Supply Nursery Practitioner

Storal; Bridgnorth; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced holidays

Sick pay

Wellness day off

Pay Captain access

Job summary

Storal is seeking a committed Early Years Educator/Nursery Practitioner to cover across Gelston Manor Nursery School. You will play a key role in providing high-quality care and early education, adapting to changing schedules and safeguarding procedures.

You will join a supportive team, delivering activities within EYFS guidelines, and helping young children develop confidence and curiosity in a nurturing setting. Prior EYFS experience is valued.

Qualifications

• Creativity is key in delivering engaging activities for young children.
• Flexibility of working shifts around other commitments is valued.
• A warm, nurturing approach supports learning and development in line with UK EYFS standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide cover for children as needed, including periods of holiday, sickness, or vacancy gaps.
• Support planned activities and adapt as needed when plans change.
• Contribute to creating a caring, stimulating, and safe learning environment for EYFS.

Skills

Creativity

Flexibility

Education

Level 2 or above qualification in early years

Job description

Remarkable Futures Start Here

• Nursery: Gelston Manor Nursery School, Dawson Ln, Whittle-le-Woods, Buckshaw Village, Chorley PR6 7DT
• Hours: Supply/Casual/Bank, variable hours, Monday-Friday, Full Time and Part Time
• Salary: Up to £13.64 dependent on qualifications and experience
• Impact Lives, with a Schedule That Works for You

Gelston Manor'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

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.

You’re 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.

We also consider unqualified Educators, so if you can demonstrate the right values, enthusiasm, and a genuine passion for caring for and supporting others, we’d love to hear from you. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Desirable, But Not Essential

• 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.