Support Nursery Practitioner Maidstone area

Storal Learning Ltd; Newsham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading early years childcare provider in the UK is seeking a passionate Level 3 Early Years Educator. In this role, you will work across various nurseries, applying the Storal curriculum and ensuring a nurturing environment for children. You should have a Level 3 qualification, a clean driving licence, and a love for child development. Benefits include enhanced holidays, childcare discounts, and wellness support.

Benefits

Performance related bonus

50% childcare discount

Wellness day

Enhanced holidays

Paid sick pay

Accessing pay before payday

Gym discount

Free movie tickets

Qualifications

• True love for child development and care.
• Experience of working with all age groups within early years.
• Full clean UK driving licence and access to a car.

Responsibilities

• Applying the Storal curriculum & pedagogy principles.
• Seeking out learning opportunities in everyday routines.
• Bonding with children and families.

Skills

Communication skills

Child development

Teamwork

Empathy

Education

Level 3 Early Years qualification

Job description

Area: The Maidstone area Hours: Full Time, 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday Salary: £17.00 Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount, wellness day and much much more.

Hi, I’m Mandy, I work with the operations team and will be managing our virtual nursery in the South East. I have 35 years of early years childcare experience. I have worked in several roles from including Nursery Manager & Area Manager. I’m passionate about nurturing our children’s learning and development—it’s truly a joy to watch them grow into confident, independent learners as they begin their educational journey. I believe in creating a supportive, inspiring space where every child can thrive.

Our virtual nursery in the South East will cover the following nurseries, Forest Barn (CM13 3JP), Hemsley House (ME16 8HU), Ickle Pickles (ME9 8UW), The Learning Tree (RM1 2QP) and Windmill Nursery (DA11 0EH). We have a wide variety of remarkable nurseries where our experienced and passionate team brings a wealth of early years expertise. We know that every child is unique, with their own story to tell, so we tailor our approach to suit each child’s pace, personality, and interests—ensuring they feel supported, seen, and celebrated.

Who & What is Storal?

It’s our collective group of Nurseries. Storal stands for high quality outcomes for children and are passionate about Early Years. Bringing your whole self is a must if that’s pink hair, being Neurospicy or having a unique pastime, we encourage it all. Your unique self is what makes our Nursery even better. Check out our website to learn about our leaders and the expertise they bring to our Storal community.

What is a virtual nursery?

We are building a dedicated team of experienced, Level 3 qualified Early Years Educators to support our nurseries within the North West area. This support team will play a vital role in maintaining high standards of care and education across our settings.

In this role, you will work closely with myself and the Nursery Managers to provide day-to-day cover and support where it is needed most. Flexibility is key, as your schedule may vary week to week:

• Some weeks, you may work across up to five different nurseries within the area.
• At other times, you may be based at a single nursery for an extended period to provide consistent cover during holidays or times of increased need.

This is an exciting opportunity for passionate educators who enjoy variety in their role and are committed to delivering excellent early years provision across multiple settings.

About the role

As a level 3 Early Years Educator you will be a key part of keep our children safe, loved and inspired to learn. Key activities include:

• Applying the Storal curriculum & our pedagogy principles to our children daily
• Seeking out learning opportunities in everyday routines such as mealtimes & transitions
• Bond with your children and their families by engaging in meaningful moments

About you

• A true love for child development and care
• Able and willing to work in a number of teams and provide support and guidance
• Ability to communicate effectively with management, your peers and parents
• High levels of care and empathy that every opportunity can be a learning opportunity

Must haves

• Early years qualification at level 3
• Experience of working with all age groups within early years
• Have a full clean UK driving licence and access to a car
• Be willing to travel within the area

Why work for us

Benefits at a glance

For you -We get the basics right

enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and accessing your pay before payday with PayCaptain

Family matters - Balance starts at home

Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity (and more)

Health & wellness - Nourishing body & mind

Partnerships with Vitality & Peppy; fertility & menopause support, gym discount, free movie tickets and more

Development - Investing in your future

Micro-learning, financial stability tools & Storal Support Fund

Our community - Growing together

Termly inset days, team app & Storal Awards gathering.

We pay for your DBS upfront along with reimbursing your annual update service charge

We partner with world-leading third parties such as Pay Captain, Vitality, and Peppy.

And much much more

We care about our people.

Curious to know more?

Storal is the highest of standards when it coming to safeguarding, the welfare of children and creating a work environment the 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.