Pre School Educator

Teaching Vacancies; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Cash Plan

Cycle to Work

Counselling and wellbeing support

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Willowdown Primary School in Bridgwater is seeking a values-driven Pre School Educator to join our Early Years team. This role will support children within our Nursery, helping to bring our innovative curriculum to life and ensuring every child is encouraged to develop confidence, independence and a love of learning.

Working as part of a dedicated and nurturing Early Years team, you will help create an inclusive and engaging environment where children feel safe, supported and inspired to reach

Qualifications

• Holds a relevant Early Years qualification and understands child development.
• Understands effective early years practice.
• Believes every child deserves the best opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Support children in Nursery to develop confidence and independence.
• Create inclusive and engaging learning environments.
• Help children reach their full potential.

Skills

Child development

Early years practice

Inclusive learning

Education

Early Years qualification

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

We'd love to hear from someone who:

• Is passionate about supporting young children to thrive and achieve their full potential.
• Creates engaging and inclusive learning experiences that promote curiosity, independence and confidence
• Holds a relevant Early Years qualification and has a good understanding of child development and effective early years practice.
• Shares our belief that every child deserves the very best opportunities

What the school offers its staff

We want Futura to be a place where people feel valued, supported, and able to develop. Collaboration and shared learning are part of how we work, with opportunities to connect with colleagues across our schools, develop professionally, and contribute to the wider partnership.

Eligible colleagues can access a range of benefits designed to support health, wellbeing and development. These include a fully funded Health Cash Plan, providing up to £500 each year towards everyday health costs such as dental, optical and physiotherapy appointments, as well as confidential counselling and wellbeing support, Cycle to Work and Electric Vehicle Scheme, gym membership discounts and opportunities for professional and career development.

Find out more about what it’s like to work with us at: https://www.futuralearning.co.uk/careers

Further details about the role

Willowdown Primary School is seeking a values-driven Pre School Educator to join our Early Years team. This role will support children within our Nursery, helping to bring our innovative curriculum to life and ensuring every child is encouraged to develop confidence, independence and a love of learning.

Working as part of a dedicated and nurturing Early Years team, you will help create an inclusive and engaging environment where children feel safe, supported and inspired to reach their full potential.

About Willowdown Primary School

Willowdown Primary School in Bridgwater, is a warm and inclusive community where children are encouraged to flourish together with kindness, respect and aspiration. As a Thrive‑accredited school, it places pupils’ emotional wellbeing at the centre of learning, creating a safe and supportive environment. Its creative and ambitious curriculum promotes inclusion, builds strong foundations of knowledge and offers rich, hands‑on experiences that inspire curiosity and confidence.

Willowdown Primary School is part of Futura Learning Partnership, giving colleagues the opportunity to work within their own distinctive school community while benefiting from the collaboration, shared expertise and professional connections of a wider trust.

About Futura Learning Partnership

Futura Learning Partnership is a growing, values-led multi-academy trust of 26 schools, serving more than 12,000 children and young people across five local authority areas in the South West of England. Our schools span education from nursery and primary through to secondary and post-16, supported by more than 1,700 colleagues.

Each of our schools has its own distinctive identity and deep roots in its local community, but no school works alone. Collaboration sits at the heart of Futura: schools share expertise, learn from one another and take collective responsibility for giving children and young people the best possible opportunities.

Together, we are building the brightest future for all, enabling every individual to flourish. Our commitments to inclusion, community and growth guide how we work, the decisions we make, and the experience we want to create for pupils and colleagues.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.