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ESOL Early Years Practitioner (Level 3)

Employment Opportunity

  • Contract Type:
    Permanent, Term-time only
  • Salary:
    £12.41 per hour + Holiday Pay (£25,812.80 + Holiday Pay). This salary will be subject to review in April 2026.
  • Location:
    Bedford Town Centre, and Shefford
  • Closing Date:
    Monday 12th January 2026, 9am
  • Hours:
    9:30-14:30 Monday-Thursday, plus 1 hour per week for meetings. Based in Bedford, with the exception of Tuesdays, which will be based in Shefford.
    We are also open to the role being based in Shefford four days per week.

Our ESOL service was established in 2017 and now runs 5 days per week and offers English lessons for resettled refugees and an English Club with an emphasis on learning skills for integration into UK society. We are a growing team of ESOL tutors and creche teams providing training to help refugees and their families to resettle in Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire.

About the role

The ESOL Early Years Practitioner (Level 3) is a childcare professional involved in the day-to-day running of the Crèche for English Learners. You perform an important role caring for children, maintaining a high quality, stimulating learning environment.

We are seeking someone who is creative, reflective and able to implement new ideas to continually improve practice and support the management team.

This role will deputise for creche session leaders in cases of staff sickness or training and will therefore be required to work on either site at short notice in such instances. Candidates must be able to be in either Shefford or Bedford from 9:30-14:30 with notice being given by 8:30am in case of cover need. Access to own vehicle or ability to use public transport/private hire vehicles is therefore essential for this role.

You can download a full job description above.

Next Step

If this sounds like you, please see Role Description and complete our application form and Equal Opportunities form.