Lead Early Years Educator

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

Job summary

A leading educational organization in the UK is seeking a dedicated Room Leader for Sunshine Nursery School. In this role, you will ensure children feel safe, loved, and inspired to learn. Key responsibilities include implementing the Storal curriculum and creating meaningful connections with families. The ideal candidate should possess a Level 3 Early Years qualification and a passion for child development. The position offers competitive hourly pay, enhanced benefits, and a nurturing work environment.

Benefits

Performance related bonus

50% childcare discount

Wellness day

Paid sick pay

Enhanced holidays

Qualifications

• True love for child development and care.
• Experience working with all age groups within Early Years.

Responsibilities

• Apply the Storal curriculum & pedagogy principles to children daily.
• Seek out learning opportunities in everyday routines.
• Bond with children and families through meaningful engagements.

Skills

Child development expertise

Team collaboration

Effective communication

High levels of care and empathy

Knowledge of EYFS framework

Education

Early Years qualification at Level 3

Job description

Nursery: Sunshine Nursery School, Anglia Sunshine Nurseries, Warner Way, Sudbury, Co102GG

Hours: Full Time, Monday - Friday

Salary: Up to £14.25 per hour

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

Who & What is Storal?

Hi, I’m Felicity, the Nursery Manager at Sunshine Nursery.

I’m proud to have been part of this incredible team for 15 years—starting as a casual team member and progressing through a range of roles that have given me a deep understanding of early years care. Since 2019, I’ve had the privilege of leading our nursery, and I’m incredibly proud to say we’ve achieved three consecutive Outstanding ratings from Ofsted, thanks to our experienced and long-standing team.

Having lived in this community my whole life, I’m passionate about nurturing strong local ties. We’ve developed meaningful partnerships with local care homes and Community Wardens, bringing wonderful enrichment opportunities for our children and fostering a real sense of community connection.

Our newly refurbished open-plan baby room offers a beautiful, safe, and inspiring space where our youngest children can explore, play, and learn in a way that suits their individual needs.

About the role:

As a Room Leader you will be a key part of keeping 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
• Bonding 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 3
• 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.

Enhanced DBS check and subscription to the DBS Update Service

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

Curious to know more?

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