Early Years Practitioner

Early Years Practitioner / Nursery Assistant - SN12 6YH

Looking for a role where your work truly shapes lives from the very start? My client is a nurturing, charity-run pre-school that provides a safe and inspiring environment for children aged 2-4. As an Early Years Practitioner, you’ll help lay the foundation for lifelong learning and wellbeing, one little smile and milestone at a time. This role is looking to start ASAP and is available on a permanent, full-time contract.

Why You Should Apply

• Be part of a close-knit, passionate team committed to giving every child the best start.
• 24.5 hours per week, Term Time Only - a perfect fit for work-life balance.
• Permanent role offering job security in a warm, supportive setting.
• Salary: £13,385 per annum, based on Term Time only.
• Opportunity to build strong bonds with children and their families as a key worker.
• Gain ongoing training and professional development, tailored to your goals.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Creating a safe, stimulating space where young children can explore and grow.
• Acting as a key person, forming trusted relationships with families and supporting individual children’s needs.
• Supporting the planning and delivery of activities in line with the EYFS framework.
• Maintaining high standards of safeguarding, confidentiality, and cleanliness.
• Assisting with daily routines, from setting up the room to garden safety and maintenance.
• Promoting positive behaviour, communication, and social skills.

About You

• Be able to do the job as described.
• Able to carry out light garden maintenance (e.g., removing weeds, sweeping grass).
• Comfortable with intimate care duties and maintaining hygiene standards.
• Confident acting as a key worker with clear parent communication.
• Enthusiastic and proactive in team meetings and ongoing development.

Working with Long-term Teachers:

We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools.

LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout. Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as receiving additional information on roles which we feel may be of interest to you.

We are proud members of the REC and we have the highest standard of compliance. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance team.

In addition you will receive:

- Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities

- Permanent job roles

- Support and advice during the clearance and onboarding process

- Working to Agency Workers Regulations

- Interview preparation, advice and support

- Statutory employment rights, such as; sick pay, holiday pay, maternity and paternity pay