Nursery: Children 1st Hathern Nursery School 126 Loughborough Rd, Hathern, Loughborough LE12 5JB Hours: Full Time 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday Salary: From £12.25 -£13.05 a hour dependent on experience and qualifications Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount, wellness day and much much more. About Children 1st Hathern Nursery School About you You are looking for a career in childcare, having already gained some experience working with children or young people. You’re enthusiastic, creative and open minded and you're keen to learn whatever it takes to become an outstanding early years educator, working with children from 0-5 years. What you'll be doing As an qualified level 2 or 3 Early Years Educator / Practitioner / Nursery Nurse or similar you'll be supporting and encouraging the natural curiosity and excitement of young children. In other words, you'll be shaping the future of our younger generations. You’ll be embracing your creativity and using it to develop engaging and inspiring hands on arts and crafts, storytelling, exercise, and educational games. Of course you'll need to ensure you work within the EYFS standards, but that doesn't stop you from engaging your creative flair and enthusiasm for learning. About you A desire to learn about the EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage Framework) An understanding of (and commitment to) safeguarding Desire to build a career within early years Good communication skills Experience of having worked with children under the age of 5, is advantageous A reflection of the Storal values around responsibility, openness and working together What you'll get Competitive rates of pay dependent on experience, qualification and NMW age guidance Performance related bonuses 50% childcare discount Annual wellness day off Access to retail and other discounts through Perkbox 20 days holidays (plus bank holiday), increasing to 22 days after 2 years service and 25 days after 5 years service Dedicated learning and development support Access to one-to-one confidential counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance Programme About us This nursery is part of Storal, a group of nurseries across England. It is our vision at Storal to be the nursery group that every family and educator wants to be part of. Our values are built around creating this environment for teams and children. We believe in high standards, praising each other, pulling together as a team whilst actively helping others to grow and that’s only the beginning of the story. We do what we say we do and if you align with this approach, then a Storal nursery is the place for you. Storal is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All employees will be subject to background checks, enhanced DBS check and reference checks.