Nursery Senior Early Years Educator

Storal Learning Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nursery group in Manchester is seeking a Senior Early Years Educator to lead a dedicated team in providing nurturing care to children. The ideal candidate will have a Level 3 qualification and demonstrable leadership experience. Responsibilities include supervising your team, delivering high-quality care, and ensuring compliance with record-keeping. The nursery promotes a warm environment and emphasizes inclusivity and child development. A competitive salary and numerous benefits are offered.

Benefits

Enhanced holidays

Paid sick pay

Gym discounts

Childcare discount

Access to pay before payday

Qualifications

• Must have a Level 3 or above qualification in early years.
• Requires proven experience as an Early Years Educator.
• Demonstrable leadership experience in Early Years is essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver care to children while supervising your team.
• Identify areas for improvement in teaching techniques.
• Ensure all record-keeping requirements are completed.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Leadership experience

Understanding of EYFS

Nurturing openness

Education

Full and relevant Level 3 qualification in early years

Job description

Remarkable Futures Start Here

Nursery – Old Crofts Bank

Location – Old Crofts Bank, Urmston, Manchester, M41 7AA

Position – Senior Early Years Educator

Hours – Full Time, 40 Hours per week, Monday to Friday

Salary – £13.25ph depending on experience and qualifications to be discussed

Hi, I’m Sarah, the Nursery Manager at Old Crofts Bank.

I’m proud to lead a highly experienced and passionate team—many of whom have been with us for over 10 years and hold advanced qualifications and specialist training. Together, we create a warm, nurturing environment where our children feel safe, valued, and inspired to learn.

Our nursery is a true home from home, filled with natural resources that spark curiosity and wonder. Each room is carefully designed to meet the developmental needs of our babies, toddlers, and preschoolers, and our spaces are continually adapted based on the children’s evolving interests.

One of our standout features is our beautiful, tranquil garden, which offers endless opportunities for imaginative play, exploration, and calm connection with nature. Indoors and outdoors, our children are supported to learn at their own pace and in ways that suit them best.

Mealtimes are a social and meaningful part of the day, with our children enjoying healthy meals in small groups—and even helping with serving, promoting independence and a sense of responsibility.

Who & What is Storal?

It’s our collective group of Nurseries that we are happily a part of here at Old Crofts Bank. 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 you

You are a [Level 3 or above qualified], Senior Early Years Educator, who thrives on leading by example, and inspiring others to be the best that they can be.

You love supporting and encouraging the natural curiosity and excitement of young children, and motivating others to do the same.

You have a natural, nurturing openness, a warm and positive outlook, and care about learning and education standards in the UK.

What you’ll be doing

Day to day, you will deliver care to the children whilst also supervising your team.

You will identify areas for improvements whether that relates to learning and teaching techniques or, creating more stimulating experiences and environments. You will embrace inclusivity to ensure the individual needs of all those within your room are met.

You will be responsible for ensuring all record‑keeping requirements are regularly completed, as well as conducting your team appraisals. As the Senior Early Years Educator you will work in partnership with the management team to ensure the successful running of the nursery.

What you’ll need

• Full and relevant Level 3 or above qualification within early years
• Proven experience working as an Early Years Educator (Nursery Nurse/Practitioner)
• Demonstrable leadership experience (within Early Years)
• Knowledge and understanding of the EYFS
• Excellent communication skills with both children and adults
• Reflecting the Storal values around responsibility, openness and working together

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.

Familyagrada – 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 payҙа 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.

About us

This nursery is part of Storal, a group of nurseries across England. Our vision at Storal is to be the nursery group that every family and educator wants to be part of. Our values are built around creating a 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.

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.