Senior Early Years Educator

Storal; Sittingbourne; Sur place; GBP 16 000 - 22 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Enhanced holidays

Paid sick pay

Wellness day off

PayCaptain early access

Childcare discount

Childcare funding

Fertility support

Menopause support

Gym discount

Movie tickets

Micro-learning

Storal Support Fund

Inset days

Team awards

Résumé du poste

Ickle Pickles Nursery School in Sittingbourne is seeking a Senior Early Years Educator (Nursery Room Leader) to lead a room, support children’s development and supervise a small team.

You will deliver care, reinforce EYFS guidance, and work with management to ensure a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment for all children in our Kumme family of nurseries. This is a full-time position with a welcoming, supportive team.

Qualifications

• A Level 3 or higher qualification in early years is required.
• Proven experience as an Early Years Educator (Nursery Nurse/Practitioner).
• Knowledge of the EYFS framework and strong communication with children and adults.

Responsabilités

• Deliver high-quality care to children while supervising the nursery team.
• Identify areas for improvement in learning experiences and environment.
• Complete required records and conduct staff appraisals in partnership with the management team.
• Support the safe, inclusive, and smooth running of the nursery as Senior Early Years Educator.

Connaissances

Leadership

Communication

EYFS knowledge

Team supervision

Child safety

Formation

A Level 3 Early Years

Description du poste

Nursery: Ickle Pickles Nursery School, 1 School Mews, Iwade, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8UW

Hours: Full time, 40 hours, Monday to Friday

MAT Cover

Salary: Up to £13.75 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications.

Welcome Bonus: £500

Remarkable Futures Start Here

Early Years Educators are you ready for a Senior role?

You’ll be joining Ickle Pickle Nursery as a key part of every child’s journey, keeping our children safe, loved and inspired through play-based learning.

Our nurseries are warm and nurturing environments that not only support children to be ready for school, but also equip them with all the life skills they need to flourish and succeed

How you’ll spend your time here

Day to day, you will deliver care to the children whilst also supervising your team.

You’ll identify areas for improvements whether that relates to learning and teaching techniques or creating more stimulating experiences and environments. You will embrace inclusivity to ensure the individual needs of all those within your room are met.

You’ll be responsible for ensuring all record keeping requirements are regularly completed, as well as conducting your team appraisals. As the Senior Early Years Educator (Nursery Room Leader) you will work in partnership with other Room Leads and the management team to ensure the successful running of the nursery.

We’d love to talk to you if you have the following

• A Level 3 or above qualification within early years
• Proven experience working as an Early Years Educator (Nursery Nurse/Practitioner)
• Knowledge and understanding of the EYFS
• Excellent communication skills with both children and adults
• Reflecting the Storal values around responsibility, openness and working together

Benefits for You

• For you - We get the basics right enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and you can access your pay before payday with PayCaptain
• Family matters - Balance starts at home Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity leave
• Health & wellness - Nourishing body & mind Partnerships with Vitality & Peppy; fertility & menopause support, gym discount, free movie tickets
• Development - Investing in your future with micro-learning, financial stability tools & the Storal Support Fund
• Our community -Growing together Termly inset days, team member app and Storal Awards

Storal sets the highest of standards when it coming to safeguarding, the welfare of children and creating a work environment that 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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