Early Years Educators

Location: Southwark
Job Type: Permanent
Industry: Early Years Teaching
Reference: OCT9
Salary: £90 - 100 per day
Job Published: 7 days ago

Early Years Educators – Southwark

Location: Southwark, South East London
Contract: Full-time, Term-time only
Salary: £90–£100 per day (PAYE – no umbrella deductions)
Start Date: Immediate or flexible

Are you passionate about nurturing young learners in their most formative years?
Protocol Education is working with a number of mainstream primary schools in Southwark to recruit Early Years Educators who are committed, caring, and ready to make a meaningful impact in Reception and Nursery classrooms.

This role offers the chance to support children's learning, development, and wellbeing at a crucial stage, while working alongside experienced class teachers and inclusive school teams.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Supporting pupils across all areas of the EYFS curriculum

  • Assisting with classroom routines, small group work, and 1:1 support

  • Promoting positive play, communication, and early social skills

  • Creating engaging, age-appropriate learning experiences

  • Collaborating with teachers, SENCOs, and parents to support individual needs

We’re looking for candidates who:

  • Hold a Level 2 or 3 Early Years qualification

  • Have experience working with children aged 3–5 in school or nursery settings

  • Understand the EYFS framework and child development milestones

  • Are creative, proactive, and confident in leading small group activities

  • Are committed to safeguarding and supporting inclusive education

What you’ll get with Protocol Education:

  • Competitive daily pay: £90–£100 per day (paid weekly, PAYE)

  • Free access to CPD via our online training academy

  • Personal support from a dedicated local consultant

  • Opportunities across mainstream and SEND settings

  • Free Thrive training to support emotional wellbeing in early years

  • A straightforward, supportive registration process

If you’re ready to support young children as they take their first steps into education, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today and join a team that puts educators—and little learners—first.

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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