Job description
Job Title: Early Years Practitioner (Primary)
Location: Southampton, Hampshire
Salary: £12.82 per hour
Start Date: Immediate or After Summer 2025 start
Contract: Full-time, permanent
Do you enjoy nurturing young minds during their most formative years?
GSL Education are inviting dedicated and enthusiastic individuals to apply for the position of Early Years Practitioner in a vibrant primary school setting in Southampton, Hampshire. This full-time, permanent opportunity offers an immediate or after-summer start date and is ideally suited to those passionate about delivering quality care and learning to children in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
About the Role:
As an Early Years Practitioner, you will play a key role in supporting the developmental, emotional, and educational needs of young children in the EYFS within a mainstream primary school. Working closely with class teachers and support staff, you will provide a stimulating and safe learning environment where children can explore, grow, and thrive.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver engaging learning opportunities based on EYFS framework.
- Assist in planning, preparing, and leading structured play and learning sessions.
- Monitor and record pupils’ progress, sharing insights with the teaching team and parents.
- Support personal care needs in a respectful and nurturing manner.
- Encourage children’s independence and social development.
- Adapt support methods to suit individual pupil needs, including children with SEN.
Job Requirements:
- A Level 2 or Level 3 Early Years qualification (essential).
- Experience working in an Early Years setting, ideally within a primary school.
- Strong knowledge of the EYFS curriculum and child development milestones.
- Patience, empathy, and a proactive, flexible approach to working with children.
- Understanding or experience of supporting children with SEN is desirable.
- 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?
- Attractive hourly rate of £12.82.
- Opportunity to work in a welcoming and well-supported school environment.
- Full support from your personal GSL consultant throughout your placement.
- Ideal role for experienced Early Years professionals seeking long-term stability.
If you have a nurturing personality, a deep commitment to early childhood education, and are ready to make a meaningful difference in a young child’s life, 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 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.