Early Years Practitioner

Job Description

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Nursery: Children 1st Acorns Nursery SchoolDraycott Rd, Tean, Stoke-on-Trent ST10 4JJHours: Full Time 40 hours per week, Monday to FridaySalary: Up to £13.30 a hour dependent on experience and qualificationsBenefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount and much much more

***£500 Welcome Bonus***

Remarkable Futures Start Here

Hello, we’re Dawn and Jessica, the Nursery Managers at Acorns.

Together, we bring a wealth of early years experience and share a clear vision for raising standards and providing the best possible start for every child.

Our vibrant outdoor areas are designed to spark imagination and excitement—where children can embark on pirate adventures, dive into imaginative role-play in the farm shop, or run free in our spacious paddock.

Who & What is Storal?

It’s our collective group of Nurseries that we are happily apart of here at Acorns. 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 an Early Years Educator 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 

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

About you:

• A true love for child development and care 

• Able and willing to work in a team 

• Ability to communicate effectively with management, your peers and parents 

• High levels of care and empathy that every opportunity can be a learning opportunity 

• Role modelling remarkable practice 

• Knowledge of the EYFS framework 

Must haves: 

• Early Years qualification at Level  2 or 3 

• Experience working with all age groups within Early Years 

Why work for us:

Family Friendly Benefits- enhanced parents leave including maternity, paternity & adoption & Childcare Discount at 50% off all fees 

Wellbeing & Refuel Benefits- Access to modern-day, progressive mental health support & sick pay 

Financial Perks- emergency cash access to your pay before pay date, free financial coaching 

Social Perks – online community for peer-to-peer socializing eg. book club, pets club, pinecones club & continuous professional development accessible to you at anytime 

Plus, many more.  

We care about our people.  

Curious to know more?

We’d love to tell you more about what makes Acorns 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. xwzovoh 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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