Supply Nursery Practitioner

Storal; Balderton; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pay Captain access to wages before pay

Childcare discount

Enhanced maternity leave

Wellness support

Storal awards & events

Job summary

Storal Newark Nursery is seeking an Early Years Educator/Nursery Nurse to join our team in Newark. You’ll provide cover for children as needed, including holidays, sickness and vacancy gaps, and support full days or sessions.

Creativity and EYFS-aligned activities are encouraged to help children grow, learn, and thrive in a warm, home-from-home setting. Ideally, a Level 2+ Early Years qualification is required; we may consider unqualified educators with enthusiasm and transferable experience.

Qualifications

• Level 2 or higher Early Years qualification preferred; unqualified with relevant experience may be considered.
• Experience working with children under 5 is advantageous.
• Knowledge of the EYFS is desirable.
• Ability to be flexible with shifts around other commitments.

Responsibilities

• Provide cover for children as needed (holidays, sickness, vacancy gaps).
• Support for full days or morning/afternoon sessions as required.
• Deliver engaging activities: crafts, storytelling, exercises, and educational games within EYFS standards.
• Contribute to creating a warm, home-from-home nursery environment with a nurturing and positive atmosphere.

Skills

EYFS knowledge

Flexible shifts

Childcare experience

Education

Level 2+ Early Years qualification

Job description

Remarkable future starts here

Remarkable future starts here

Location - Children 1st Newark Nursery School, Muskham Road, Newark NG24 1DP

Salary - £12.71ph to £13.30ph Salary will depend on experience and qualifications

Hours to be discussed ideally looking for 8 hours a day. 24 - 40 hours per week

Qualification - Ideally hold a level 2 or above in Childcare can look at Unqualified with experience.

Hi, I’m Sophie, the Nursery Manager at Newark Nursery.

With 10 years of experience in early years education, I began my career as an apprentice and have proudly managed our nursery for the past 6 years. I feel incredibly lucky to lead such a dedicated and passionate team who ensure every child has the opportunity to grow, develop, and thrive in our care.

Our nursery is a true home-from-home, with warm, welcoming spaces filled with natural resources that ignite curiosity and inspire a love of learning. Outside, our large garden is a hub of adventure and imagination - featuring a fort, castle, and digger world, offering endless opportunities for play and discovery.

With spacious, thoughtfully designed environments, we provide the perfect setting for children to learn, play, and flourish every day.

Impact Lives, with a Schedule That Works for You

Children 1st Newark'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 provide cover for the children as and when needed. This could be for periods of holiday, sickness, or even vacancy gaps. Sometimes you'll support for a full day, or it may just be a morning or afternoon session.

You’ll likely start most of your days with a fully formulated plan.... That will soon get completely derailed though... Pivoting when the circumstances call for it is a regular occurrence in child care!

Creativity is key. Teaching young children allows for hands on arts 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 the EYFS 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 a Level 2 or above qualified, 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 natural curiosity and excitement of young children and were born to teach and shape the future of our younger generations.

You have a natural, nurturing, openness, a warm and positive outlook, and you care about learning and education standards in the UK.

(We can sometimes consider unqualified Educators, so if you can demonstrate the necessary values and enthusiasm for working within this environment, submit an application. Nothing ventured nothing gained).

What You'll Need

• A full and relevant Level 2 or above qualification within early years. (We can sometimes consider unqualified Educators, as long as they demonstrate the necessary qualities, values and enthusiasm for working within this environment. If you think you've got the right attitude and abilities, submit an application, who knows it might be the best thing you ever did. Nothing ventured nothing gained!)
• 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 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.