Supply Nursery Practitioner

Storal; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pay Captain access

Childcare discount

Vitality & Peppy partnerships

Gym discount

Job summary

Storal is hiring at Hathern for an Early Years Educator role. The nursery offers casual, variable hours with opportunities for full-time or part-time shifts in a caring, home-from-home setting.

Ideal candidates hold a Level 2 (or above) in childcare and have an understanding of the EYFS. We value nurturing approaches, curiosity in children, and flexibility to cover shifts as needed.

Qualifications

• Ideally hold a Level 2 or above qualification in early years.
• Experience with children under age 5 is advantageous.
• Knowledge of the EYFS is desirable.
• Reflecting Storal values around responsibility, openness and working together.

Responsibilities

• Provide cover for children as needed (holidays, sickness, vacancies).
• Support for full days, or morning/afternoon sessions.
• Plan and engage children with activities within EYFS standards.
• Demonstrate warmth, nurture, and positive outlook in learning environments.

Skills

Level 2 childcare

EYFS knowledge

Education

Level 2 Early Years qualification

Job description

Remarkable future starts here

Remarkable future starts here

Nursery: Children 1st Hathern, 126 Loughborough Road, Hathern, Loughborough LE12 5JB

Hours: Casual, variable hours, Monday-Friday, Full Time and Part Time

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

Qualifications - Ideally Hold a Level 2 or Above in childcare

Hello, I’m Kadie, the Nursery Manager at Hathern.

Together with my team, we feel privileged to be part of the children’s early years journey, providing a nurturing environment where every child can thrive. Our home-from-home spaces are thoughtfully filled with natural resources, creating the perfect setting for children to explore, discover, and grow.

We’re also proud of our strong connection with our sister nursery in Shepshed, which fosters shared learning opportunities and close community ties—enriching the experience for both children and families.

Impact Lives, with a Schedule That Works for You

Hathern’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 hold 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

• - 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.