Position Overview
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Nursery: Children 1st Chesterfield Nursery School by Storal
Address: Dryhurst House, Car Park 4, Calow, Chesterfield, S44 5BL
Hours: Monday – Friday, Zero hour contract, hours to be discussed
Salary: £12.71 per hour – £13.30 per hour, salary will depend on qualifications and experience
Hello, I’m Katie, the Nursery Manager at Chesterfield. I have been part of the Chesterfield team for over 15 years. Alongside my deputy manager, we bring a wealth of early years knowledge and lead a dedicated, long‑standing team—all committed to providing the best care and learning experiences for our children.
Housed in a beautiful Grade II listed building, our nursery offers a true home‑from‑home atmosphere, where every child is warmly welcomed into a close‑knit and nurturing environment.
We place a strong focus on connecting with nature through our outdoor spaces, which include a teepee, vegetable patch, sensory garden, and apple trees—inviting children to explore, discover, and learn throughout all seasons.
Responsibilities
You’ll be helping to provide cover for the children as and when needed. This could be for periods of holiday, sickness, or even vacancy gaps. Sometimes you'll support for a full day, or it may just be a morning or afternoon session.
You likely start most of your days with a fully formulated plan, but that will soon get completely derailed. Pivoting when the circumstances call for it is a regular occurrence in child care!
Creativity is key. Teaching young children allows for hands‑on arts and crafts, storytelling, exercise, and educational games. It’s important to keep things fresh and try new activities to keep attention spans engaged. Of course we work within EYFS standards, but that doesn't stop you from engaging your creative flair and enthusiasm for learning.
Qualifications & Attributes
Ideally hold a Level 2 or above qualification, Early Years Educator / Practitioner / Nursery Nurse or similar and you're looking for an Early Years Educator / Nursery Nurse / Early Years Practitioner role that allows you flexibility of working shifts around your other commitments.
You enjoy supporting and encouraging the natural curiosity and excitement of young children and were born to teach and shape the future of our younger generations.
You have a natural, nurturing, openness, warm and positive outlook, and you care about learning and education standards in the UK.
We can sometimes consider unqualified Educators, so if you can demonstrate the necessary values and enthusiasm for working within this environment, submit an application.
What you'll need:
* Full and relevant Level 2 or above qualification within early years.
* Experience as an Early Years Educator (Nursery Nurse/Practitioner) or having worked with children under the age of 5, is advantageous.
* Knowledge and understanding of the EYFS is desirable.
* Reflecting the Storal values around responsibility, openness and working together.
Benefits
For you – We get the basics right enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and you can access your pay before payday with Pay Captain.
Family matters – Balance starts at home Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity leave.
Health & wellness – Nourishing body & mind partnerships with Vitality & Peppy; fertility & menopause support, gym discount, free movie tickets.
Development – Investing in your future with micro‑learning, financial stability tools & the Storal Support Fund.
Our community – Growing together Termly inset days, team member app and Storal Awards.
Safeguarding
Storal sets the highest of standards when it comes to safeguarding, the welfare of children and creating a work environment that encourages feedback, discussion and 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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