Early Years Qualified Practitioner - Summer 2026

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Neilson Early Years Leaders primarily look after infants and MUST be NVQ Level 2 or 3+ Early Years Education and Childcare or BA Hons Early Childhood Education qualified. If you do not hold these or an equivalent Early Years qualification, please DO NOT proceed with this application. 

Alternatively, please apply for our Children's Activity Leader, Teen Activity Leader or another role that matches your experience more closely. If you find that any of these roles are unavailable, this means that particular role will be oversubscribed, and the application is closed.

A leader, a grafter and a holiday fun maker! This sums up our Children’s Club Team.

The kids' club team is loud and proud and is one of the biggest teams in our resorts. These teams combine a whole host of different personalities. It’s all Go-Go-Go! The kids are full of energy, and so is our children’s club programme. You'll be able to think on your feet and take on whatever gets thrown your way. Usually, this is paint, chocolate, glitter, or all of it simultaneously!

Cool, Calm and Collected! Our Children’s clubs make our holidays extra special. Being organised is key to making sure that our clubs remain at the top of their game.

Early Years Leaders work with kids of all ages as part of the central Kid's Club team. However, as soon as our infant guests arrive, you'll step in to provide their weary parents with some well-deserved holiday chill time.

We are looking for people who love working with kids of all ages. Working on the Kid's Club Team is a full-on role. You'll need bags of energy, but if you've got what it takes, you'll enjoy an incredible summer in the sunshine, ensuring our younger guests have the best holiday ever..

Ideally, we're looking for full-season staff from April to early November. We will consider candidates with shorter availability dates, but operationally, those with a combination of the best dates and qualifications will always take preference.

Our Kids Club team organise and supervises a varied timetable of stimulating, safe, fun activities to keep our kids entertained in all-weather. 

Requirements

Qualifications and Experience required:

• Valid UK/EU passport or EU work visa
• NVQ Level 2 - 5 Early Years Education and Childcare, or BA Hons Early Childhood Education to be successful.
• A big personality + loads of stamina, energy and a huge sense of fun.
• A passion for an active lifestyle and the desire to inspire the children to get stuck into our activity programme.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Flexible to work all the required hours with your team to get the job done well.
• Ability to deliver fun, engaging, safe sessions.
• The ability to confidently hold a conversation in English.
• The ability to work well, independently, as part of a team, and to maintain effective working relationships.

Please note: All Neilson Active staff are DBS-checked. 

Package

Up to £750 PCM gross + Shared accommodation + flights, meals + great overall package