EYFS & Nursery Staff Needed - Primary Schools

Protocol Education Ltd; Croydon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

An educational staffing agency in Croydon is seeking EYFS and Nursery staff to support primary schools. The role involves engaging with young children, encouraging their learning and development in a safe environment. Applicants should have a caring nature and experience in early years settings. Benefits include weekly pay, ongoing training, and support from a local consultant. This is a temporary position with the potential for permanent roles in the future and a commitment to safeguarding children's welfare.

Benefits

Free access to online CPD Academy

Ongoing work and long-term roles

Free Thrive training

Support from a local consultant

Qualifications

• Experience in EYFS, nursery, or early years settings.
• Caring, playful, and great at engaging with children.
• Understanding the importance of early learning.

Responsibilities

• Support children in nursery and early years classrooms.
• Encourage language, confidence, and independence.
• Create a calm environment for children.

Skills

Experience in EYFS, nursery, or early years settings

Patience

Ability to engage with children

Collaboration within a school team

Job description

EYFS & Nursery Staff Needed – Primary Schools

Love messy play, tiny triumphs, and helping little people find their voice? You’ll fit right in.

We’re working with a number of friendly primary schools looking for EYFS and Nursery staff to support their youngest learners. These are hands‑on roles where patience, warmth, and a good sense of humour go a long way.

Whether you’re an experienced Nursery Practitioner, EYFS Teaching Assistant, or someone with early years experience looking for school‑based work, we’ve got opportunities waiting.

What your days will look like

• Supporting children in nursery and early years classrooms
• Helping little learners with play‑based activities, routines, and transitions
• Encouraging language, confidence, and independence
• Creating a calm, happy environment where children feel safe and settled

We’d love to hear from you if you

• Have experience in EYFS, nursery, or early years settings
• Are caring, playful, and great at getting down to a child’s level
• Understand how important those early moments of learning really are
• Enjoy working as part of a close‑knit school team

What’s in it for you

• Lovely primary schools that genuinely value early years staff
• Weekly PAYE pay, no umbrella fuss
• FREE access to our online CPD Academy
• Ongoing work and long‑term roles available
• A local consultant who knows your area and actually picks up the phone

Thrive trained?

Amazing.
Not yet? We offer FREE Thrive training, giving you extra tools to support children’s emotional development, and schools love it.

If you’re ready to help shape those all‑important first school experiences, we’d love to chat.

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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