Early Childhood Educator

Protocol Education is supporting a welcoming early years setting in North London to recruit a dedicated Early Childhood Educator.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a nurturing nursery environment where children are supported to learn, play, and thrive. The setting places a strong focus on safeguarding, wellbeing, and creating enabling environments that allow every child to reach their full potential.

About the Role:

• Provide high standards of physical, emotional, social, and intellectual care for children

• Safeguard and promote the welfare and safety of all children in your care

• Create an enabling and stimulating environment where children can learn and develop

• Build strong relationships with families, parents, and carers to support children’s learning journey

• Keep accurate records, learning journals, and reports up to date and share progress with parents

• Collaborate with colleagues, local authorities, and external agencies to ensure best practice

• Contribute to team meetings, training, and the continuous improvement of provision

• Ensure high standards of hygiene, cleanliness, and safety throughout the nursery

• Support mealtimes and care routines, ensuring they are safe, positive, and inclusive experiences

Role Details:

• Location: North London

• Contract: Permanent, full-time

• Start Date: ASAP or negotiable for the right candidate

• Salary: Competitive, with Real Living Wage minimum (£13.15/hour in London) and 11% employer pension contributions

What We’re Looking For:

• Level 3 Early Years qualification (or equivalent)

• Right to work in the UK

• Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection, with confidence in acting appropriately when concerns arise

• A reflective, creative, and enthusiastic practitioner who can bring energy to the role

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with children, families, and colleagues

• A genuine passion for early childhood education and commitment to high-quality care

Benefits:

• Professional Development: Ongoing training opportunities and clear career progression routes

• Annual Leave: 25 days plus bank holidays

• Wellbeing Support: Strong infrastructure and resources in place to support staff wellbeing

• Part of a Network: Access to wider training, resources, and collaboration opportunities across a large education network

If you are a motivated Early Childhood Educator ready to make a real impact in the lives of young children, Protocol Education would love to hear from you.

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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