Nursery Lead

Description

Nursery Lead – Supply & Long-Term Opportunities

Location: Pontefract

Job Type: Supply / Flexible / Long-Term

Pay: £120+ per day, depending on experience and qualifications

Start Date: Immediate / Ongoing

Are you an experienced Nursery Lead, Early Years Practitioner or Senior Nursery Practitioner looking for your next opportunity in Pontefract?

Protocol Education is recruiting confident and passionate Nursery Leads to support nursery settings, Nursery classes and Reception environments across local schools in Pontefract.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Early Years professional who enjoys taking responsibility for a setting or room, supporting a team and creating a high-quality learning environment for young children.

The Role

As a Nursery Lead, you will play an important role in the day-to-day running of the nursery or Early Years provision, ensuring children receive a safe, engaging and nurturing experience.

Your responsibilities may include:

Leading the day-to-day running of the nursery or allocated room

Supporting and guiding Early Years Practitioners and Teaching Assistants

Planning and delivering engaging EYFS activities

Supporting children's learning and development through play

Monitoring children's progress and identifying areas for development

Supporting the delivery of the EYFS framework

Developing strong relationships with children, parents and carers

Supporting children with SEND and additional needs

Promoting positive behaviour and emotional wellbeing

Ensuring safeguarding procedures are followed consistently

Maintaining a safe, stimulating and inclusive learning environment

Working closely with teachers, senior leaders and other Early Years staff

Supporting observations, assessments and children's learning journeys

About You

We’re looking for candidates who:

Have previous experience working in an EYFS or nursery setting

Have experience in a senior, lead or supervisory Early Years role

Have a strong understanding of the EYFS framework and child development

Are confident leading a team and managing day-to-day responsibilities

Are passionate about providing high-quality Early Years education

Can build strong relationships with children, colleagues and families

Have experience supporting children with SEND

Have a strong understanding of safeguarding

Are organised, reliable and adaptable

Hold a relevant Level 3 Early Years qualification or equivalent where required

Why Work with Protocol Education?

As a Nursery Lead, you can benefit from:

Flexible supply and long-term opportunities

Access to schools and Early Years settings across Pontefract and surrounding areas

Competitive daily rates

Dedicated support from a specialist education consultant

Opportunities for long-term and temp-to-perm placements

Access to professional development and training

The opportunity to experience different Early Years settings

A straightforward online timesheet and booking process

If you’re an experienced Nursery Lead, Senior Nursery Practitioner, Early Years Practitioner, Room Leader or EYFS Teaching Assistant ready for your next opportunity, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today and let Protocol Education help you find your next Early Years leadership opportunity!

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. xjnqpsq

Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please see visit the Protocol Education website

Ad ID: 5419039145