Nursery: Hemsley House Nursery School, Maidstone, Kent, ME16
Hours: Full Time, Monday - Friday and casual roles available
Salary: up to £13.05 per hour (depending on experience and qualifications)
Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount, wellness day and much more
Hemsley House spans two beautifully converted Victorian homes in Maidstone, just a 10-minute walk apart. Both buildings have a welcoming, home-from-home feel and are full of original charm, including stunning stained-glass windows.
Our large garden areas offer our children the freedom to explore and enjoy outdoor adventures. With features like a preschool camp area, teepees, a mud kitchen, and climbing equipment, the outdoors becomes an extension of the learning environment.
Inside, our designated preschool classroom supports school readiness in a focused, nurturing setting. Our experienced and passionate team brings a wealth of early years knowledge, tailoring each child’s experience to their pace, needs, and interests.
At Hemsley House, we encourage independence, imagination, and a love of learning every single day—laying strong foundations for a happy and confident future.
Who & What is Storal?
It’s our collective group of Nurseries that we are happily a part of here at Hemsley House. 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.
About the role:
As a Nursery Practitioner you will be a key part of keeping 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
* Bond 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 3
* Experience working with all age groups within Early Years
Why work for us:
Benefits at a glance
For you -We get the basics right enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and accessing your pay before payday with PayCaptain
Family matters - Balance starts at home Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity (and more)
Health & wellness - Nourishing body & mind Partnerships with Vitality & Peppy; fertility & menopause support, gym discount, free movie tickets and more
Development - Investing in your future Micro-learning, financial stability tools & Storal Support Fund
Our community -Growing together Termly inset days, team app & Storal Awards gathering.
Enhanced DBS check and subscription to the DBS Update Service
We partner with world-leading third parties such as Pay Captain, Vitality, and Peppy.
We care about our people.
Storal is 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 thorough compliance checks prior to employment including employment references & DBS.
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