About the Role
<p style="text-align:left;"><strong>Nursery: Archway Nursery School, </strong><span><strong>Hyde Farm, Salisbury Road, Pimperne, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 8TX</strong></span><strong><br>Hours: Casual/Bank Hours, Monday to Friday<br>Salary: Up to £13.70 per hour (depending on experience and qualifications)</strong><br><strong>Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount, wellness day and much much more.</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;"><strong>About our nursery:<br></strong><span>Archway Nursery is set in a peaceful rural location yet just minutes from Blandford Forum, our nursery offers the best of both worlds — fresh countryside air with easy access to town. Where staff and children enjoy an exceptionally large outdoor space that includes a dedicated forest school garden, a spacious main garden, and an all-weather AstroTurf area for active play year-round. We pride ourselves on creating a warm, friendly atmosphere where staff feel genuinely valued and supported, making it a welcoming place to work.</span><strong><em><br></em></strong></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span style=""><strong>Remarkable Futures Start Here</strong></span></p><p><span>Impact Lives, with a Schedule That Works for You</span></p><p><span><strong>Storal’s Purpose</strong></span></p><p><span>To give children healthy foundations in fantastic settings, helping them build the confidence and resilience that will set them up for success later in life.</span></p><p><span><strong>How you’ll spend your time here</strong></span></p><p><span>You’ll be helping to provide cover for the children as and when needed. This could be for periods of holiday, sickness, or even vacancy gaps. Sometimes you'll support for a full day, or it may just be a morning or afternoon session.</span><span style=""><br><br></span><span>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!</span></p><p><span>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.</span></p><p><span><strong>We’d love to talk to you if you have the following</strong></span></p><p><span>You are <strong>Level 2 or above qualified </strong>or <strong>have experience in an early years setting</strong>, and you're looking for a role that allows you flexibility of working shifts around your other commitments.</span></p><p><span>You enjoy supporting and encouraging the natural curiosity and excitement of young children and were born to teach and shape the future of our younger generations.</span></p><p><span>You have a natural, nurturing, openness, a warm and positive outlook, and you care about learning and education standards in the UK.</span></p><p><span><strong>What you'll need</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span>A </span><a target="_blank" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-qualifications-achieved-in-england"><span>full and relevant </span></a><span>Level 2 or above qualification within early years or relevant early years experience</span></p></li><li><p><span>Experience as an Early Years Educator (Nursery Nurse/Practitioner) or having worked with children under the age of 5, is advantageous</span></p></li><li><p><span>Knowledge and understanding of the EYFS is desirable</span></p></li><li><p><span>Reflecting the Storal values around responsibility, openness and working together</span></p></li></ul><p><span><strong>Benefits for You</strong></span></p><p><span><strong>For you </strong>- We get the basics right enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and you can access your pay before payday with Pay Captain</span></p><p><span><strong>Family matters </strong>- Balance starts at home Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity leave</span></p><p><span><strong>Health & wellness </strong>- Nourishing body & mind Partnerships with Vitality & Peppy; fertility & menopause support, gym discount, free movie tickets</span></p><p><span><strong>Development </strong>- Investing in your future with micro-learning, financial stability tools & the Storal Support Fund</span></p><p><span><strong>Our community </strong>-Growing together Termly inset days, team member app and Storal Awards</span></p><p><span><strong>Not everything fits in a job advert</strong></span></p><p><span>Click apply today, don’t worry if your CV isn’t perfect just send us what you have and we’ll work out the rest later.</span></p><p><span><em>Storal sets the highest of standards when it coming to safeguarding, the welfare of children and creating a work environment that encourages feedback-discussion-resilience. We take our role in the safety of children, our </em>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. </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span> </span></p>