Nursery Practitioner

Job Title: Nursery Practitioner

Location: Hove

Salary: GBP90 - GBP100 per day (Depending on experience)

Start Date: September 2025

Contract: Full-time, Long-term

Are you passionate about giving every child the confidence to believe they can achieve anything? GSL Education are seeking a dynamic Nursery Practitioner to join an innovative early years setting in Hove that's reimagining what early childhood education can be. Here, children learn through exploration, creativity and joyful discovery.

About the Role: Working with children aged 3-5, you'll create an environment where natural curiosity leads to meaningful learning. Using child-led approaches alongside structured activities, you'll help young learners develop independence, resilience and a genuine love of learning.

Key Responsibilities:

• Follow children's interests to create engaging, meaningful learning opportunities
• Set up provocations and learning environments that encourage investigation and discovery
• Document learning through photography and observations, creating beautiful learning stories
• Support children's emotional intelligence and self-regulation skills
• Collaborate with families as partners in their child's learning journey
• Use technology and natural materials to enhance learning experiences

Job Requirements:

• Early Years qualification (Level 3 preferred) with up-to-date knowledge of EYFS
• Experience with child-led learning approaches and emergent curriculum
• Strong understanding of how young children learn and develop
• Excellent documentation and observation skills
• Commitment to inclusive practice and supporting all children to thrive
• Have an updated CV and an enhanced DBS registered to the update service (or be willing to apply for one)

What We Offer:

• Daily pay ranging from GBP90 to GBP100
• Training in cutting-edge early years approaches and pedagogies
• Access to high-quality resources and inspiring learning environments
• Supportive team committed to professional growth and reflection
• Opportunity to be part of an innovative approach to early childhood education

Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection and that successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks; including providing an enhanced DBS certificate registered on the update service, or completing an application for a new check.

As an ethical, inclusive and independent recruitment agency, GSL Education are committed to providing quality teaching and support staff in schools across the UK.

For more information about the position, please contact Jade Cantlie-King at GSL Education. To register your interest in the Nursery Practitioner role, or to be considered, please click 'apply now' to submit your full and up-to-date CV and one of our dedicated consultants will be in touch.