Support Nursery Practitioner

Storal; Lincoln; 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 pay before payday

Job summary

Storal’s Marina nursery on the University of Lincoln campus is seeking an Early Years Educator/Nursery Nurse to cover shifts as needed. You’ll help plan activities, support children’s development, and work within the EYFS framework to create a nurturing, stimulating environment.

You’ll join a team based at Brayford Pool, Lincoln, with casual hours discussed at interview and a salary of £12.71–£13.30 per hour, dependent on qualifications and experience.

Qualifications

• Flexibility in working shifts around commitments.
• Ability to support and engage young children in learning activities.
• Clear communication with families and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Help provide cover for children as needed (holidays, sickness, vacancies).
• Participate in planning and delivering age-appropriate activities.
• Support EYFS standards and nurture children's development with creativity.

Skills

Flexibility

Team player

Communication

Education

Level 2 or above qualified, Early Years Educator / Practitioner / Nursery Nurse

Job description

Remarkable Futures Start Here

Remarkable Futures Start Here

Nursery: Children 1st The Marina Nursery School by Storal

Address: Brayford Pool, Lincoln, LN1 1RD

Hours: Monday - Friday, casual hours (hours to be discussed in interview)

Salary: £12.71ph - £13.30 per hour, Salary will depend on qualifications and experience

Hi, I'm Sam, the Nursery Manager at The Marina.

Located on the University of Lincoln campus, our nursery thrives on strong relationships with families, students, and the wider community.

Our beautifully designed spaces—from the magical reading treehouse loft to our bright, open-plan rooms—create a stimulating and engaging environment that supports every child’s development.

Set beside the Brayford Pool, our children enjoy daily moments of wonder as they observe ducks, ducklings, and swans, connecting deeply with the natural world right outside our doors.

Impact Lives, with a Schedule That Works for You

The Marina’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 Nurseor 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, 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, who knows it might be the best thing you ever did. Nothing ventured nothing gained!

What You'll Need

• Ideally hold a Level 2 or above qualified, Early Years Educator / Practitioner / Nursery Nurseor 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, 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, who knows it might be the best thing you ever did. Nothing ventured nothing gained!

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 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.