Supply Nursery Practitioner

Storal; Farley; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced holidays

Paid sick pay

Wellness day off

Pay Captain access

Childcare Discount + Funding

Gym discount

Job summary

Storal’s Farley Salisbury Nursery School in Farley, Wiltshire is seeking an Early Years Assistant to provide cover for children as needed, including holidays, sickness, or vacancy gaps. You may work full days, mornings or afternoons, and engage in creative activities suited to EYFS in a countryside setting.

You should have Level 2+ in early years or relevant experience, with EYFS knowledge desirable. A nurturing, open, and positive approach helps support children’s curiosity and learning while

Qualifications

• Level 2+ qualification within early years or relevant experience
• Experience as an Early Years Educator or with children under 5 is advantageous
• Knowledge of the EYFS is desirable
• Reflecting Storal values: responsibility, openness and teamwork

Responsibilities

• Provide cover for children as and when needed (holidays, sickness, vacancies)
• Support full days or half days as required
• Engage children with creative activities, stories, movement and learning games
• Work within EYFS standards while bringing creativity and enthusiasm

Skills

Flexible working

Creative teaching

Outdoor learning

Education

Level 2 or above qualification in early years

Experience in an Early Years setting

Job description

Nursery: Farley Salisbury Nursery School, Church Road, Farley, Wiltshire, SP5 1AH

Hours: Casual, Bank hours

Salary: Up to £14.21 per hour dependent on qualifications and experience

Remarkable Futures Start Here

What if your workplace had fresh air, open space and room to breathe? Love the outdoors in any weather then this is a job for you, we’d love to welcome you.

Imagine starting your day surrounded by countryside instead of traffic, feeling the sunshine (or fresh air) instead of office heating, watching children thrive in a calm, open environment and finishing the day energised, working outdoors isn't just good for the children - it's good for you too!

Impact Lives, with a Schedule That Works for You

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

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 are Level 2 or above qualified or have experience in an early years setting, and you're looking for a 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.

What You'll Need

• A Level 2 or above qualification within early years or relevant early years experience, we also consider unqualified with the right experience
• 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.