2x Early Years Practitioners
Job description
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Early Years Practitioners Needed – Nursery Roles
Jesmond, Newcastle | Immediate Starts Available
We are currently recruiting 2 Early Years Practitioners to join a welcoming nursery in Jesmond, Newcastle.
Available Positions:- Early Years Practitioner – 2–3 Room
- Early Years Practitioner – Floating Role (Ages 0–5)
Supporting across the nursery where needed
Hours: 4 Days a week (8am-6pm)
Start Date: Immediate / Ongoing
Pay: Competitive, depending on experience
- Support children’s learning and development in line with EYFS
- Create a safe, nurturing and engaging environment
- Build positive relationships with children, staff and parents
- Work as part of a supportive nursery team
- CACHE Level 3 Early Years qualification (or equivalent)
- Previous nursery experience desirable
- Good understanding of the EYFS
- Caring, reliable and adaptable individuals
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
These are fantastic opportunities to join a supportive nursery setting and make a positive impact across the early
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for 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.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with 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 all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
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⭐ Place your CACHE Level 3 qualification (or equivalent) prominently at the top of your CV under a dedicated Qualifications section, as the advert lists this as the primary requirement.
📊 Quantify your nursery experience: e.g. 'Supported 12 children aged 2–3 in daily EYFS-aligned activities, achieving 95% positive parent feedback over 6 months'.
🎯 Tailor your personal statement to reference both the 2–3 Room and Floating Role (Ages 0–5), demonstrating flexibility across age groups as the advert specifically lists both positions.
🔒 Explicitly state your valid enhanced DBS check status and any completed child protection or prevent duty training, as safeguarding compliance is highlighted throughout the advert.
🤝 Highlight experience building relationships with parents, children, and staff, as the advert specifically calls out 'positive relationships with children, staff and parents' as a key responsibility.
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- •Delivered EYFS-aligned learning activities for 14 children aged 2–4 across a 3-room nursery, contributing to 100% of key person observations submitted on schedule each half-term.
- •Operated as a floating practitioner across 3 nursery rooms covering ages 0–5, maintaining consistent safeguarding standards and achieving zero DfE compliance issues over a 12-month placement.
- •Built and maintained parent communication records for 10 children, resulting in a 96% parent satisfaction score in the nursery's annual feedback survey.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Teaching Personnel's recruitment of Early Years Practitioners for the Jesmond nursery is a role I am well placed to fulfil. With a CACHE Level 3 Early Years qualification and hands-on experience delivering EYFS-aligned activities across the 0–5 age range, I am confident in supporting children's learning and development in both a room-based and floating capacity.
My background in nursery settings has equipped me with the skills to create safe, nurturing environments, maintain accurate developmental observations, and build meaningful relationships with children, parents, and colleagues. I hold a valid enhanced DBS certificate and have completed child protection and prevent duty training, ensuring full compliance with DfE safeguarding standards from day one.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How do you plan and document children's learning and development in line with the EYFS framework?
- ›Can you describe how you would set up a safe and engaging environment for children aged 0–5?
- ›What steps do you take to ensure safeguarding requirements are met in a nursery setting?
- ›How do you adapt your approach when working as a floating practitioner across different age groups within the same day?
- ›What records or observations do you maintain to track individual children's developmental milestones under EYFS?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you identified a safeguarding concern and how you handled it.
- ›Describe a situation where you had to adapt quickly to support a different age group or room at short notice.
- ›Give an example of how you built a positive relationship with a parent who had concerns about their child's development.
- ›Tell me about a time you worked as part of a nursery team to resolve a challenging situation with a child.
- ›Describe how you have contributed to creating a nurturing environment that supported a child's confidence or wellbeing.
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you identified a safeguarding concern and how you handled it.
Describe a situation where you had to adapt quickly to support a different age group or room at short notice.