Casual Early Years Educator/Practitioner / Nursery Nurse - Flexible hours

Storal Learning Ltd; Bailey's Court Neighbourhood Centre; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Nursery: Blossom Tree Nursery School, Portishead, North Somerset
Hours: Casual, flexible hours, Monday-Friday
Salary: £12.21 - £13:05 per hour(dependent on qualification and experience)
Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount, wellness day and much much more (dependent on hours worked)

About Blossom Tree Nursery School
Blossom Tree Nursery School is located near Portishead’s vibrant marina. It's a nursery school full of wonder and learning, where our early years educators get to see the world through the eyes of the children who come to us.

About you

You are an experienced Early Years Educator / Practitioner / Nursery Nurse or similar and you're looking for an Early Years Educator/Nursery Nurse/Early Years Practitioner role that allows you flexibility of working shifts around your other commitments.

You enjoy supporting and encouraging the natural curiosity and excitement of young children and 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.

What you'll be doing
You’ll be helping to provide cover for the children as and when needed. This could be for periods of holiday, sickness, or even vacancy gaps. Sometimes you'll support for a full day, or it may just be a morning or afternoon session.

You'll likely start most of your days with a fully formulated plan that will soon get completely derailed. Pivoting when the circumstances call for it 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.
The hours you work will be determined by the Nursery, subject to the session cover requirements. Given this is a Casual contact, hours cannot be guaranteed.

What you'll need

• A full and relevant Level 2 or above qualification within early years would be fantastic; however, we can consider unqualified Educators, as long as they demonstrate the necessary qualities, values, and enthusiasm for working within this environment. The rate for unqualified candidates is £8.60 - £11:44.
• 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, qualification, and NMW age guidance.
• 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.

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 check, and reference checks.