Nursery Assistant – East Bristol
Job Title: Nursery Assistant – Big Smiles Welcome
Location: East Bristol
Salary: £89–£95 per day
Contract: Full-time, Term Time Only
Start Date: Ongoing
Love tiny giggles, messy play, and snack time singalongs? We’re looking for nurturing, reliable Nursery Assistants to support settings across East Bristol. No qualifications? No problem—as long as you bring energy, kindness, and a love of little learners, we can help you take your first step into early years.
What you’ll be doing:
1. Supporting children aged 0–5 in daily routines
2. Getting involved with storytime, messy play, and outdoor adventures
3. Helping with mealtimes, nappy changing, and transitions
What we’re after:
4. A warm, caring personality and good common sense
5. Experience with children (even outside of formal settings)
6. Someone who’s calm, patient, and up for joining in
All roles at Protocol include:
7. Weekly PAYE pay (no umbrella faff)
8. FREE access to our online CPD Academy
9. Personalised support from your local consultant
10. Opportunities across mainstream, SEND and alternative settings
11. FREE Thrive training – just ask!
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 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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