Nursery: Forest Barn Nursery School, The Barn at Tooks Farm, Great Warley Street, Great Warley, Brentwood, Essex, CM13 3JP                                                                                          

Hours: Full Time, Monday - Friday
Salary: Up to £15.50 per hour (dependent on qualifications and experience)
Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount, wellness day and much much more

Hi, I’m Leigh, the Nursery Manager at Forest Barn.

Every day at Forest Barn, we nurture our children’s natural curiosity and creativity in an environment designed to spark imaginations and build confidence. We’re proud to offer an exceptional learning space where children develop a real love for learning and an inquisitive, confident mindset.

Outdoors, we’re truly spoilt for choice. From our Nissen hut and sensory garden to the fruit patch and nearby woodland walks, nature plays a key role in our children’s development. With two gardens and a large field, there’s plenty of opportunity for exploration, adventure, and calm connection with the world around them.

Our cosy, home-from-home environment is filled with natural resources that invite play and ignite wonder. And our commitment to community shines through in our special partnership with the local care home—where residents regularly join us for tea and shared joy with the children.

At Forest Barn, learning, nature, and community come together to create a truly magical place for our children.

Who & What is Storal?  

It’s our collective group of Nurseries that we are happily a part of here at Forest Barn. 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 the role: 
 
As a Nursery Practitioner you will be a key part of keep 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 

• Bonding with your children and their families by engaging in meaningful moments  

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

For you - We get the basics right Holidays, sick pay & personal Wellness Day

Enhanced DBS check and subscription to the DBS Update Service

Family matters - Balance starts at home Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity (and more)

Health & wellness - Nourishing body & mind Discounted gym memberships, spa days, fertility support & so much 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 partner with world-leading third parties such as Pay Captain, Vitality, and Peppy.

 Curious to know more?

We’d love to tell you more about what makes Forest Barn 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.   

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