Job Description

Nursery: Children 1st @ Bilborough, Beechdale Road, Bilborough, Nottingham NG8 3AJ

Hours:

Monday - Friday, Full Time 40 hours

Salary: 7.55 per hour

Hi, I'm Felicity, the Nursery Manager at Sunshine Nursery.


I'm proud to have been part of this incredible team for 15 years--starting as a casual team member and progressing through a range of roles that have given me a deep understanding of early years care. Since 2019, I've had the privilege of leading our nursery, and I'm incredibly proud to say we've achieved three consecutive Outstanding ratings from Ofsted, thanks to our experienced and long-standing team.


Having lived in this community my whole life, I'm passionate about nurturing strong local ties. We've developed meaningful partnerships with local care homes and Community Wardens, bringing wonderful enrichment opportunities for our children and fostering a real sense of community connection.


Our newly refurbished open-plan baby room offers a beautiful, safe, and inspiring space where our youngest children can explore, play, and learn in a way that suits their individual needs.

Who & What is Storal?

It's our collective group of Nurseries that we are happily apart of here at Sunshine. 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 Apprentice 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 moment

Essentials:

Are 16 or over, have a passion for children and an aptitude for learning Minimum requirements to apply for this role are English and Maths GCSE grades 2 or E or above OR Functional Skills Level 1 or above. are able to commit to a full apprenticeship programme. are patient and friendly By applying for this vacancy, you have given your consent to share your information with the employer on this advert in order for your grades to be confirmed on the HM Government Personal Learning Record Service. Where grades can not be confirmed, certificates will need to be provided by the applicant Maximum of 40 minute drive by either car or public transport

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

Benefits:

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





Curious to know more?


We'd love to tell you more about what makes Sunshine 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.