Remarkable Futures Start Here
Nursery: Children's 1st Meir Park, Lysander Road, Meir, Stoke on Trent ST3 7TW
Hours: 24 - 40 hours per week, Tuesday to Thursday or Monday-Friday, Full Time and Part Time
Salary: Up to £13.30ph dependent on qualifications and experience
Hi, my name is Sara and I'm the Nursery Manager at Children's 1st Meir Park Nursery.
I have 26 years of experience, starting my time at Meir Park as a Nursery Nurse in the Bobtail room, then progressing to Room Leader, Senior Nursery Nurse, Deputy and now Manager.
We have such a solid team at Meir Park and we all work closely together to make it the outstanding nursery that it is. We are all extremely passionate and dedicated about making sure that our children all reach their full potential each and every day. We have a good relationship with all our families, and they know if they have any worries, that the door is always open for them.
I would be delighted to meet you and your family for a nursery tour and show you what makes Meir Park such a special place to be part of.
About you
You are a Level 2 or above qualified, Early Years Educator / Practitioner / Nursery Nurse or similar who enjoys supporting and encouraging the natural curiosity and excitement of young children. In other words, you were born to teach and shape the future of our younger generations.
You have a natural, nurturing, openness, a warm and positive outlook, and you care about learning and education standards in the UK.
What you'll be doing
You'll likely start most of your days with a fully formulated plan . That will soon get completely derailed though 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 the EYFS standards, but that doesn't stop you from engaging your creative flair and enthusiasm for learning.
What you'll need
- A 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 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.
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.
