The Lindens Early Years Educator

Storal Learning Ltd; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent nursery group in Sutton-in-Ashfield is seeking an Early Years Educator to foster child development in a nurturing environment. You will implement the Storal curriculum, interact with children and families, and create engaging learning opportunities. The ideal candidate possesses a Level 2/3 Early Years qualification and a passion for child care. This role offers a supportive atmosphere with benefits like childcare discounts and wellness support, ensuring a fulfilling experience for both staff and children.

Benefits

Performance related bonus

50% childcare discount

Paid sick pay

Extra wellness day off

Qualifications

• Experience working with all age groups within Early Years.
• Knowledge of the EYFS framework.

Responsibilities

• Apply the Storal curriculum & pedagogy principles to children.
• Seek out learning opportunities in everyday routines.
• Engage meaningfully with children and their families.

Skills

Child development and care

Teamwork

Effective communication

Education

Early Years qualification at Level 2/3

Job description

Nursery: The Lindens Nursery School, Kilindini, Brook St, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 1ES Hours: Full Time 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday Salary: From £12.40 -£12.80 an hour dependent on experience and qualifications Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount and much much more

Hello, I’m Joanne, the Nursery Manager at The Lindens. My team and I understand that children flourish in warm, nurturing environments that feel like home. We prioritise strong communication with our families and take great pride in building meaningful partnerships based on trust and collaboration. Our Forest School play area encourages active, hands-on learning—where children can build dens, dig in the soil, and grow their own fruits and vegetables. With flexible spaces and tailored activities, we create welcoming environments that support babies, toddlers, and preschoolers as they grow, learn, and thrive. Interested in finding out more? We’d love to hear from you—read on to discover what makes The Lindens truly special.

Who & What is Storal?

It’s our collective group of Nurseries that we are happily apart of here at The Lindens. 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.

About the role

As an 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 team
• Ability to communicate effectively with management, your peers and parents
• High levels of care and empathy that every opportunity can be a learning opportunity
• Knowledge of the EYFS framework

Must haves

• Early Years qualification at Level 2/3
• Experience working with all age groups within Early Years

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? We’d love to tell you more about what makes Bright Stars so special.

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.