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Lead Early Years Educator

StoralChelmsford🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 1 Sept 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This Lead Early Years Educator role offers a fantastic opportunity to shape young minds within a supportive and reputable nursery group, with a competitive hourly rate of up to £15.19 plus a welcome bonus. You'll thrive here if you are passionate about child development, eager to collaborate with a dedicated team, and ready to contribute to creating remarkable futures for children. Apply now to join a team that values growth, praise, and pulling together!

Quick Overview

Salary
£15/hr
Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
On Site
Location
Chelmsford, United Kingdom
Posted
3 weeks ago

Job Description

Remarkable Futures Start Here

Nursery: Little Faces, Pontlands Park, Chelmsford, CM2 8HR

Hours: Full-Time 40 hours MAT cover, Monday-Friday - 12 Months

Welcome Bonus: £1,000
Salary:
From £15.19 - to £15.71 per hour (depending on experience and qualifications)

Can you inspire the next generation?

You’ll be a key part of every child’s journey, keeping our children safe, loved and inspired through play-based learning.

Our nurseries are warm and nurturing environments that not only support children to be ready for school but also equip them with all the life skills they need to flourish and succeed.

Benefits for You

For you - We get the basics right enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and you can access your pay before payday with PayCaptain

Family matters - Balance starts at home Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity leave

Health & wellness - Nourishing body & mind Partnerships with Vitality & Peppy; fertility & menopause support, gym discount, free movie tickets

Development - Investing in your future with micro-learning, financial stability tools & the Storal Support Fund

Our community -Growing together Termly inset days, team member app and Storal Awards

About the role
As an Early Years Teacher you will be a key part of keep our children safe, loved and inspired to learn.  Key activities include: 

  • Applying the Storal curriculum & our pedagogy principles to our children daily 

  • Seeking out learning opportunities in everyday routines such as mealtimes & transitions 

  • Bond 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 3 and above

  • QTS

  • Experience working with all age groups within Early Years 

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 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 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.   

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