Regional Early Years Educator

**_Nursery: Hemsley House, Ickle Pickles and Windmill Nursery Schools, Maidstone, Sittingbourne and Gravesend, Kent._**
**_Hours: 40 hours per week_**_, Monday-Friday, Full Time_**
**_Salary: Up to £13.28 dependent on qualifications and experience plus travel_**
**_Benefits: _**_Performance related bonus, _**_50% childcare discount, wellness day and much much more_**

**_ About our_**_ Kent Nurseries_**

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Hemsley House Nursery School in Maidstone_**_, is rated Ofsted _**_Outstanding. Here we provide premium care, a tailored curriculum, and a nurturing environment to help children thrive—while supporting your career growth_**_._

**_ Ickle Pickles Nursery School in Iwade, Sittingbourne, is where the passionate educators fosters curiosity, imagination, and a love of learning while supporting every child’s unique development and building strong community connections._**

**_ Windmill Nursery School, an award-winning nursery is housed in two Victorian townhouses in Gravesend. With easy access by bus, train and onsite or nearby free parking, it’s a great place to advance your career._**

**About you**
You are a **Level 3 or above qualified,**Early Years Educator / Practitioner / Nursery Nurse or similar who is looking for the variery that comes with supporting various settings.

You love to encouraging the natural curiosity and excitement of young children and you 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.

**What you'll be doing**
You'll be providing Early Years Educator support to 4 nursery settings in Kent (detailed above).

You'll likely start most of your days with a fully formulated plan, but, lets be honest, in early years, that will soon get completely derailed and you'll be pivoting your priorities, which 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.

**What you'll need**
- A full and relevant Level 3 or above qualification within early years.
- 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

**What you'll get**
- Competitive rates of pay dependent on experience and qualification plus paid travel to and from the settings.
- Performance related bonuses
- 50% childcare discount
- Annual wellness day off
- Access to retail and other discounts through Perkbox
- 20 days holidays (plus bank holiday), increasing to 22 days after 2 years service and 25 days after 5 years service
- Dedicated learning and development support
- Access to one-to-one confidential counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance Programme

**About us**
This nursery is part of Storal, a group of nurseries across England. It is our vision at Storal to be the nursery group that every family and educator wants to be part of. Our values are built around creating this environment for teams and children. We believe in high standards, praising each other, pulling together as a team whilst actively helping others to grow and that’s only the beginning of the story. We do what we say we do and if you align with this approach, then a Storal nursery is the place for you.
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