Marina Casual Nursery Practitioner

Nursery:
Children 1st The Marina, Brayford Pool, Lincoln, LN1 1RD

Hours: Monday - Friday, casual hours

Salary: Up to £13.05 per hour (dependent on qualifications and experience)

Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount and much much more

Hi, I'm Samantha, the Nursery Manager at The Marina.

Located on the University of Lincoln campus, our nursery thrives on strong relationships with families, students, and the wider community.

Our beautifully designed spaces—from the magical reading treehouse loft to our bright, open‑plan rooms—create a stimulating and engaging environment that supports every child’s development.

Set beside the Brayford Pool, our children enjoy daily moments of wonder as they observe ducks, ducklings, and swans, connecting deeply with the natural world right outside our doors.

It’s our collective group of Nurseries that we are happily a part of here at The Marina. 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.

As a Casual Nursery Practitioner you will be a key part of keeping 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
• Bonding 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, your 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 Holidays, sick pay & personal Wellness Day
• Enhanced DBS check and subscription to the DBS Update Service
• Family matters – Balance starts at home Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity (and more)
• Health & wellness – Nourishing body & mind Discounted gym memberships, spa days, fertility support & so much 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.

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

We’d love to tell you more about what makes The Marina 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‑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 thorough compliance checks prior to employment including employment references & DBS.