We are seeking to appoint an Early Years Practitioner (Level 2) to work at one of our ‘Early Explorers’ Early Years Sites within The Constellation Trust from September 2025.

The Sites are:

Appleton Primary School

Bricknell Primary School

Francis Askew Primary School

Paisley Primary School

Rokeby Primary School

Stoneferry Primary School

Please indicate your preferred Early Years site in the 'Personal statement' section of your application.

Salary: Grade 4 Point 5 £24,790 - Point £25,584 pro rata for 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, term plus 5 additional training days (39 weeks per year),

part time applications welcome.

Early Explorers is the Constellation Trust’s new nursery brand, created to deliver exceptional early years education rooted in curiosity, nature, and imagination. Our nurseries are places where children are encouraged to wonder, explore and thrive, guided by caring practitioners who understand the power of early learning.

From September, we are launching six school-based nurseries across our Trust, each designed to provide high-quality, accessible provision for 2-year-olds. These settings will share a consistent vision, curriculum, and ethos, fostering discovery, connection, and child-led learning.

As part of our commitment to delivering excellence across every site, Early Explorers will operate as a centralised team, employed by the Constellation Trust. This means practitioners will benefit from shared resources, collaborative practice, and the unique opportunity to work across multiple settings. As a dedicated provider of Continuing Professional Development (CPD), the Constellation Trust is committed to upskilling staff and offers qualifications ranging from Level 3 to Level 6, ensuring career growth and excellence in early years education

We are looking for passionate early years educators who are excited to be part of something new, helping shape a culture of high expectations, play-based learning, and relational care across our family of nurseries.

Summary of the role:

The Constellation Trust includes primary, secondary and an alternative provision school working together to provide the best learning opportunities for the pupils within our network of schools. Each school serves its own community and has its own unique identity. Together we benefit from working in partnership, share good practice and have a joint central service support team.

The Constellation Trust is looking for a qualified Level 2 Early Years Practitioner Nursery to support in the Early Explorers (2–3-year-olds) provision. To apply for this role, you will need to have a Level 2 Early Years Qualification to be included in staff-to-child ratios at level 2, qualifications must be full and relevant, meet early years practice criteria, and be listed by Ofqual or the EYQL, with additional requirements depending on when they were started, more information can be found here.

Main responsibilities:

As an Early Years Practitioner, you will work within the Constellation Trust’s Early Explorers nursery provision (children aged 2-3) under the instructions and guidance of Early Years staff within and outside the classroom to:

• Provide effective support as required to the room leader

• To deliver high standards of care, child development and learning for the nursery children in a welcoming, caring and safe environment.

• To comply with all regulatory requirements, including the EYFS.

Please see attached job description for further information.

Future prospects:

• Gain a full and relevant Level 3 qualification through the Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Programme offered by the Trust.

• Move on to the Level 5 Specialist Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship which is equivalent to a foundation degree, paving the way for you to obtain your degree and become a teacher.