Lead Early Years Educator

Storal; Totmonslow; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced holidays

Paid sick pay

Extra wellness day off

PayCaptain pay access

Childcare discount & funding

Compassionate leave & enhanced mat.

Vitality & Peppy partnerships

Gym discount & movie tickets

Storal Support Fund

Termly inset days

Job summary

Storal is seeking an Early Years Lead to join our Tean/Draycott area setting. You will implement the Storal curriculum daily, look for learning moments in routines, and build bonds with children and their families through meaningful interactions.

Ideal candidates have a true love for child development, can work well in a team, communicate effectively with staff and parents, and bring EYFS knowledge. EYFS Level 3 qualification and QTS are required.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Love for child development

Teamwork

Communication

Empathy

EYFS knowledge

Education

Level 3 EYFS qualification

QTS

Job description

Nursery: Children 1st Acorns, Draycott Road, Tean, Stoke on Trent, ST10 4JJ

Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday

Salary: up to £14.75 per hour

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

• Performance related bonus
• 50% childcare discount
• wellness day
• and much

Remarkable future starts here

Every day at Acorn's, we inspire our children to be inquisitive, imaginative, and confident learners. Through our carefully designed environments and nurturing approach, our children quickly develop a genuine love of learning and a curious mind.

We’re proud to have been providing high-quality early years education for over 20 years, supporting families from our local community and beyond. Our spacious, converted Victorian home offers a warm and inspiring setting—where every room is filled with rich learning opportunities. Outdoors, our garden spaces are designed for adventure, using natural resources that spark imagination and deepen our children’s connection with the world around them.

Our experienced and passionate team brings a wealth of early years expertise. We know that every child is unique, with their own story to tell, so we tailor our approach to suit each child’s pace, personality, and interests—ensuring they feel supported, seen, and celebrated.

Who & What is Storal?

It’s our collective group of Nurseries that we are happily apart of here at The Learning Hive. 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 Lead 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

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.

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