Lead Early Years Educator (Third in Charge)

Remarkable Futures Start Here

Nursery: Children 1st Plumtree Nursery School, Station Road, Plumtree, Nottingham NG12 5NA
Hours: Full Time 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Salary: £14.75 per hour (dependent on experience and qualifications) plus £500 Welcome Bonus
Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount and much much more

Travel Allowance:

We offer a travel allowance of up to £50 per month for employees who live 5 miles or more from the nursery, or who need to travel 1 mile or more using public transport, calculated based on days worked.

Storal’s Purpose

To give children healthy foundations in fantastic settings, helping them build the confidence and resilience that will set them up for success later in life.

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.

How you’ll spend your time here

• 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

We’d love to talk to you if you have the following

• A Level 3 or above qualification within early years

• Proven experience working as an Early Years Educator (Nursery Nurse/Practitioner) or with children under the age of 5

• Knowledge and understanding of the EYFS

• Reflecting the Storal values around responsibility, openness and working together

The Team & Environment

You’ll be joining Plumtree Nursery team, who have an incredibly important job of supporting children’s development. You’ll be a key part of every child’s journey, keeping our children safe, loved and inspired through play-based learning.

Our nurseries are warm and nurturing environments that not only support children to be ready for school but also equip them with all the life skills they need to flourish and succeed.

What makes our nursery special is our strong sense of community—we’re more than just a nursery. Our baby unit offers a safe, cosy space carefully tailored to support early development and wellbeing.

Our children love exploring our unique indoor features, from the whimsical Crooked House to our jaw-dropping Jungle exploration area—spaces designed to spark imagination and wonder.

Outside, our large garden offers plenty of opportunities for active play, discovery, and hands-on learning in a beautiful natural setting.

Benefits for You

£500 Welcome Bonus

Travel Allowance where applicable

Paid Overtime (time and a half)

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 PayCaptain

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

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Click apply today, don’t worry if your CV isn’t perfect just send us what you have and we’ll work out the rest later.

Storal sets 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.