At a Glance
- Tasks: Support children's learning through creative activities and provide flexible cover as needed.
- Company: Join a nurturing nursery dedicated to shaping young minds in a supportive environment.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, enhanced holidays, wellness days, and childcare discounts.
- Other info: Be part of a community that values growth, creativity, and collaboration.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in children's lives while enjoying a flexible work schedule.
- Qualifications: Level 2 or above in childcare preferred; enthusiasm and values matter too!
The predicted salary is between 12.71 - 12.71 £ per hour.
Remarkable future starts here.
Nursery: Children 1st Hathern, 126 Loughborough Road, Hathern, Loughborough LE12 5JB
Hours: Casual, variable hours, Monday-Friday, Full Time and Part Time
Salary: £12.71ph to £13.30ph; salary will depend on qualifications and experience.
Qualifications - Ideally hold a Level 2 or above in childcare.
Hello, I’m Kadie, the Nursery Manager at Hathern. Together with my team, we feel privileged to be part of the children’s early years journey, providing a nurturing environment where every child can thrive. Our home-from-home spaces are thoughtfully filled with natural resources, creating the perfect setting for children to explore, discover, and grow.
We’re also proud of our strong connection with our sister nursery in Shepshed, which fosters shared learning opportunities and close community ties—enriching the experience for both children and families.
Hathern’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, but pivoting when the circumstances call for it is a regular occurrence in child care!
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. 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.
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 (and volunteers) complete thorough compliance checks prior to employment including employment references & DBS.
Supply Nursery Practitioner in Loughborough employer: Storal
At Children 1st Hathern, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that values creativity, flexibility, and the well-being of our staff. Our nurturing work culture is complemented by a range of benefits including enhanced holidays, wellness support, and opportunities for professional development, all within a supportive community that encourages collaboration and growth. Join us in making a meaningful impact on the lives of young children while enjoying a fulfilling work-life balance in a vibrant setting.
