Nursery Practitioner

Nursery:
Hemsley House Nursery School, Maidstone, Kent, ME16

Hours: Full Time, Monday - Friday and casual roles available.
Salary: up to £13.05 per hour (depending on experience and qualifications).
Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount, wellness day and much more.

Hemsley House spans two beautifully converted Victorian homes in Maidstone, just a 10‑minute walk apart. Both buildings have a welcoming, home‑from‑home feel and are full of original charm, including stunning stained‑glass windows.

Our large garden areas offer our children the freedom to explore and enjoy outdoor adventures. With features like a preschool camp area, teepees, a mud kitchen and climbing equipment, the outdoors becomes an extension of the learning environment.

Inside, our designated preschool classroom supports school readiness in a focused, nurturing setting. Our experienced and passionate team brings a wealth of early years knowledge, tailoring each child’s experience to their pace, needs and interests.

At Hemsley House, we encourage independence, imagination and a love of learning every single day—laying strong foundations for a happy and confident future.

It’s our collective group of Nurseries that we are happily a part of here at Hemsley House. Storal stands for high quality outcomes for children and are passionate about Early Years. Bringing your whole self is a must if that’s pink hair, being Neurospicy or having a unique pastime, we encourage it all. Your unique self is what makes our Nursery even better.

Check out our website to learn about our leaders and the expertise they bring to our Storal community.

• 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.

• A true love for child development and care.
• Able and willing to work in a team.
• Ability to communicate effectively with management, peers and parents.
• High levels of care and empathy that every opportunity can be a learning opportunity.
• Knowledge of the EYFS framework.

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

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 Pay Captain.
• 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.

We’d love to tell you more about what makes Hemsley House so special.

Storal is 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.