Early Years Educator (temporary, until August 2027)

Sirjohnheron; East Ham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheringham Nursery School & Children's Centre invites applications for an Early Years Educator (temporary until August 2027). The role is full-time, term-time with 36 hours per week, based at the nursery school and children’s centre in Newham, east London.

We seek a well-qualified practitioner with Level 3 in childcare and EYFS experience, who can promote learning through play and strengthen partnerships with families while safeguarding children. DBS check will be undertaken.

Qualifications

• A level 3 qualification in childcare and early education (or equivalent) is required.
• Successful EYFS experience in a school or setting is required.
• Strong commitment to high-quality early years education and partnership with families.
• Ability to promote learning through play, both indoors and outdoors.
• Willingness to safeguarding and DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Be skilled at listening to children and engaging conversations.
• Love playing with children and spending time outdoors in all weathers.
• Promote children's learning through a broad curriculum.
• Maintain children's journals to a high standard.
• Be skilled and confident in working with parents.

Skills

EYFS knowledge

Child development

Partnership with families

Outdoor learning

Education

Level 3 childcare & early education

Job description

Early Years Educator (temporary, until August 2027)

• Employer: Sheringham Nursery School & Children's Centre
• Location: Sheringham Nursery School & Children's Centre
• Contract: Temporary
• Working Pattern: Full Time/Term Time
• Hours: 36 hours per week. Term time only.
• Closing Date: 01/11/2026 at 23:59
• Reference: Pri/26/347575

Our vision: a happy, healthy, enquiring and active childhood for every child.

Our mission: to work in partnership with every family. Together, we can help every child to have the best start in life.

If you share our passion for early years education, and our commitment to ensuring all children have a happy, healthy, successful time at school, then we would love to hear from you.

The children who attend our nursery school and children’s centre are engaging, creative and full of fun. Our committed and talented staff ensure all children learn, progress and thrive, and that they are ready for primary school. Our friendly children’s centre team supports young children’s healthy and happy development, offering extra help when families need it.

We lead the East London Research School, a thriving hub of evidence-based practice. We have also recently been designated a Stronger Practice Hub, providing the opportunity for further dissemination of the school’s excellent work to other settings.

Sheringham Nursery School and Children’s Centre serves a diverse community in Newham, east London. We work in close partnership with parents, families, the local authority and other organisations in the surrounding area. A commitment to serving this community, and a passion for overcoming disadvantage and barriers to achievement, is essential for any applicant for this role.

Sheringham isa highly successful Newham Nursery School, rated Outstanding by Ofsted. We have children on roll aged 2, 3 and 4 years old.

We are recruiting for a full-time early years educator with at least a level 3 qualification in childcare and early education (or equivalent), with successful EYFS experience in a school or setting.

• Are you a well-qualified early years practitioner with enthusiasm, energy and commitment to high quality early years education?
• Do you have a sound understanding of child development, the Early Years Foundation Stage, and a strong commitment to supporting children’s learning through play, inside and outdoors?
• Are you positiveabout working in partnership with families in our diverse, multilingual community?
• Can you promote the inclusion of children with special educational needs and disabilities?

You will:

• be skilled at listening to children and having conversations with them
• love playing with children and spending time outdoors with them in all weathers
• be able to promote children’s learning through our broad curriculum
• be able to maintain children’s journals to a high standard
• be skilled and confident in working with parents

What we can offer you:

• Highly skilled staff team, dedicated to providing the best for families and their children
• Well-resourced environments, including an extensive, landscaped outdoor space
• Evidence-informed professional development that will support understanding and use of highly effective strategies, enabling the candidate to work at the cutting edge of early years pedagogy and practice
• The opportunity to work with both our Research School and the Stronger Practice Hub helping to disseminate our evidence-informed practice to the early years sector.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will undergo an enhanced DBS check.

• Deadline for applications: 1 st November 2026
• Shortlisting: Monday 2 nd November 2026
• Interviews: Monday 9 th November 2026

The School has a strong commitment to achieving equality of opportunity in both services to the community and the employment of people and expects all employees to understand and promote its policies in their work.