Early Years Educator

4 months ago

Gravesend, United Kingdom Storal Full time
£500 Welcome BonusAnnual wellness dayPerkbox – retail and other discountsAward winning – NMT nursery group of the yearReal living wage – minimum £12p/h - Level 3 qualifiedFull-time and part-time available (20-40 hours per week, based on full days)


Located in two Victorian townhouses in Gravesend, Smart Start Nursery School is a wonderful start to a child’s learning story.

We are looking for passionate and engaging Early Years Educators (Nursery Practitioners), who will bring their knowledge and experience to every child and family through high quality teaching; helping children reach their full potential and discover a love of learning.

You’ll put your creative talents to good use by developing engaging and inspiring activities and games for the children to learn through play, in conjunction with our Storal curriculum.
Welcoming and informative to parents and carers, you'll be adept at building relationships with your key children and completing observations detailing child development and achievements.

Within your role, you’ll ensure all children are kept safe and have rich stimulating experiences; working in partnership with the existing educator (practitioner) team to create an inspiring working environment and to ensure the successful running of the nursery.

About you

Full and relevant qualification in early yearsProven experience as an Early Years Educator (Nursery Practitioner) or with children under the age of 5.Knowledge and understanding of the EYFSReflect the Storal values around responsibility, openness and working together

What we can offer you:

Salary: From £23,920 up to £27,622 per annum based on experience and qualifications + £500 Welcome Bonus* (pro-rata for part-time hours)

Annual wellness day offCompany sick pay50% childcare discountAccess to retail and other discounts through PerkboxHolidays increasing to 22 days after 2 years service and 25 days after 5 years service (pro-rata for part-time hours)Performance related bonusesDedicated learning and development supportAccess to one-to-one confidential counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance Programme

*Split in to two installments, conditions apply.

About us

Smart Start Nursery School
Gravesend, DA11 0EH

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. Each of our nurseries is unique, just like each of the children within our care, and we embrace theirs, and each of our team members individuality to enrich these settings. 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

Storal is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All employees will be subject to background checks, enhanced DBS checks and reference checks.

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