Senior Early Years Practitioner

Storal; Sparsholt; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance related bonus

50% childcare discount

Wellness day

Welcome £1000 bonus

Job summary

Storal is seeking a Senior Early Years Educator (Nursery Room Leader) to join Farley Sparsholt Outdoor Nursery. You will lead a team, deliver play-based learning and ensure children are safe, loved and inspired.

You’ll have a Level 3+ qualification in early years, strong EYFS knowledge, and excellent communication with children and adults. The role offers bonus benefits including a welcome bonus and childcare discounts.

Qualifications

• A Level 3+ qualification in early years.
• Proven experience as an Early Years Educator.
• Knowledge of EYFS standards.
• Excellent communication with children and adults.
• Reflects Storal values of responsibility and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Deliver care to children and supervise the team.
• Identify areas for improvement in learning and environment.
• Ensure record keeping and conduct team appraisals.
• Collaborate with Room Leads and management for smooth nursery operations.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team supervision

Education

A Level 3 or above qualification in early years

Job description

Nursery: Farley Sparsholt Outdoor Nursery School, Garstons Track, Sparsholt, Winchester, SO21 2NB

Hours: Early Years Practitioner Full Time, Monday - Friday

Salary: up to £14.68 annual salary (depending on experience and qualifications)

Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount and wellness day

Bonus:

£1000 Welcome Bonus

Not your standard Nursery role… and that’s exactly the point.

Can you inspire the next generation?

Remarkable Futures Start Here

Early Years Educators are you ready for a Senior role?

You’ll be joining Farley Sparsholt Outdoor 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

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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