Early Years Practitioner

Senploy; Ilford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Free CPD and safeguarding training

Dedicated consultant support

Temp-to-perm potential

Job summary

Senploy is seeking an experienced Level 6 Early Years Practitioner for a long-term nursery role in Ilford. You will plan purposeful EYFS learning, observe development and maintain safeguarding standards while taking greater responsibility in the nursery team.

You will work with children aged 0-5, building strong relationships with families and contributing to individual learning plans. Immediate start and permanent progression potential are available.

Qualifications

• The candidate must have strong knowledge and practical understanding of the EYFS.
• Experience in a nursery or Early Years environment is preferred.
• Ability to plan learning experiences for young children with confidence.
• Demonstrated ability to observe and assess children's development.
• Solid understanding of safeguarding in Early Years.
• Will take on greater responsibility within a nursery team.

Responsibilities

• Plan engaging, age-appropriate learning through the EYFS.
• Create learning opportunities through play and routines.
• Observe, assess and record children's development.
• Manage key children and contribute to learning plans.
• Support communication and early literacy development.
• Foster social, emotional and physical development.
• Encourage confidence, curiosity and independence.
• Identify needs and work with SENCO as required.
• Build positive relationships with parents and carers.
• Guide less experienced colleagues and maintain safeguarding.

Skills

EYFS knowledge

Observation of children

Safeguarding

Plan learning experiences

Child development assessment

Parental communication

Education

Level 6 Early Years qualification

EYTS / EYPS / QTS options

Higher-Level EY qualification

Job description

Pay: £150-£170 per day, dependent on qualification and experience

Contract: Full-Time | Long-Term | Temp to Perm

Start: Immediate

You're Not Just Supervising Play. You're Shaping What Comes Next.

A conversation at the water table. A child finally finding the words to ask for what they need. Learning to share, manage a big emotion, recognise a number or confidently try something for themselves.

In Early Years, the moments that look small can be enormously important.

A nursery setting in Ilford is looking for an experienced Level 6 Early Years Practitioner who understands how to recognise those moments and turn them into opportunities for children to learn and develop.

This is not a standard Nursery Assistant position.

You'll take greater responsibility for children's learning and development, using your knowledge of the EYFS to plan purposeful experiences, assess progress and help create an environment where children aged 0-5 can thrive.

Bring Your Early Years Expertise into the Room

You'll be trusted to use your professional judgement rather than simply follow a timetable.

You'll observe how children play, communicate and interact, identify where they are developmentally and use that understanding to decide what could help them progress next.

Your role will include:

• Planning engaging, age-appropriate learning through the EYFS.
• Creating opportunities for learning through play, exploration and everyday routines.
• Observing, assessing and recording children's development.
• Taking responsibility for key children and contributing to individual learning plans.
• Supporting communication, language and early literacy development.
• Encouraging children's social, emotional and physical development.
• Helping children build confidence, curiosity and independence.
• Recognising where a child may need additional support and working alongside the SENCO.
• Building positive relationships with parents and carers.
• Supporting and guiding less experienced Early Years colleagues where appropriate.
• Maintaining high standards of safeguarding, welfare, health and safety.

The Qualification Matters - But So Does What You Do With It

The nursery is specifically looking for somebody with a relevant higher-level Early Years qualification appropriate for working within an EYFS setting.

Applications are particularly welcomed from candidates with qualifications or professional status such as:

Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS) • Early Years Professional Status (EYPS) • QTS • Relevant Level 6 Early Years/Childcare Qualification

You'll also need:

• Strong knowledge and practical understanding of the EYFS.
• Previous experience within a nursery or Early Years environment.
• Confidence planning learning experiences for young children.
• Experience observing and assessing children's development.
• A strong understanding of Early Years safeguarding.
• The confidence to take greater responsibility within a nursery team.

A Role Where Your Experience Can Have More Influence

Pret it you've reached the point where you want more from your Early Years role.

You still love working directly with children, but you also want the opportunity to use your knowledge, contribute ideas, influence practice and take greater ownership of children's learning and development.

This long-term position offers exactly that, with the potential to progress into a permanent Early Years role within the setting.

Through Long Term Futures you'll receive:

• £150-£170 per day, dependent on qualification and experience.
• An immediate start.
• A full-time, long-term placement.
• Temp-to-perm potential.
• Weekly pay.
• Free CPD and safeguarding training.
• Dedicated consultant support throughout your placement.

Well Connected Across East London

The nursery is based in Ilford, with excellent transport links via Ilford Station and the Elizabeth Line.

The location is particularly accessible from Seven Kings, Goodmayes, Chadwell Heath, Stratford, Barking, Newham and Waltham Forest, with strong local bus connections throughout Redbridge.

Make Your Level 6 Qualification Count

You’ve invested in developing your Early Years knowledge.

Now find a role that gives you the opportunity to use it.

If you're an experienced Level 6 Early Years Practitioner, Early Years Teacher or higher-qualified Early Years professional looking for a long-term nursery opportunity in Ilford.

Level 6 Early Years Practitioner | Early Years Teacher | EYTS | EYPS | Nursery Practitioner | Nursery Teacher | Early Years Educator | EYFS | Level 6 Childcare | Ilford | Redbridge

Long Term Futures is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All applicants will be subject to safer recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.