Storal
Lead Early Years Educator
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Nursery: Old Crofts Bank, Urmston, Manchester, M41 7AA
Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday, Full Time
Salary: Up to £14.75ph
£500 Welcome Bonus
Old Crofts Bank's Purpose
To give children healthy foundations in fantastic settings, helping them build the confidence and resilience that will set them up for success later in life.
We are looking for a passionate and ambitious Lead Early Years Educator who will work in partnership with the educator team to ensure the successful running of the nursery.
Old Crofts Bank 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.
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About the Job
- Encourage a love of learning through high quality teaching under the EYFS framework
- Ensure all children are kept safe and have rich stimulating experiences
- Build relationships with the team to create an inspiring working environment
- Leads, motivates and inspires the educator team
- Be the third in command in the nursery after the Nursery Manager and Deputy Manager
- Identifying areas of change and implementing
About You
- Level 3 or above qualification within early years
- Minimum of 6 months experience as an Early Years Educator (Nursery Nurse/Practitioner) or with children under the age of 5
- Knowledge and understanding of the EYFS
- Reflecting the Storal values around responsibility, openness and working together
Benefits for You
- For you: We get the basics right enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and you can access your pay before payday with PayCaptain
- Family matters: Balance starts at home Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity leave
- Health & wellness: Nourishing body & mind Partnerships with Vitality & Peppy; fertility & menopause support, gym discount, free movie tickets
- Development: Investing in your future with micro-learning, financial stability tools & the Storal Support Fund
- Our community: Growing together Termly inset days, team member app and Storal Awards
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Storal sets the highest of standards when it comes to safeguarding, the welfare of children and creating a work environment that 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.
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