Supply Nursery Practitioner

Storal; Newark and Sherwood; On-site; GBP 33,888,960 - 35,679,840; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced holidays

Paid sick pay

Wellness day off

Pay Captain advance

Childcare Discount + Funding

Compassionate leave & maternity leave

Gym discount

Free movie tickets

Storal Awards

Termly inset days

Job summary

Storal Newark Nursery is seeking an Early Years Educator to support children under 5 at Newark Nursery, Muskham Road, NG24 1DP. The role offers £12.71–£13.30 per hour, with 24–40 hours per week and flexible daily hours. Ideally you’ll hold a Level 2+ in childcare; unqualified with experience will be considered.

You’ll provide cover for holidays, sickness, or vacancies, plan and adapt daily activities, and deliver EYFS-based learning in a nurturing environment.

Qualifications

• Ideally a 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• We work within the EYFS standards, but that doesn't stop you from engaging your creative flair and enthusiasm for learning.

Skills

EYFS understanding

Creative approach

Adaptability

Education

Level 2 in Childcare

Job description

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: Ideally looking for 8 hours a day, 24-40 hours per week.

Qualification: Ideally hold a level 2 or above in Childcare. Unqualified with experience considered.

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.

What we’re looking for

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, 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

• 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

• Enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and access to your pay before payday with Pay Captain.
• Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity leave.
• Gym discount, free movie tickets, support for fertility & menopause, and partnerships with Vitality & Peppy.
• Micro‑learning, financial stability tools & the Storal Support Fund.
• Team member app, Storal Awards and termly inset days.

Storal sets the highest of standards when it comes to safeguarding, the welfare of children and creating a work environment that encourages feedback, discussion and 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 thorough compliance checks prior to employment including employment references & DBS.