Remarkable Futures Start Here Nursery: Archway Nursery School, Hyde Farm, Salisbury Road, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 8TX Hours: Full Time, Monday – Friday Welcome Bonus:£500 Salary: Up to £14.75 per hour (depending on experience and qualifications) Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount, wellness day and much much more. About our nursery: Archway Nursery is set in a peaceful rural location yet just minutes from Blandford Forum, our nursery offers the best of both worlds — fresh countryside air with easy access to town. Where staff and children enjoy an exceptionally large outdoor space that includes a dedicated forest school garden, a spacious main garden, and an all-weather AstroTurf area for active play year-round. We pride ourselves on creating a warm, friendly atmosphere where staff feel genuinely valued and supported, making it a welcoming place to work. 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 you We are looking for a passionate and ambitious Lead Early Years Educator (Third in Charge) who will work in partnership with the educator team to ensure the successful running of the nursery. About the role: As an Lead Nursery Practitioner, you will be a key part of keep our children safe, loved and inspired to learn. Key activities include: Encouraging a love of learning through high quality teaching under the EYFS framework Ensuring all children are kept safe and have rich stimulating experiences Building relationships with the team to create an inspiring working environment Leading, motivating and inspiring the educator team Being the third in command in the nursery after the Nursery Manager and Deputy Manager Identifying areas of change and implementing Must haves: Level 3 or above qualification within early years Experience working with all age groups within Early Years Knowledge and understanding of the EYFS Why work for us: Benefits at a glance £500 Welcome Bonus 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. And much much more We care about our people Curious to know more? We’d love to tell you more about what makes Archway 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. EYEA