Job Description

Lead Early Years Educator (Third in Charge)

Children 1st Sheffield Sheffield Street, Sheffield S3 7BS Lead Early Years Educator (Third in Charge) Full Time, 40 Hours per week, Monday to Friday Salary Starting from 14.25ph

We're Louise and Deborah, the Nursery Managers at Sheffield Nursery.


With over 50 years of combined experience in early years, we are deeply dedicated to creating a warm, caring, and inspiring environment for every child in our care.


Located in the heart of Sheffield, our nursery takes great pride in delivering outstanding early years education to our wonderfully diverse and culturally enriched community. Every day, we strive to create an inclusive space where all children feel welcomed, valued, and inspired to learn.


Children thrive through imaginative play in our thoughtfully designed learning spaces--such as our vibrant marketplace role-play area, which encourages creativity and collaboration.


We embrace and celebrate the rich diversity of our community, marking a variety of cultural festivals throughout the year with our children and their families--fostering a strong sense of belonging and mutual respect.


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.


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