Nursery Practitioner Location: Dursley, Gloucestershire Employer: Monarch Education Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm Pay: £14.25 - £16.96 per hour (depending on experience and qualifications) Monarch Education are currently recruiting a dedicated and enthusiastic Nursery Practitioner to join a welcoming early years setting in the Dursley area. This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate early years professional who enjoys supporting young children's development in a nurturing, engaging environment. The Role: Providing high‑quality care and education to children in line with the EYFS framework Supporting children's social, emotional and developmental needs Planning and delivering engaging, age‑appropriate activities Maintaining a safe, positive and inclusive learning environment Building strong relationships with children, parents and colleagues What We're Looking For: A recognised Early Years qualification (Level 2 or Level 3 desirable) Previous experience working within a nursery or early years setting A caring, patient and enthusiastic approach Strong communication and teamwork skills A good understanding of safeguarding and child protection procedures Benefits of Working with Monarch Education: leading provider, Crown Commercial Service Approved opportunity to enhance your CPD portfolio through our Affinity Academy free Safeguarding training refer a friend scheme - £200 bonus (you can make unlimited referrals) online portal to manage your pay and timesheets To learn more about us and what makes Monarch one of the leading education recruitment providers nationwide - please visit our website - About Us - Monarch (monarcheducation.co.uk) Important Information: All pay rates provided are inclusive of rolled up holiday pay. Equal Opportunities - Monarch Affinity Workforce Solutions and Monarch Education are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people and expects all its temporary workers to share these commitments. As this role involves working with children on a daily basis, regulated activity is that any successful applicant's applications will, accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to 2 employment references, an enhanced DBS check and a right to work in the UK check. This vacancy is based in the United Kingdom. Monarch Education operate in the UK and can only process applications from candidates who are currently UK residents and eligible to work in the UK. Whilst we will endeavour to contact you following your response, due to the high volume of applications we regret that this cannot always be possible. If you have not had notification from us within 30 days please take your application as not being successful this time but we will keep your details on file for future opportunities.