Senior Early Years Educator

• Hermitage Day Nursery School by Storal
• Whitwick, Leicestershire, LE67 5EL
• Senior Early Years Educator
• Full time, 40 hours a week

About the nursery:

Hermitage Day Nursery prides itself in maintaining connections. Those connections are not only with parents, but also with professionals that support children with daily life, such as health visitors and language therapists. Hermitage is passionate about providing care for children in their early years but are also committed to being one step ahead so children are equipped with the right tools to thrive in the future.

About Storal:

At Storal each and every child represents a new and exciting story. And everything we do in our growing nursery group is about allowing that story to develop with richness and purpose. By sharing knowledge and ideas across our community of settings, we provide our nurseries with proven and reliable support structures. We empower every member of the team to concentrate on what they really love – understanding children and helping their special stories unfold.

About you:

We are looking for a passionate and ambitious Senior Early Years Educator to work in partnership with the Manager and Deputy to ensure all children attending the setting are kept safe and receive rich and stimulating play experiences appropriate to their age and stage of development.

You will also assist with the daily running of the nursery, adhering to the Policies & Procedures of the Setting and Storal Learning, in compliance with the Children Act, Health and Safety legislation and within the guidelines of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Main responsibilities

• Observes, supports and extends children’s learnings, utilising highly effective teaching strategies;
• Appropriately plans individual learning experiences for children under the EYFS curriculum;
• Maintains accurate and up-to-date children’s records;
• Take on key person responsibilities for a group of children;
• Develop and maintain strong partnerships with colleagues, parents and/or carers, as well as other professionals, to meet the needs of each child;
• Leads, motivates and inspires their room team, keeping the team engaged and performing to consistently high levels
• Supervises staff and conduct supervisions and appraisals where appropriate under the guidance of the Manager/Deputy Manager.
• Assist the Manager in identifying areas of change and in implementing learning and teaching objectives;
• Promote the nursery to both current parents, and potential customers, to support retention and ongoing occupancy growth.

Specific measures of success:

• Individual care: Ensures every child experience a safe and stimulating nursery experience based on their individual needs;
• Record keeping: Always ensures children’s records are up to date;
• Leadership: Manages and supervises junior staff members, motivating them to improve their practice;
• Parent partnership: Develops a strong relationship with parents, building a reputation of trust.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Minimum Level 3 qualified
• First Aid Certification required
• Excellent knowledge of EYFS and experience of working with children and families
• Extensive knowledge of safeguarding
• Managing and maintaining administration requirements

Terms and Conditions:

Salary: Up to £22,256.00 per year subject to experience

Salaries are usually reviewed in April. You will normally be eligible for a salary review after completing one year’s service.

Benefits:

• 50% childcare discount
• Performance related pay & annual pay reviews
• Nursery performance related bonuses
• Annual wellness day off
• Access to Perkbox, a platform with a variety of retail and leisure discounts
• Company sick pay
• Opportunities for team building and celebrating success including the annual Storal awards
• Dedicated learning and development support
• Holidays increasing to 22 days after 2 years’ service and 25 days after 5 years' service
• Unlimited £500 refer a friend bonus
• Access to one-to-one confidential counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance Programme

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.

• Hermitage Day Nursery by Storal
• Whitwick, Leicestershire, LE67 5EL
• Senior Early Years Educator
• Full Time, 40 hours per week

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: Up to £22,256.00 per day

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Brentwood: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Nursery: 1 year (preferred)
• Childcare: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: One location

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