Job description
Job Title: Early Years Teacher
Location: Rotherham
Salary: £150-230 per day (Depending on experience)
Start Date: September 2025
Contract: Day-to-day/Long-term, Part-time/Full-time
Are you an enthusiastic and nurturing educator with a passion for shaping the foundations of a child’s learning journey?
GSL Education are seeking a dedicated Early Years Teacher to join a vibrant primary setting in Rotherham from September 2025. This role offers the opportunity to make a lasting impact during the most formative years of a child’s education.
About the Role:
As an Early Years Teacher, you will play a pivotal role in providing high-quality, play-based and structured learning experiences in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework. You will be responsible for developing engaging lesson plans, monitoring pupil progress, and creating a nurturing classroom culture that promotes curiosity, confidence, and independence in young learners.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver creative and purposeful lessons in line with the EYFS curriculum.
- Create a warm and inclusive classroom environment that supports early development.
- Use observational assessments to track progress and inform planning.
- Build positive relationships with pupils, parents, and colleagues.
- Promote personal, social, and emotional development alongside early literacy and numeracy skills.
- Maintain strong classroom management in a gentle and supportive manner.
- Support safeguarding and wellbeing in line with statutory guidance.
Ideal Candidate Will Have:
- Hold UK Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS).
- Proven experience teaching in an Early Years or Foundation Stage setting.
- Thorough knowledge of the EYFS curriculum and best practices in early education.
- A warm, empathetic, and energetic approach to teaching young children.
- Excellent communication and collaborative skills.
- A commitment to continuous professional development and high standards of teaching.
- Have an updated CV (covering the last ten years, barring any unexplained gaps) and an enhanced DBS registered to the Update Service (or be willing to apply for one).
Why Join GSL Education?
- Competitive daily pay rates reflective of your experience.
- Personal support from a dedicated education consultant.
- Partnerships with welcoming, well-led schools committed to staff development.
- A firm commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
If you are a passionate Early Years professional eager to inspire a love of learning from the very beginning, we would love to hear from you.
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 across the UK.
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.