Casual Bank Nursery Practitioner in Stamford

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Nursery: The Ark Kesteven Road Nursery School, Stamford, PE9

Hours: Monday – Friday, Flexible hours zero hour contract. Salary: Up to £13.05 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications. Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount, wellness day and much much more.

Hello, I’m Emma, the Nursery Manager at The Ark Kesteven Road.

We provide a unique, home-from-home environment with beautifully crafted rooms inspired by the Hygge philosophy and Scandinavian design. We believe children flourish in nurturing, welcoming spaces, and we champion the benefits of outdoor play and hands‑on learning.

Our children love exploring the mud kitchen, spending time in our cosy yurt, and getting stuck into activities at the allotment—experiences that spark curiosity and creativity every day.

Located next to St George\’s School, we’re proud to support smooth transitions to primary education. The children enjoy joining in with PE lessons, sports days, and nativity performances—building confidence and a strong sense of community.

About the role

• Applying the Storal curriculum & our pedagogy principles to our children daily
• Seeking out learning opportunities in everyday routines such as mealtimes & transitions
• Bonding 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
• Knowledge of the EYFS framework

Must haves

• Early Years qualification at Level 2 or Level 3
• Experience working with all age groups within Early Years

What you\’ll get

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.

Enhanced DBS check and subscription to the DBS Update Service

We partner with world‑leading third parties such as Pay Captain, Vitality, and Peppy.

And much much more

We care about our people.

About us

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.

Safeguarding and background checks

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. We care about our people.

Curious to know more?

We’d love to tell you more about what makes Ark Kesteven Road Nursery 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.