Early Years Educator

Early Years Alliance; Greater London; On-site; GBP 7,000 - 11,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% childcare discount

Extensive training and LMS access

Generous pension scheme

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Birthday leave

Sickness pay & bereavement leave

Referral payment up to £300

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental health support

Job summary

Early Years Alliance operates Ladywell Pre-School in Lewisham and is looking for an Early Years Educator to join the team. The role focuses on delivering inclusive, high-quality early years education and care in a welcoming setting.

The position offers 20 hours per week across 39 weeks, with a DBS check required for successful applicants and ample opportunities for development within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum Level 2 or higher Early Years Education and Childcare qualification or equivalent.
• Proven post-qualification experience of working with children.

Responsibilities

• Provide creative and engaging learning opportunities for children.
• Be a proactive member of the team, providing a safe, stimulating, and inclusive environment.
• Support the nursery management team to deliver high-quality care and education in line with the setting's policies and procedures.

Skills

Early years experience

Education

Level 2+ EY qualification

Job description

About The Role

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Early Years Educator to join our team at Ladywell Pre - School in Lewisham . Rated Good by Ofsted and 9.8 on Day Nurseries.

Hours: 09:30am - 13:30pm

We are looking for a skilled early years educator who will offer our children high quality inclusive early years education and care.

We take great pride in being a friendly, inclusive setting that put children and their families at the heart of our practice and provide excellent promotion and progression opportunities for our staff team.

What we offer:

We are proud to be part of the Early Years Alliance family of early years settings. Founded over 60 years ago, the Alliance is an educational charity dedicated to supporting the delivery of quality early years education and care to children and families.

The Alliance prides itself on being a supportive workplace and offers significant benefits for our team members including:

• 100% discount on childcare and early education places (applicable to staff working in our early years settings)
• Extensive training and career progression planning, including access to our Learning Management System (LMS)
• The Alliance has invested in FAMLY reducing paperwork and giving you more time to focus on the children.
• A generous workplace pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, with additional annual leave for long service.
• Birthday leave so you can have a day off for your birthday dedicated to you and your well being
• Enhanced sickness pay and paid bereavement leave
• A Recruitment Referral Payment Scheme, giving you an introductory payment of up to £300 if someone you have referred to the Alliance takes up a role in the charity.
• Access to our Employee Assistant Programme (EAP), which includes 24/7 helpline access, dedicated managers helpline, confidential counselling sessions delivered by accredited specialists, legal, debt and life management advice, discounts, and wellbeing content plus resources.
• A dedicated mental health First helped to support your mental well being

Job purpose:

As Early Years Educator, you will:

• provide creative and engaging learning opportunities for children.
• be a proactive member of the team, providing a safe, stimulating, and inclusive environment
• support the nursery management team to deliver high-quality care and education in line with the setting's policies and procedures.

Requirements:

Successful applicants for the Early Years Educator position will need:

• a minimum Level 2 or above Early Years Education and Childcare Qualification or equivalent.
• proven post-qualification experience of working with children.

Also, you will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check, if your current certificate is not subscribed to the update service.

For the full of duties and the requirements, please download the job description which accompanies this advert.

Hours per week: 20

Weeks per year: 39

Interview date: Friday 16th October 2026