Level 3 Nursery Practitioner - Stroud Pay: £13.68 - £16.29 per hour (DOE & role responsibilities) Monarch Education is seeking passionate and dedicated Level 3 Nursery Practitioners to join a range of wonderful Early Years settings across Stroud. Whether you're looking for flexible part‑time work or a longer‑term full‑time position, we have roles to suit your availability and career goals. About the Roles We are working with several nurseries and early years provisions that require enthusiastic practitioners to support children aged 0-5. Opportunities include: Short‑Term / Part‑Time Roles Flexible shifts to fit around your schedule Ideal for work-life balance or those looking to build experience Variety of settings across Stroud Long‑Term / Full‑Time Roles Ongoing placements with consistent hours Chance to become part of an established early years team Opportunity for professional growth and future permanent offers What You'll Be Doing Creating a safe, engaging, and nurturing environment for young children Supporting learning through play and planned activities Working in line with EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) guidelines Building strong relationships with children, staff, and parents Contributing to observations and assessments where required Requirements Level 3 Early Years qualification (or equivalent) - essential Experience working in a nursery or early years environment Strong understanding of the EYFS framework Passion, patience, and excellent communication skills Enhanced DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to apply) 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.