Job Description
Graduating Soon? Begin Your Early Years Career with us!
Your completing your studies and gaining your early years qualifications soon - now you’re ready to make your first real impact in an Early Years setting. This is your chance to turn passion into practice and start a career helping little ones learn, grow, and thrive.
At Protocol Education, we connect enthusiastic graduates with nurseries and schools that are welcoming, supportive, and ready to help you flourish in your first professional role.
What’s on offer?
* Competitive graduate nursery practitioner roles starting ASAP
* Structured support and mentoring as you transition from study to practice
* A nurturing environment to build your confidence and professional skills
* Opportunities across a range of nursery settings to find your perfect match
What you’ll be doing You’ll support young children in their day-to-day learning and play, helping them develop social, emotional and early academic skills. You’ll bring your knowledge, energy, and creativity to the classroom with guidance whenever you need it.
Who we’re looking for
* Recent Early Years graduates
* Passionate about nurturing and educating young children
* Reliable, enthusiastic, and ready to learn on the job
* Friendly and confident in working with children and teams
Why start with Protocol Education? Because your first role should feel exciting, supported, and meaningful. We’ll match you with nurseries and schools that share your values, provide mentoring, and help you start your career on the right foot.
Ready to take your first step in early years education? Let’s make summer 2026 the start of a career you’ll love.
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.Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please see visit the Protocol Education website.