Senior Early Years Educator (Nursery Room Leader)

Storal; Bristol; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced holidays

Paid sick pay

Wellness day off

Childcare Discount

Gym discount

Job summary

A leading nursery group in Bristol seeks a Senior Early Years Educator to lead a nursery room. You will ensure children's safety and inspire their learning through daily engagements. Ideal candidates must have a Level 3 Early Years qualification and experience with various age groups. The role offers benefits like enhanced holidays, wellness days, and childcare discounts, along with a supportive team environment focusing on growth and child wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Passionate about child development and care.
• Experience working with all age groups within Early Years.

Responsibilities

• Implement the Storal curriculum and pedagogy principles daily.
• Create meaningful moments with children and their families.
• Seek learning opportunities in daily routines.

Skills

Child development

Teamwork

Effective communication

High levels of care and empathy

Knowledge of EYFS framework

Education

Early Years qualification at Level 3

Job description

Senior Early Years Educator (Nursery Room Leader)

Blossom Tree Nursery School, 13 Stoke Rd, Portishead, Bristol BS20 6BQ

• Full Time, 40 Hours per week, Monday to Friday
• £13.25 per hour

We’ve created a nurturing environment inspired by nature and centred around children’s mental wellbeing. With a wealth of early years experience, we take pride in encouraging learning across all areas of development—supporting each child’s natural curiosity and love of discovery.

Our approach allows children to wonder, imagine, and explore—whether they’re engaging with our carefully designed indoor spaces, climbing on our outdoor frame, or getting hands‑on down at the allotment.

Who & What is Storal?

It’s our collective group of Nurseries that we are happily part of here at Blossom Tree. Storal stands for high quality outcomes for children and is 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 Senior Nursery Practitioner/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

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.

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.