Apprentice Nursery Practitioner
N IS FOR NURSERY LTD · London · SW12 0AN
About the role
🌟 Apprentice Early Years Practitioner/Educator 🌟
Ready to kickstart your career shaping young minds? 🌱 Join our growing team as an Apprentice Nursery Practitioner and dive into the exciting world of early years education! 🚀
What You'll Be Doing Day-to-Day:
- Rotate through our nursery rooms and forest school, gaining super valuable hands-on experience. 🌳
- Learn the ropes of childcare routines and champion our "learning through play" philosophy. 🧸
- Get creative with activities that challenge and inspire children's development. 💡
- Build awesome relationships with parents and families. 👋
- Champion child welfare and be a safeguard superstar. 🛡️
- Work a flexible shift pattern within our opening hours (7 am - 7 pm). ⏰
This apprenticeship could lead to a Level 2 Early Years Practitioner or Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification, depending on your experience. From there, you can blaze your own trail with us, aiming for management or exploring a specialism that ignites your passion! 🔥 This is a full-time role (40 hours/week, including dedicated off-the-job learning).
What We Offer You:
- Competitive Apprenticeship Salary: £19,656 (Level 2) or £20,717 (Level 3). 💰
- Fully Funded Apprenticeship! 🎉
- Access to our N Academy – potentially on track for an EY degree later. 🎓
- Performance-related bonus up to £750/year. ✨
- Generous Holiday Allowance: Up to 32 days/year (including bank holidays, your birthday off, and Christmas/New Year breaks). 🏖️
- Free Daily Lunch & Drinks. 🍎
- Personal Development Fund (£100/year) & Professional Development opportunities. 📈
- Annual Clothing Allowance (£100 – no uniform required!). 👕
- Enhanced Family Leave Pay. 👨👩👧👦
- 5 days Full Sick Pay & potential Discretionary Leave. 🤝
- Paid Training (including 2 inset days). 📚
- Childcare Discount (10% - 25% when you become a Manager). daycare
- Emergency Childcare Support (6 back-up days). 🆘
- And so much more! Including a round-the-world trip after 5 years, refer-a-friend bonuses, amazing wellbeing benefits (Headspace, counselling, wellbeing weeks!), season pass loans, and cycle-to-work schemes. 🌍🧘♀️
To Join Us, You Must Be:
- 16 years or older. ✅
- Not currently in full-time education. ❌
As an Apprentice, You Will:
- Receive regular one-to-one support from a dedicated trainer. 🧑🏫
- Learn and train for a real job. 💼
- Get paid and receive holiday leave. 💸
- Gain invaluable hands-on experience. 💪
- Complete assessments throughout your journey. ⭐
- Be on a fantastic career path with huge future potential! 🚀
Ready to make a difference? Apply now! 👇
Key responsibilities
- Support your team in the delivery of basic childcare routines
- Be responsible for the delivery of our 'learning through play’ educational ethos
- Innovate with activities and constantly challenging your children’s learning and development
- Build and maintain excellent relationships with parents
- Promote child welfare and ensure safeguarding procedures are followed