Protocol Education is working closely with welcoming nurseries and primary schools across South Bristol to find caring, reliable and flexible Nursery and Early Years Support Staff who love helping little ones feel safe, settled and ready to explore learning.
We’re looking for Nursery Assistants, Early Years Practitioners and Learning Support Staff who enjoy supporting children in their very first stages of education. These roles suit people who bring patience, warmth and consistency, and who understand just how important early relationships are in helping children thrive. At Protocol Education, we pride ourselves on matching staff to short- and long-term roles that fit their experience, preferences and availability.
You’ll mainly be supporting children in EYFS and early KS1, working one-to-one or in small groups. Day to day, you’ll help children feel secure and confident, support play-based learning, early communication, phonics foundations, number awareness and familiar routines. You’ll also model positive behaviour, encourage independence and nurture curiosity through play and exploration.
You’ll be joining caring, inclusive settings where teamwork, kindness and staff wellbeing are genuinely valued.
If you love helping young children take those first important steps in learning, build confidence and feel proud of themselves each day, this could be a really rewarding next role for you.
Why choose Protocol Education?
• Flexible work, choose where and when you work
• Paid per day, with weekly pay
• Local nurseries and primary schools, no long commutes
• Dedicated consultants who support you and help you grow in early years education
• Easy-to-use booking system
• £50 PAYE referral bonus when you recommend a friend
Pay: ££
Location: South Bristol
A bit about you
• Comfortable supporting children aged 2 to 5, with some KS1 exposure
• Calm, patient and nurturing by nature
• Friendly, reassuring and confident building trust with young children
• Happy to get involved in play, routines and care-based tasks
• An understanding of individual needs, including SEND
What we need to clear you
• Passport
• Two proofs of address, such as a driving licence, utility bill, council tax bill or P45/P60
• CV covering the last 10 years of work or education, with any gaps explained
• Two years of references, including childcare where applicable
• OSPC if you’ve lived overseas for three months or more in the last five years
If this sounds like your kind of early years role, we’d love to chat and help you find a nursery or school where you’ll feel supported, appreciated and excited to start each day.
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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