faces, Pontlands Park, West Hanningfield Rd, Great Baddow, Chelmsford CM2 8HR

Hours: Full Time 40 hours MAT Cover, Monday - Friday - 12 months

Salary: Up to £15.19 per hour (depends on qualification and experience)

Welcome Bonus: £1000

Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount, wellness day and much much more.

Remarkable Futures Start Here

We are looking for a passionate and ambitious Lead Early Years Educator (Third in Charge) who will work in partnership with the educator team to ensure the successful running of the nursery.

Little Faces 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.

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:

• 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

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 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.