Level 3 Nursery Practitioner – LS11
Location: LS11, Leeds
Hours: Full-time (part-time considered)
Salary: Competitive, depending on experience
About the Role
We’re looking for a Level 3 Nursery Practitioner who brings energy, care, and consistency to the room. You’ll be supporting children aged 0–5 in a safe, engaging environment where they can learn, grow, and thrive.
This is a hands-on role where you’ll be part of a supportive team delivering high-quality early years education in line with EYFS.
What You’ll Be Doing
Delivering engaging, age-appropriate activities that support learning and development
Supporting children’s emotional, social, and physical development through play and routine
Acting as a key worker and building strong relationships with children and families
Observing, assessing, and recording progress
Maintaining a safe, nurturing, and inclusive environment at all times
Working closely with your team to keep standards high and consistent
What We’re Looking For
Full and relevant Level 3 Early Years qualification
Experience working in a nursery or early years setting
A calm, caring, and proactive approach
Strong understanding of the EYFS framework
Someone reliable, team-focused, and ready to get stuck in
Why Join?
Supportive leadership team
Ongoing training and development opportunities
A nursery that values consistency, quality, and teamwork
Real opportunity to grow your career in early years
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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