Overview
Nursery: Willow Tree Nursery School, Hours: Full Time, Monday to Friday
Salary: Up to £13.25 per hour dependant on experience and qualifications
Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount, wellness day and much more.
Hi, I\'m Natalie, the Nursery Manager at Willow Tree.
Every day at Willow Tree, we inspire children to be inquisitive and imaginative through our rich indoor and outdoor learning environments. From our adventurous gardens with a mud kitchen and cosy reading nook to our calming sensory room, there\'s so much for children to explore and enjoy. It’s in this nurturing environment that they quickly develop a real love of learning and a curious mind.
Our experienced and passionate team brings a wealth of early years insight, ensuring that every child learns in a way and at a pace that suits them. We know that each child is unique, and we tailor our care to support their individual journey.
Our home-from-home setting includes dedicated spaces for cooking and yoga, helping to spark children’s creativity and well-being. Each age group has its own carefully designed room with direct access to the garden, while our sensory room offers a peaceful place for rest and relaxation.
About the role: As a Senior Early Years Educator 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
* Role modelling remarkable practice with the intent to support others around you
* Knowledge of the EYFS framework
Must haves:
* Early Years qualification at Level 3
* Experience working with all age groups within Early Years
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.
We pay for your DBS upfront along with reimbursing your annual update service charge. We partner with world-leading third parties such as Pay Captain, Vitality, and Peppy.
And much more. We care about our people.
Curious to know more? We’d love to tell you more about what makes Willow Tree so special.
Storal is the highest of standards when it coming 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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