Nursery - Children 1st Birstall Nursery School

Location - 1 Park Rd, Birstall, Leicester LE4 3AX

Position - Lead Early Years Educator (Third in Charge)

Hours - Full Time, 40 Hours per week, Monday to Friday

Salary - Starting form £14.25 depending on Experience and qualifications

At Birstall, we pride ourselves on the strong connections we build with our children and families. Our thoughtfully designed spaces inspire creativity and curiosity, supporting children’s development through interactive play and exploration.

Our baby unit offers a loving and stimulating environment, featuring special activities like baby spa days that enhance early development and wellbeing.

Who & What is Storal?  

It’s our collective group of Nurseries that we are happily apart of here at Birstall. 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. 

We are looking for 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.

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.  

About the job:

• Encourage a love of learning through high quality teaching under the EYFS framework

• Ensure all children are kept safe and have rich stimulating experiences

• Build relationships with the team to create an inspiring working environment

• Leads, motivates and inspires the educator team

• Be the third in command in the nursery after the Nursery Manager and Deputy Manager

• Identifying areas of change and implementing

About you:

• Level 3 or above qualification within early years

• Minimum of 6 months experience 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

What we can offer you:

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 much more 

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.