Job title and organisation: Early Years Practitioner/Key Worker Level 3 - Shantona Women and Family Service – Shantona Nursery
Salary: £23,339.79 - £24,426.84 (pro rata) based on experience + 6% pension
Hours: 21
Contract: Fixed-term
Location: Shantona Nursery, Shepherds Lane, Leeds LS8 5AW
Closing Date: Friday 5 June 2026
Shantona Nursery is a thriving and highly successful early years setting, supported by a dynamic, dedicated, and bilingual staff team who are passionate about providing the highest standard of care and education. We pride ourselves on delivering a rich, stimulating, and inclusive learning curriculum that nurtures each child’s development, curiosity, and confidence in a warm and welcoming environment. Our commitment to excellence has been recognised by Ofsted, awarding us an Outstanding rating in March 2024.
We are now pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a motivated and experienced Early Years Practitioner/Key worker to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a experience working with children in an Early Years Educator role, demonstrating strong leadership skills, a sound understanding of the EYFS framework, and a genuine passion for supporting both children and staff. This position is a maternity cover role, commencing in September 2026. We offers a valuable opportunity to contribute to the continued success and high standards of our nursery.
What we are looking for:
- A highly motivated and hard-working individual, a team player who has a flexible and adaptable approach
- Has the ability to develop positive relationships with children, families, colleagues and other professionals.
- Hold a minimum Level 3 qualification in Childcare.
- The role involves working as a keyworker, you will ensure individual child’s needs are met, including supporting children with SEND needs.
- You must have good communication, organisational and IT skills.
- Take ownership of the observation, assessments, writing reports and planning for children in setting in line with EYFS framework and deliver thecurriculumprovide developmentally challenging next steps.
- Provide a stimulating learning experience, deliver teaching, setting up activities and provisions.
- Encourage and praise children’s development and achievements and manage behaviour.
- General support work under the direction of the Early Years Manager/Deputy Manager.
- Good team spirit and able to communicate with the parentsand external organisation.
- Sound knowledge of Safeguarding of children and all policies and procedures.
Closing date for application: Friday 5th June 2026
Apply now to be part of a dynamic and growing organisation.
As the post holder will be working alongside and potentially with vulnerable women children and their families; the post is open to women only under The Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9 Part 1.
Shantona is fully committed to safeguarding adults, children, and young people. All successful applicants will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check
If you require further information or an informal chat, please contact sabuj@shantona.co.uk
Contact: 0113 249 7120 or email Finance@shantona.co.uk or Sadia@shantona.co.uk for an application pack.
The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.
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