Job description

Early Years Teacher

Location: Doncaster
Salary: Up to £220 per day, depending on experience
Start Date: Immediate
Contract Type: Day-to-day / Long Term, Full-time / Part-time

Are you a caring and dedicated teacher who enjoys nurturing young minds and laying the foundations for a lifelong love of learning?

GSL Education South Yorkshire Branch are seeking a dedicated Early Years Teacher to work in primary schools across Doncaster.

As an Early Years Teacher, you will play a key role in fostering children’s early development through engaging, play-based learning activities aligned with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework. You will inspire curiosity, promote independence and nurture children’s communication, social, emotional and physical skills, helping them build a strong foundation for future learning and development.

Responsibilities of an Early Years Teacher:

  • Plan and deliver creative, engaging and age-appropriate lessons in line with the EYFS framework.
  • Create a safe, stimulating and inclusive learning environment that encourages exploration and discovery.
  • Support children’s communication, language, literacy and numeracy development.
  • Promote personal, social and emotional development through structured activities and play.
  • Observe, assess and record children’s progress, identifying individual learning needs.
  • Adapt teaching approaches and activities to support different developmental stages and abilities.
  • Encourage positive behaviour, independence and healthy social relationships.
  • Work collaboratively with teaching assistants, early years practitioners and other staff.
  • Communicate effectively with parents and carers about children’s development and progress.
  • Follow safeguarding, health and safety procedures and all relevant school policies.

Requirements of an Early Years Teacher:

  • Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or an equivalent recognised teaching qualification.
  • Experience teaching within an Early Years or EYFS setting is desirable.
  • A sound understanding of the EYFS framework and early childhood development.
  • Strong lesson-planning, observation and assessment skills.
  • A caring, patient and nurturing approach to supporting young children.
  • Excellent communication and classroom management skills.
  • The ability to create engaging, inclusive and developmentally appropriate learning experiences.
  • Enhanced DBS on the Update Service or willingness to apply via GSL Education

Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection, and successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks, including providing an enhanced DBS certificate registered on the update service or completing a new application.

As an ethical, independent recruitment agency, GSL Education are committed to providing quality teaching and support staff across the South Yorkshire.

For more information or to register your interest in the “Early Years Teacher” 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.