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Early Years Educator

Posted on June 2, 2026

  • Full Time

Early Years Educator job opportunity

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Early Years Educator required on a permanent, 40 hour week, contract at Fairyland Creche, Frenchpark, Oranmore.

We offer:

  • Job Security
  • Up to 30 days annual leave including bank holidays and Christmas
  • Pension Contribution
  • No uniform required
  • Statutory Sick Pay
  • Professional development support
  • Social Nights for the whole team
  • Fun dress up days & charity fundraisers
  • Seasonal celebrations

Job description:

  • Implement a developmentally appropriate preschool and after school programmes for young children
  • Ensuring a high standard of care and guidance to all children in your care under the designed programme
  • Support, supervise and guide early year educators working within your team and work within the line management system.
  • Prioritising the health, safety and welfare of all children in the service
  • Developing individual educational plans, curriculum plans and observations to encourage child development and progression
  • Promote and help maintain an organised, clean, safe, well equipped and culturally sensitive learning environment
  • Communicating with parents and members of the community
  • Inducting new staff members within the team
  • Maintaining program administration
  • Performing other related duties as required

There is an annual leave entitlement of currently 20 days + 1 company day paid. Fairyland operates 50 weeks of the year, closing for Christmas, a week in August and all bank holidays. Fairyland offer an excellent pension scheme.

FETAC/QQI Level 5 in Childcare (required)

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

  • Additional leave
  • Company events
  • Company pension
  • Employee discount
  • On-site parking
  • Sick pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Oranmore, County Galway: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

  • Hold FETAC Level 5 in Childcare or letter from DCEDIY stating qualified to work in childcare in Ireland

Language:

  • English (required)

Work authorisation:

  • Ireland (required)

Work Location: In person

Pay: €15.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • Company pension
  • On-site parking
  • Sick pay

Work Location: In person


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