Supply Nursery Practitioner

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

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced holidays

Paid sick pay

Wellness day off

Pay Captain access

Childcare discount

Funding

Compassionate leave

Enhanced maternity leave

Gym discount

Movie tickets

Storal Support Fund

Inset days

Team app

Storal Awards

Job summary

Storal’s Bilborough Nursery in Nottingham is seeking an Early Years Educator to cover shifts and support children’s development in a playful EYFS environment. You may work full or part time, including holiday/sickness cover, with flexible hours.

You’ll run creative activities, follow EYFS, and collaborate with a passionate team. Level 2+ EY qualification preferred; unqualified applicants with the right values may be considered.

Qualifications

• Level 2 or above qualification in early years.
• Experience as an Early Years Educator is advantageous.
• Knowledge of the EYFS is desirable.
• Reflecting Storal values: responsibility, openness and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Provide cover for children during holidays, sickness or vacancies.
• Deliver creative and engaging activities through play-based learning.
• Follow EYFS standards while maintaining high learning standards.
• Support and nurture children’s development and curiosity.

Skills

Flexibility

Creativity

EYFS knowledge

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Level 2 or above Early Years qualification

Job description

Remarkable future starts here

Remarkable future starts here

Nursery: Children 1st Bilborough Nursery School by Storal

Address - Beechdale Rd, Bilborough, Nottingham NG8 3AJ

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

Salary: Starting from £12.71 - £13.30ph salary will depend on qualifications and experience.

Hello, I’m Kerry, the Nursery Manager at Bilborough.

I’m proud to lead a passionate and dedicated team focused on providing a nurturing environment where every child can thrive. We work closely to help our children develop the confidence, skills, and independence they need to be ready for school and beyond.

Our outdoor learning space is truly remarkable—offering children the chance to explore, play, and connect with nature every day. Inside and out, our unique environments—from the indoor marketplace to the outdoor post office, petrol station, and village shop—spark creativity and support learning through play.

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.