Early Years Practitioner Level 3 - Term Time

Ebbsfleet Green Primary School, Swanscombe

• Ref:KCC886-2140-72S
• Posted:28/01/2026
• Pay:Medway D2 ( Point 4 - 11)
• Start Date:1st March 2026
• App Close Date:14/02/2026 at 14:00
• Interviews:23rd February 2026

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Join Ebbsfleet Green Primary School as a Early Year Practitioner (Level 3 Early Years Qualification)

Hours: 35 hours per week Mon - Friday 8.00 am - 3.30 pm Contract: Permanent Actual Salary: Medway D2 4- 11 (£20,401.56 - £23,204.82 Actual Hours)

Ebbsfleet Green Primary School is looking for a dedicated Early Years Practitioner to join our nursery team, working with two- and three-year-olds as part of our growing provision. You'll play a vital role in delivering high-quality care, learning, and wrap-around support for our youngest children, working closely with colleagues and families to help them thrive.

About the Role:

As part of the Early Years team at Ebbsfleet Green, you will:

• Support the day-to-day care and development of children aged 2–3 in a nurturing, stimulating environment

• Foster a warm, inclusive and emotionally secure setting that encourages children to thrive

• Work collaboratively to deliver engaging, developmentally appropriate learning opportunities

• Support wraparound provision as part of our nursery care offer

• Build strong relationships with families, ensuring effective communication and a shared focus on children’s wellbeing

• Contribute to our positive, child-centred school ethos as part of the wider Ebbsfleet Green team

Who You Are:

You will be someone who:

• Holds a Level 3 qualification in Early Years Education (or a full and relevant equivalent)

• Is passionate about early childhood education and child development

• Has experience working within the EYFS framework

• Demonstrates a nurturing, empathetic, and patient approach

• Has strong organisational skills and the ability to lead by example

• Is a team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Is committed to safeguarding and ongoing professional development

What We Offer

At Ebbsfleet Green Primary School, we’re proud to be a diverse, collaborative and values-led learning community. As part of the Maritime Academy Trust, we are committed to supporting our staff with the tools, training, and time they need to thrive.

Here’s what we offer:

• Term-time only role supporting work-life balance and wellbeing

• A comprehensive, bespoke CPD package to support your professional growth

• Professional Learning Communities that foster collaboration and innovation

• A warm, supportive, and engaged team where staff wellbeing is prioritised

• A diverse and inclusive school community where every child and adult is encouraged to grow

• The opportunity to shape and grow a new nursery provision

• A culture of collaboration, with teamwork and shared planning embedded in practice

• Local Government Pension scheme & National terms & conditions

• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme

Ready to Make a Difference?

Further details about the role, school, and Trust can be found in the Candidate Information Pack. Apply now via My New Term — we may interview and appoint as applications are received, so don’t delay!

Ebbsfleet Green Primary School and the Maritime Academy Trust embrace diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and the successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and online safeguarding checks.

Information about the school

Ebbsfleet Green Primary Academy is part of the Maritime Academy Trust, an innovative partnership of schools in Greenwich, Bexley, Kent &Medway. Our academies transform through collaboration and an entrepreneurial curriculum which equips children with life skills.

Ebbsfleet Green Primary School is based in Ebbsfleet Garden City, Kent. We opened in September 2020 and we are growing year by year, as the Ebbsfleet Green community grows around us.

We take pride in our creative and and entrepreneurial curriculum as it not only engages children, but challenges them to develop the skills - as well as the knowledge - befitting of the 21st Century. At Ebbsfleet Green we will give all children an exciting, innovative educational excellence to support them to become the best they can be. We know our children will leave our school ready for the next stage of learning.

We love being part of the Ebbsfleet Garden City community and work in active partnership with residents, parents, carers and local businesses. We believe that by listening and being partners with our community, we will deliver an education to our children that will create respectful, compassionate and inquiring life-long learners.

We are proud to be part of the Maritime Academy Trust. All Maritime schools have outstanding behavioural expectations to ensure children feel safe which supports them to learn to the best of their abilities. As part of Maritime we champion the key behaviours of Adaptability, Creativity and Innovation, Humility, Collaboration, Humour & Positivity and Supportiveness & Trust.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Maritime Academy Trust
• Address:50 John Harrison Way, Greenwich, London, SE10 0BG
• Telephone: 020 8858 0394
• Email: recruitment@maritimeacademytrust.org

Documents

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• Application Pack