Early Years Educator – Pontefract

Location: Pontefract, West Yorkshire
Pay: £92.63 - £110 per day (dependent on experience and qualifications)
Contract: Full-time & Part-time opportunities available
Start Date: September 2026

Early Years Educator – Join Protocol Education

Are you a caring, enthusiastic and qualified Early Years Educator looking for your next opportunity in Pontefract?

Protocol Education is working with a number of welcoming nurseries and primary schools across Pontefract who are looking for passionate Early Years Educators to support children during the most important stages of their development.

Whether you're an experienced practitioner or newly qualified, we'd love to hear from you.

The Role

• Supporting children aged 0-5 within nursery or school settings.
• Creating engaging activities that promote learning through play.
• Supporting children's personal, social and emotional development.
• Building positive relationships with children, parents and colleagues.
• Maintaining a safe, stimulating and inclusive learning environment.
• Observing and recording children's progress in line with the EYFS Framework.

We're Looking For

• Level 2 or Level 3 Early Years qualification (or equivalent).
• Experience working with young children.
• A caring, patient and enthusiastic approach.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• An enhanced DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to obtain one).

What Protocol Education Offers

• Competitive daily pay.
• Flexible work to suit your lifestyle.
• Long-term and permanent opportunities.
• Ongoing CPD and training.
• Dedicated consultant support throughout your placement.
• £50 Refer-a-Friend bonus.

If you're passionate about giving children the best possible start in life, apply today and become part of our fantastic Early Years team in Pontefract.
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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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