Nursery School Assistant in Sheffield

We’re Hiring! Nursery Practitioner

Do you love making little people smile, learn and grow?

We’re looking for a caring, enthusiastic and passionate Nursery Practitioner to join our wonderful nursery team!

This is more than just a job — it’s an opportunity to make a real difference in children’s early years and be part of their first experiences, discoveries and achievements.

What you’ll be doing

• Creating a safe, happy and stimulating environment for children.
• Supporting children through play, learning and everyday activities.
• Building strong and positive relationships with children and their families.
• Helping children develop their confidence, independence and social skills.
• Planning exciting activities that encourage curiosity and creativity.
• Working closely with a friendly and supportive team.
• Following the EYFS and maintaining high standards of care.

What we’re looking for

We want someone who is:

• Warm, caring and genuinely passionate about children.
• Fun, creative and full of energy.
• Patient, reliable and hardworking.
• A great team player.
• Confident communicating with children, parents and colleagues.
• Qualified to Level 2 or Level 3 in Early Years/Childcare, or working towards a relevant qualification.

What we can offer you

• A friendly and welcoming team.
• A positive and supportive working environment.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Opportunities to progress your career.
• A rewarding role where no two days are the same.
• [Salary/Hourly Rate].
• [Working Hours].
• [Additional benefits].

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.