Early Years Educator
| Posting date: | 17 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | opportunity for progression |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 April 2026 |
| Location: | NE22 7JQ |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Carols Kidz Care |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
We are seeking an Early Years practitioner to join our team here at CKC. We are a small setting located in the Bedlington station area, providing care and early education for children aged 0-to-5-years. We are open 50 weeks of the
year, Monday to Friday between the hours of 7.30am and 6pm. As well as offering wraparound childcare and school holiday cover for children aged up-to 11 years.
Purpose of post
• To provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for all children in the nursery
• To ensure all children are safeguarded and their welfare and safety is promoted
• To give support to other team members throughout the nursery
• To work as part of a team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, learn and develop.
Key areas
• Work with and support all children
• Work as part of a team
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with parents, carers and families.
Duties and responsibilities
• Plan and implement a range of activities that meet the individual needs and interests of children in your care
• To keep records of your key children’s development and learning journeys and share this with parents, carers and other key adults in the child’s life
• To follow the nursery safeguarding procedure to ensure all children are kept safe, well and secure
• Support all staff and engage in a good staff team
• Liaise with and support parents and other family members
• To be involved in out of working hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings, parent evening, fundraising events etc.
• To be flexible within working practices of the nursery. Be prepared to help where needed, including to undertake certain domestic jobs within the nursery, e.g. preparation of snack meals, cleansing of equipment etc.
• Work alongside the Manager and staff team to ensure that the nursery’s philosophy is fulfilled
• Read, understand and adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to your role as deemed appropriate by the Manager
Ideal candidate must be qualified and ideally hold at least a level 3 recognised
qualification
Full time/part time/term time hours can be negotiated.
year, Monday to Friday between the hours of 7.30am and 6pm. As well as offering wraparound childcare and school holiday cover for children aged up-to 11 years.
Purpose of post
• To provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for all children in the nursery
• To ensure all children are safeguarded and their welfare and safety is promoted
• To give support to other team members throughout the nursery
• To work as part of a team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, learn and develop.
Key areas
• Work with and support all children
• Work as part of a team
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with parents, carers and families.
Duties and responsibilities
• Plan and implement a range of activities that meet the individual needs and interests of children in your care
• To keep records of your key children’s development and learning journeys and share this with parents, carers and other key adults in the child’s life
• To follow the nursery safeguarding procedure to ensure all children are kept safe, well and secure
• Support all staff and engage in a good staff team
• Liaise with and support parents and other family members
• To be involved in out of working hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings, parent evening, fundraising events etc.
• To be flexible within working practices of the nursery. Be prepared to help where needed, including to undertake certain domestic jobs within the nursery, e.g. preparation of snack meals, cleansing of equipment etc.
• Work alongside the Manager and staff team to ensure that the nursery’s philosophy is fulfilled
• Read, understand and adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to your role as deemed appropriate by the Manager
Ideal candidate must be qualified and ideally hold at least a level 3 recognised
qualification
Full time/part time/term time hours can be negotiated.