Early Years Practitioner

Early Years Practitioner (Mat Cover) / Nursery Teaching Assistant - SN2

Looking for a rewarding role where you can impact young lives and help shape their growth? My client is seeking a dedicated and ambitious Early Years Practitioner to support the Room Lead in creating a warm, language-rich learning environment that encourages social and developmental milestones. Join a school community where your contributions make a difference daily! This role is available on a fixed-term contract, starting in January and running until the following January. A successful placement at the school is also likely to lead to a permanent contract being offered.

Why You Should Apply

• Competitive Salary: £19,174 per annum.
• Meaningful Work: Provide hands-on support in a purposeful, language-focused setting that fosters both relational and play-based learning.
• Professional Development: Enhance your skills within a supportive team, with plenty of opportunities for growth.
• Term Time Only Schedule: Benefit from a regular work schedule with school holidays off.
• Supportive Environment: Join a close-knit team that values collaboration and community involvement.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Assist in delivering engaging, scaffolded learning opportunities to meet each child’s needs, including those with Special Needs.
• Work with key children to track learning progress and achieve developmental milestones.
• Support children’s language, social, and physical development, with tasks such as first aid, toilet training, and individual support.
• Prepare materials, organize classroom displays, and assist with setup and cleanup of activities.
• Use Target Tracker to monitor and document children’s achievements and progress under the Room Lead’s guidance.
• Maintain constructive relationships with parents and communicate children’s progress to enhance home-to-school connections.

About You

• Be able to do the job as described.
• Hold an Early Years Level 2 Educator qualification.
• Bring excellent communication skills to build relationships with young children, parents, and staff.
• Display good judgment, professionalism, and discretion when handling sensitive information.
• Possess strong IT skills and willingness to learn new school software.

Working with Long-term Teachers:

We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools.

LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout.

Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as additional roles which we feel may be of interest to you.

We are proud to have the highest standard of compliance in achieving the REC audited status. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance team.

In addition to the above we also offer:

• Guaranteed Pay Plans
• Agency Worker Regulations
• Interview preparation advice and support
• Support and counselling through a confidential helpline
• 24/7 access to a UK GP, including consultations and prescription delivery
• Discounts and offers worth hundreds of pounds
• Statutory employment rights, such as; sick pay, holiday pay, maternity and paternity pay