Archway Nursery Practitioner Qualified

Storal Learning Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nursery provider in the UK is looking for a passionate Nursery Practitioner to ensure children's safety and inspire learning. The ideal candidate will have an Early Years qualification and a love for child development. This role offers a competitive salary up to £13.05 per hour, a £500 Welcome Bonus, and numerous benefits including childcare discounts and wellness support.

Benefits

Performance related bonus

50% childcare discount

Wellness day

Enhanced holiday

Paid sick pay

Pay access before payday

Qualifications

• Experience working with all age groups within Early Years.
• Ability to engage with children and families in meaningful ways.

Responsibilities

• Apply Storal curriculum and pedagogy principles.
• Seek learning opportunities in everyday routines.
• Bond with children and families.

Skills

Child development and care

Teamwork

Effective communication

High levels of care and empathy

Knowledge of EYFS framework

Education

Early Years qualification at Level 2/3

Job description

Overview

Nursery: Archway Nursery School, Hyde Farm, Salisbury Road, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 8TX

Hours: Full Time, Monday to Friday

Salary: Up to £13.05 per hour (depending on experience and qualifications) plus £500 Welcome Bonus

Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount, wellness day and much more.

£500 Welcome Bonus

About our nursery

For over 20 years, our beautiful farmhouse nursery—nestled in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty—has been dedicated to supporting individual learning through purposeful play.

Together as a team, we’ve cultivated an environment deeply rooted in the countryside, embracing everything nature has to offer. Our large outdoor space is a key part of our approach, encouraging creativity, exploratory play, and independent learning every day.

About Storal

It’s our collective group of Nurseries that we are happily a part of here at Archway. 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 a Nursery Practitioner you will be a key part of keeping 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
• Bonding 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

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

£500 Welcome Bonus

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.

Enhanced DBS check and subscription to the DBS Update Service

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

And much more

Curious to know more?

We’d love to tell you more about what makes Archway Nursery so special.

Storal is the highest of standards when it comes to safeguarding, the welfare of children and creating a work environment that encourages feedback, discussion and resilience. We take our role in the safety of children, 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 through compliance checks prior to employment including employment references & DBS.

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