Senior Early Years Educator

Storal; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nursery group in the UK seeks a passionate Senior Early Years Educator (Nursery Room Leader) to inspire a love of learning and lead a dedicated team. Responsibilities include ensuring high-quality teaching under the EYFS framework, supervising team members, and conducting appraisals. The ideal candidate will have a Level 3 or above qualification in early years and proven leadership experience. The role offers a competitive salary and benefits including childcare discounts and performance-related bonuses.

Benefits

Annual wellness day off

Company sick pay

50% childcare discount

Access to retail discounts

Increased holidays after service

Performance related bonuses

Learning and development support

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Proven experience working in early years education.
• Demonstrable leadership experience within Early Years.
• Understanding and application of the EYFS framework.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate the team to inspire a love of learning.
• Ensure record keeping requirements are met.
• Conduct team appraisals and support effective running of the nursery.

Skills

Leadership experience

Excellent communication skills

Knowledge of EYFS

Experience as Early Years Educator

Education

Level 3 or above qualification in early years

Job description

Overview

Senior Early Years Educator (Nursery Room Leader)

• Ark Foundary Road
• Stamford, PE9 2PP
• Senior Early Years Educator (NurseryRoomLeader)
• Full Time, 40 Hours per week, Monday to Friday

We are looking for a passionate and engaging Senior Early Years Educator (Nursery Room Leader) who will lead by example, motivating and inspiring their team to encourage a love of learning through high quality teaching under EYFS framework.

As part of this role, you'll deliver care as well as supervise your team members; identifying areas of change and implementing learning and teaching objectives to ensure all children are kept safe and have rich stimulating experiences. You will embrace inclusivity to ensure the individual needs of all those within your room are met.

Within this role you will 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 management team to ensure the successful running of the nursery.

About you :

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

What we can offer you :

Salary : From £25,896 up to £30,180 - dependent on experience and qualifications

• Annual wellness day off
• Company sick pay
• 50% childcare discount
• Access to retail and other discounts through Perkbox
• Holidays increasing to 22 days after 2 years service and 25 days after 5 years service + Bank Holidays
• Performance related bonuses
• Dedicated learning and development support
• Access to one-to-one confidential counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance Programme

About us :

This 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.

Storal is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All employees will be subject to background checks, enhanced DBS check and reference checks.