Nursery: Archway Nursery School, Dorset, DT11 Hours: Part Time, 10 hours per week, Monday to Friday Salary: £12.21 - £13.05 per hour (depending on experience and qualifications) Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount, wellness day and much much more. Hello, I'm Hannah, the Nursery Manager at Archway. For over 20 years, our beautiful farmhouse nursery—nestled in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty—has been dedicated to supporting individual learning through purposeful play. Together as a team, we’ve cultivated an environment deeply rooted in the countryside, embracing everything nature has to offer. Our large outdoor space is a key part of our approach, encouraging creativity, exploratory play, and independent learning every day. Who & What is Storal? It’s our collective group of Nurseries that we are happily a part of here at Archway. 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 the role: As a Nursery Practitioner you will be a key part of keep our children safe, loved and inspired to learn. Key activities include: Applying the Storal curriculum & our pedagogy principles to our children daily Seeking out learning opportunities in everyday routines such as mealtimes & transitions Bonding with your children and their families by engaging in meaningful moments About you: A true love for child development and care Able and willing to work in a team Ability to communicate effectively with management, your peers and parents High levels of care and empathy that every opportunity can be a learning opportunity Knowledge of the EYFS framework Must haves: Early Years qualification at Level 2/3 Experience working with all age groups within Early Years Why work for us: Family Friendly Benefits - enhanced parents leave including maternity, paternity & adoption & Childcare Discount at 50% off all fees Wellbeing & Refuel Benefits - extra day off per year for your wellbeing and access to modern-day, progressive mental health support & sick pay Financial Perks - emergency cash access to your pay before pay date, free financial coaching Social Perks – online community for peer-to-peer socializing eg. book club, pets club, pinecones club & continuous professional development accessible to you at anytime Plus, many more. We care about our people. Curious to know more? We’d love to tell you more about what makes Archway Nursery so special. Storal is the highest of standards when it coming to safeguarding, the welfare of children and creating a work environment the 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.