Supply Early Years Educator- Welcome Bonus

Storal; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced holidays

Paid sick pay

Wellness day off

Pay Captain access

Enhanced maternity leave

Gym discount

Free movie tickets

Job summary

Storal Chesterfield Nursery School by Storal is housed in a Grade II listed building and offers a warm, home-from-home atmosphere where children are welcomed. You’ll provide cover as needed, support planning and delivery of EYFS activities, and help create a nurturing environment for preschool children.

Ideal candidates have a Level 2+ qualification in early years, with EYFS understanding, and a flexible approach to shifts.

Qualifications

• A full and relevant Level 2 or above qualification within early years.
• Experience as an Early Years Educator/Nursery Nurse is advantageous.
• Knowledge and understanding of the EYFS is desirable.
• Reflecting the Storal values around responsibility, openness and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Provide cover for the children as needed during holiday, sickness, or vacancies.
• Support full days or morning/afternoon sessions as required.
• Deliver creative activities and maintain EYFS aligned learning experiences.
• Contribute to a nurturing, home-from-home environment within a Grade II listed building.

Skills

Level 2+ EY qualification

Experience with early years

EYFS knowledge

Education

Level 2+ qualification in early years

Job description

Remarkable future starts here

Nursery: Children 1st Chesterfield Nursery School by Storal

Address: Dryhurst House, Car Park 4, Calow, Chesterfield, S44 5BL

Hours: Monday - Friday, Zero hour contract hours to be discussed
Salary: £12.71per hour - £13.30 per hour, Salary will depend on qualifications and experience

Welcome Bonus £500
Hello, I’m Katie, the Nursery Manager at Chesterfield.

I have been part of the Chesterfield team for over 15 years. Alongside my deputy manager, we bring a wealth of early years knowledge and lead a dedicated, long-standing team—all committed to providing the best care and learning experiences for our children.

Housed in a beautiful Grade II listed building, our nursery offers a true home-from-home atmosphere, where every child is warmly welcomed into a close-knit and nurturing environment.

We place a strong focus on connecting with nature through our outdoor spaces, which include a teepee, vegetable patch, sensory garden, and apple trees—inviting children to explore, discover, and learn throughout all seasons.

Impact Lives, with a Schedule That Works for You

Chesterfield’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

You’ll be helping to providecover for the children asand when needed. This could befor periods of holiday, sickness, or evenvacancy gaps. Sometimes you'll support forafull day, or it may just be amorning or afternoon session.

You’ll likely start most of yourdays with afully formulated plan.... That will soonget completely derailed though... Pivoting when the circumstances call for it is a regular occurrence in child care!

Creativity is key.Teaching young children allows forhands onarts and crafts, storytelling, exercise, and educational games. It’s important to keep things fresh and try new activities to keep attention spans engaged. Of course we work within theEYFS standards, but that doesn't stop you from engaging your creative flair and enthusiasm for learning.

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

Ideally hold a Level 2 or abovequalified, Early Years Educator / Practitioner / Nursery Nurse or similar and you're looking for an Early Years Educator/Nursery Nurse/Early Years Practitioner role that allows you flexibility of working shifts around your other commitments.

You enjoy supporting and encouraging the naturalcuriosity and excitement of young children and werebornto teach and shape the future of our younger generations.

You have a natural,nurturing, openness, awarm and positive outlook, and youcare about learning andeducation standards in the UK.

What you'll need

• A full and relevant Level 2 or above qualification within early years.
• Experience as an Early Years Educator (Nursery Nurse/Practitioner) or having worked with children under the age of 5, is advantageous.
• Knowledge and understanding of the EYFS is desirable.
• 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 Pay Captain

Family matters

Balance starts at home 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.