Job description
Job Title: Nursery Practitioner
Location: Durham
Pay Rate: £95 - £115 per day (depending on experience)
Start Date: Immediate
Contract: Full-time/ Part-time, Day-to-day/ Long-term
Could you create the kind of nurturing environment where young children feel safe to explore, play, communicate, and develop new skills?
GSL Education Newcastle Branch are supporting schools for nursery and Early Years settings across Durham in finding caring and enthusiastic Nursery Practitioner. We would like to hear from individuals who understand the importance of learning through play and can create positive experiences that support each child’s social, emotional, physical, and educational development.
The Nursery Practitioner helps young children build essential early skills through purposeful activities, daily routines, and responsive care within a stimulating learning environment.
Nursery Practitioner Responsibilities:
- Organise age-appropriate play, creative, and sensory activities
- Encourage children’s early communication, language, and social development
- Observe individual progress and contribute to developmental records
- Create opportunities for children to explore and become more independent
- Maintain a welcoming environment that supports children’s wellbeing and safety
- Liaise with colleagues and families to provide consistent care and learning support
Nursery Practitioner Requirements:
- Relevant Early Years or childcare experience in a school or similar setting
- Understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework
- Ability to respond appropriately to individual developmental and emotional needs
- Confidence engaging young children through play and structured activities
- Patient, attentive, and reliable approach to Early Years practice
- Enhanced DBS on the update service (or willingness to apply)
Why Join GSL Education:
- Receive competitive daily pay that reflects your experience
- Gain exposure to different nursery and Early Years environments
- Develop practical skills across key areas of early childhood development
- Find placements that accommodate both flexible and longer-term availability
- Work with dedicated consultants throughout your assignments
Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection and that successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks; including providing an enhanced DBS certificate registered on the update service, or completing an application for a new check.
As an ethical, inclusive, and independent recruitment agency, GSL Education are committed to providing quality teaching and support staff in schools throughout the Newcastle.
For more information or to register your interest in the “Nursery Practitioner” role, or to be considered, please click ‘apply now’ to submit your full and up-to-date CV, and one of our dedicated consultants will be in touch.