Senior Early Years Educator (Nursery Room Leader)

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

Benefits offered by this job

£500 Welcome Bonus

Travel Allowance up to £50/month

Paid Overtime (time and a half)

Enhanced holidays & sick pay

Job summary

Storal Plumtree Nursery is seeking a Senior Early Years Educator (Nursery Room Leader) to lead the room, deliver high‑quality care and supervise a small team of practitioners in a play‑based setting.

You will apply EYFS knowledge, ensure safeguarding, complete records, and work with families to support child development in a warm, inclusive environment. This role offers a competitive salary, a £500 Welcome Bonus and travel allowance where applicable.

Qualifications

• 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

Responsibilities

• Deliver care to the children while supervising your team.
• Identify areas for improvements in learning, teaching techniques or environments.
• Ensure all record keeping requirements are regularly completed.
• Work in partnership with other Room Leads and management to run the nursery successfully.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team leadership

Education

Level 3 in Early Years

Job description

Remarkable Futures Start Here

Nursery: Children 1st Plumtree Nursery School, Station Road, Plumtree, Nottingham NG12 5NA. Hours: Full Time 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Competitive salary plus £500 Welcome Bonus. Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount and much much more.

Travel Allowance. We offer a travel allowance of up to £50 per month for employees who live 5 miles or more from the nursery, or who need to travel 1 mile or more using public transport, calculated based on days worked.

Early Years Educators are you ready for a Senior role?

Storal’s Purpose: To give children healthy foundations in fantastic settings, helping them build the confidence and resilience that will set them up for success later in life.

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

The Team & Environment

You’ll be joining Plumtree Nursery team, who have an incredibly important job of supporting children’s development. You’ll be 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. What makes our nursery special is our strong sense of community—we’re more than just a nursery. Our baby unit offers a safe, cosy space carefully tailored to support early development and wellbeing. Our children love exploring our unique indoor features, from the whimsical Crooked House to our jaw-dropping Jungle exploration area—spaces designed to spark imagination and wonder. Outside, our large garden offers plenty of opportunities for active play, discovery, and hands‑on learning in a beautiful natural setting.

Benefits For You

• £500 Welcome Bonus
• Travel Allowance where applicable
• Paid Overtime (time and a half)
• 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

Not everything fits in a job advert

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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