Nursery Practitioner

Storal Learning Ltd; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

An early years nursery in Nottingham is looking for a Nursery Practitioner to ensure children are safe and inspired to learn. Responsibilities include implementing educational principles and bonding with families. Ideal candidates will possess an Early Years qualification and have a love for child development. Benefits include enhanced holidays, childcare discounts, wellness programs, and more. This position offers flexible casual hours and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Performance related bonus

50% childcare discount

Enhanced holidays

Paid sick pay

Gym discount

Qualifications

• Experience working with all age groups within Early Years.
• True love for child development and care.
• Able to communicate effectively with parents and peers.

Responsibilities

• Ensure children are safe, loved, and inspired to learn.
• Implement the Storal curriculum and pedagogy principles.
• Create meaningful moments with children and families.

Skills

Child development knowledge

Team collaboration

Effective communication

Empathy

Knowledge of EYFS framework

Education

Early Years qualification at Level 2/3

Job description

Remarkable Futures Start Here

Nursery: Main Street Nursery School, Main Street, Long Eaton, Nottingham, NG10 1GR

Hours: Monday - Friday, flexible casualbank hours

Salary: Up to £13.05 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications.

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

Our gardens are designed to cater to all ages, featuring flower beds, a vegetable patch, and a real shop area—offering hands‑on learning experiences that inspire curiosity and creativity. Inside, our cosy nursery fosters a warm, home‑like atmosphere, with special spaces where siblings and friends can see each other throughout the day.

Who & What is Storal?

It’s our collective group of Nurseries that we are happily a part of here at Main Street. 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 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
• 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

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 much more

We care about our people.

Curious to know more?

We’d love to tell you more about what makes Main Street 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.