Early Years Educator (cross-site working, Kent)

3 Storal nursery locations

Hemsley House Nursery School, Ickle Pickles Nursery School and Smart Start Nursery School

Kent Area - Maidstone, Sittingborne, Gravesend

Early Years Educator (Nursery Practitioner, Nursery Nurse) 

Full Time, 40 Hours per week, Monday to Friday (open to flexible hours), able to travel to all three sites as needed

We are looking for a passionate and motivated Early Years Educator (Nursery Nurse/Practitioner) who will thrive on the opportunity of cross site working.

Within this role you'll be working across our three Kent settings in partnership with the existing educator teams on each site to ensure the successful running of the nurseries. This is a full-time role, working across the three nurseries providing necessary cover as needed - holiday cover, sickness cover, increase in occupancy, vacancy cover. 

Within your role you will encourage a love of learning through high quality teaching under the EYFS framework; ensuring all children are kept safe and have rich stimulating experiences throughout their journey with us. 
About you:

Level 3 or above qualification within early years

Proven experience working 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

Must be able to travel to all locations as per shift cover requirements

What we can offer you:

Salary: £14 per hour - dependent on qualifications and experience (includes travel stipend)

Annual wellness day off

Increased salary for travel stipend

Company sick pay

50% childcare discount

Access to retail and other discounts through Perkbox

Holidays increasing to 22 days after 2 years service and 25 days after 5 years service

Performance related bonuses

Dedicated learning and development support

Access to one-to-one confidential counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance Programme

About us:

These nurseries are 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, an enhanced DBS check and reference checks.