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Early Years Practitioner

The Canterbury Academy Trust, Canterbury, CT2 8QA

This job expired on 17 July 2026

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  17 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  9 June 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: 12.71 per hour

Early Years Practitioner job summary

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Full Time Early Years Practitioner to join our friendly team. Our Nursery & Pre-Schools provide an inclusive Childcare service for both mainstream children, and those with SEND and the successful candidate will be required to support us to deliver a fun, educational and nurturing environment for children.

Your Role as Early Years Practitioner

As Nursery Practitioner, you will:

Support children’s learning and development through play

Act as a Key Worker for a small group of children and build relationships with their families

Promote the health, safeguarding and well-being of children

Be a role model to other staff and deliver high-quality early years experiences for children

Ensure that safeguarding procedures are followed, including Local Authority procedures

Support our Manager and the team in our Ofsted grading

Embrace, understand and promote City View Pre-Schools & Nurseries Ltd as both a high-quality nursery provider and employer

We would like our new team member to start in September 2026.

Our settings are currently 8am - 5pm, Monday to Friday, term time only 38 weeks a year and offer flexible working patterns.

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.

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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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