Early Years Practitioner

Protocol Education Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading education provider in the UK is seeking an Early Years Practitioner to support children in EYFS and SEN settings. This role involves building trusting relationships with children, creating a nurturing environment, and collaborating with colleagues. The ideal candidate will have a warm, caring approach and experience in child development. This position is temporary but could lead to permanent opportunities.

Benefits

Ongoing training opportunities

Supportive team environment

Job satisfaction from making a difference

Qualifications

• Experience in EYFS and/or SEN settings.
• Warm and caring approach to child development.
• Flexibility and a calm attitude.

Responsibilities

• Build trusting relationships with children.
• Support individual learning through play.
• Create a nurturing environment indoors and outdoors.
• Collaborate with colleagues on children's progress.

Skills

Empathy

Creativity

Patience

Adaptability

Team mindset

Job description

Early Years Practitioner (EYFS & SEN Support)

Do you thrive on helping little learners find their spark? We’re looking for a flexible, resourceful Early Years Practitioners to move into SEN Support roles in the Wiltshire area.

If you’ve worked in EYFS or SEN settings, you’ll know the skills overlap beautifully. Patience, creativity, empathy, and adaptability, they’re what make you brilliant at what you do.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Building strong, trusting relationships with key children to help them reach their next steps
• Supporting individual learning through play, exploration, and positive interaction
• Creating a nurturing, inclusive environment both indoors and outdoors
• Working closely with colleagues to plan, observe, and celebrate each child’s progress

What You’ll Bring

• A warm, caring approach and a knack for spotting potential in every child
• Experience in EYFS, SEN, or both, your insight into child development is what matters most
• Flexibility, curiosity, and a calm, can-do attitude
• A team mindset and genuine love for early learning

What You’ll Get

• Happy, curious children who’ll make every day different
• A supportive, close-knit team who value what you do
• Ongoing training opportunities tailored to the varied needs of the role
• Real job satisfaction — knowing your care and creativity make a difference

We work with all schools throughout Swindon, Wiltshire, Bristol, Bath, NE Somerset, Somerset, South Glos and surrounding areas. If this role is not in your area, please do still apply. There will be a school and role nearby!

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If you are interested in this role please apply through this advert or apply on our Protocol Education website.

We pride ourselves on employing a wide range of educators from a variety of experienced backgrounds and settings as well as aspiring educators and teachers with diverse experiences and transferable skills who are passionate and caring individuals to educate children and young people within our schools.

Please note, to apply for this role you must have right to work in the UK.

If you feel you would be great for this role, apply today!

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.

We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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