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Lead Early Years Practitioner

YMCA Fairthorne GroupAndover, Hampshire

Salary
£30k – £35k
Posted
25 August 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview

YMCA Fairthorne Group is hiring a Lead Early Years Practitioner in Andover, a full-time teaching role. The advertised salary is £30k – £35k. YMCA Fairthorne Group holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Lead great practice. Make a difference for every child. Some Early Years roles are about your own room. This one is about the whole nursery. As a Lead Early Years Practitioner at the YMCA Fairthorne Group, you’ll be part of the nursery leadership team, helping to strengthen practice across the setting whilst supporting children who may need something extra to thrive. This is a primarily supernumerary role, giving you the space to work alongside practitioners, observe children, coach colleagues …
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Visa sponsorship snapshot
  • Employer: YMCA Fairthorne Group — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Skilled Worker
  • Advertised salary: £30k – £35k
  • How this salary compares: about 6% above the £33,160 median across 969 teaching roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Andover, Hampshire · Full-time
  • Similar roles nearby: 1 other live teaching role in Andover browse them
  • Posted: 25 August 2026
  • How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.
About this sector

Teaching roles in secondary and further education are eligible for the Skilled Worker visa, with particularly strong demand for STEM subject specialists, modern foreign language teachers, and SEN support staff. Both state academy trusts and independent schools appear on the Home Office sponsor register and recruit internationally.

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