Nursery Practitioner (lunch cover)

Storal Learning Ltd; Brentwood; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

Join Storal Learning Ltd as a Nursery Practitioner and make a real difference in children's lives. In a nurturing environment at Forest Barn Nursery, you'll be responsible for inspiring learning and ensuring safety for all age groups in Early Years. We're looking for passionate individuals with an Early Years qualification and a love for child development—all while enjoying generous benefits like childcare discounts, a wellness day, and more.

Benefits

Performance related bonus

50% childcare discount

Wellness day

Emergency cash access to pay

Access to mental health support

Extra day off for wellbeing

Qualifications

• Experience working with all age groups within Early Years.
• Ability to work in a team.
• High levels of care and empathy.

Responsibilities

• Apply the Storal curriculum and pedagogy principles to children daily.
• Seek learning opportunities in everyday routines.
• Engage with children and their families in meaningful moments.

Skills

Child development

Teamwork

Effective communication

Empathy

Knowledge of EYFS framework

Education

Early Years qualification at Level 2/3

Job description

Nursery: Forest Barn Nursery School, The Barn at Tooks Farm, Great Warley Street, Great Warley, Brentwood, Essex, CM13 3JP

Hours: Part Time,Monday - Friday (15 hours per week 11.30am - 2.30pm)
Salary: £13.25 - £14.05 per hour (dependent on qualifications and experience)
Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount, wellness day and much much more

Hi, I’m Hannah, the Nursery Manager at Forest Barn.

Every day at Forest Barn, we nurture our children’s natural curiosity and creativity in an environment designed to spark imaginations and build confidence. We’re proud to offer an exceptional learning space where children develop a real love for learning and an inquisitive, confident mindset.

Outdoors, we’re truly spoilt for choice. From our Nissen hut and sensory garden to the fruit patch and nearby woodland walks, nature plays a key role in our children’s development. With two gardens and a large field, there’s plenty of opportunity for exploration, adventure, and calm connection with the world around them.

Our cosy, home-from-home environment is filled with natural resources that invite play and ignite wonder. And our commitment to community shines through in our special partnership with the local care home—where residents regularly join us for tea and shared joy with the children.

At Forest Barn, learning, nature, and community come together to create a truly magical place for our children.

Who & What is Storal?

It’s our collective group of Nurseries that we are happily a part 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 a Nursery Practitioner 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 2/3

• Experience working with all age groups within Early Years

Why work for us:

Family Friendly Benefits- enhanced parents leave including maternity, paternity & adoption & Childcare Discount at 50% off all fees

Wellbeing & Refuel Benefits- extra day off per year for your wellbeing and access to modern-day, progressive mental health support & sick pay

Financial Perks- emergency cash access to your pay before pay date, free financial coaching

Social Perks – online community for peer-to-peer socializing eg. book club, pets club, pinecones club & continuous professional development accessible to you at anytime

Plus, many more.

We care about our people.

Curious to know more?

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