Casual Early Years Educator in Banbury

Remarkable Futures Start Here Nursery: Grimsbury Manor Nursery School, Banbury, OX16 3JX.

Hours: Casual, variable hours, Monday-Friday, Full Time and Part Time.

Salary: £12.71ph - £13.30. Salary will depend on qualifications and experience.

At Grimsbury Manor, we’re proud to have an experienced and passionate team with a deep understanding of early years education. We know that every one of our children is unique, with their own story to tell, which is why we tailor our learning approach to suit each of our child’s individual pace and personality. Inside our nursery, you’ll find our children exploring, marvelling, and asking questions—developing a real love for learning. Our beautiful outdoor spaces are designed to spark curiosity and creativity, offering opportunities for adult- and child-led activities that encourage imaginative play and problem-solving. Our children spend dedicated time outdoors every day, connecting with nature and learning through enriching, hands-on experiences. Our recently refurbished nursery blends sustainability with history, preserving the charm of the original architecture while creating a warm, inspiring environment for our children to thrive in.

Grimsbury Manor’s Purpose

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.

How you’ll spend your time here

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. 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 childcare! 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.

We’d love to talk to you if you have the following

• Ideally hold a Level 2 or above qualification, Early Years Educator / Practitioner / Nursery Nurse or similar.
• You enjoy supporting and encouraging the natural curiosity and excitement of young children.
• You have a natural, nurturing openness, a warm and positive outlook, and you care about learning and education standards in the UK.
• We can sometimes consider unqualified Educators, so if you can demonstrate the necessary values and enthusiasm for working within this environment, submit an application.

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 for You

• Enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and access to your pay before payday with Pay Captain.
• Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity leave.
• Partnerships with Vitality & Peppy; fertility & menopause support, gym discount, free movie tickets.
• Investing in your future with micro-learning, financial stability tools & the Storal Support Fund.
• Termly inset days, team member app and Storal Awards.

Not everything fits in a job advert. Storal sets the highest of standards when it comes to safeguarding, the welfare of children and creating a work environment that encourages feedback, discussion, and 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, including volunteers, complete thorough compliance checks prior to employment including employment references & DBS.