Supply Nursery Practitioner

Storal; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 17,771 - 18,322; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced holidays

Paid sick pay

Wellness day off

Pay Captain (before payday)

Childcare Discount + Funding

Compassionate leave

Enhanced maternity leave

Gym discount

Free movie tickets

Micro-learning

Job summary

Storal Sheffield Nursery is seeking qualified Early Years Educators to cover casual, flexible shifts at Children 1st Sheffield Nursery School, Scotland Street, Sheffield S3 7BS. Salary £12.90–£13.30 per hour, depending on qualifications and experience. Must hold a Level 2 or above in Early Years childcare.

Roles are Monday to Friday, with full-time and part-time options. You’ll support with holiday, sickness, or vacancy cover, starting each day with a prepared plan that may adapt as needed.

Qualifications

• Must hold a Level 2 or above qualification within early years.
• Experience as an Early Years Educator (Nursery Nurse/Practitioner) or with children under 5 is advantageous.
• Knowledge and understanding of the EYFS is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide cover for children as needed (holidays, sickness, vacancies).
• Support for full days, mornings or afternoons, starting with a prepared plan that may evolve with circumstances.

Education

Level 2 or above in Childcare

Job description

Remarkable future starts here

Nursery: Children 1st Sheffield Nursery School, Scotland Street, Sheffield S3 7BS
Hours: Casual, variable hours, Monday-Friday, Full Time and Part Time
Salary: £12.90ph to £13.30pn salary will depend on qualifications and experience
Qualification: Must hold a Level 2 or above in Childcare

We’re Louise and Deborah, the Nursery Managers at Sheffield Nursery.

With over 50 years of combined experience in early years, we are deeply dedicated to creating a warm, caring, and inspiring environment for every child in our care.

Located in the heart of Sheffield, our nursery takes great pride in delivering outstanding early years education to our wonderfully diverse and culturally enriched community. Every day, we strive to create an inclusive space where all children feel welcomed, valued, and inspired to learn.

Children thrive through imaginative play in our thoughtfully designed learning spaces—such as our vibrant marketplace role-play area, which encourages creativity and collaboration.

We embrace and celebrate the rich diversity of our community, marking a variety of cultural festivals throughout the year with our children and their families—fostering a strong sense of belonging and mutual respect.

Impact Lives, with a Schedule That Works for You

Sheffield’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!

We’d love to talk to you if you have the following

Must 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

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

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.