Earl Years Lead Practitioner

The Canterbury Academy Trust, Canterbury, CT2 8QA

31 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  16 October 2026 at 2:52pm

• Date listed

  15 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: 14.29 per hour

Earl Years Lead Practitioner job summary

Are you an inspiring early years professional looking to take the next step in your career?

We’re looking for a passionate and dedicated Early Years lead practitioner to join our friendly team and help lead our high-quality early years provision.

About the Role

As lead practitioner you will be responsible for ensuring the highest standards of care, learning, and safeguarding, to fulfil legal and statutory requirements and supervise staff on a daily basis. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact on children’s early learning experiences while developing your leadership skills.

What You’ll Do

Lead and support staff within your room.

Deliver and uphold outstanding early years practice in line with the EYFS.

Ensure a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment.

Build positive relationships with children, families, and the community.

Be responsible for planning, assessment, and monitoring children’s progress.

Be responsible for maintaining systems for observation and record keeping

Supervise children and staff.

What We’re Looking For

Level 3 Early Years Qualification (minimum)

Experience within an Early years setting.

Experience of working with children from 3months-4years.

Strong knowledge of EYFS and safeguarding.

Confident, warm, and professional communicator.

A team player with excellent leadership and organisational skills.

Passionate about providing outstanding early education.

What We Offer

Ongoing professional development and training.

Supportive leadership and a welcoming team culture.

Career progression opportunities.

If you’re enthusiastic, committed, and ready to inspire young learners, we’d love to hear from you!

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Canterbury Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-canterbury-academy-trust

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