Apprentice Nursery Practitioner

About the role

Apprentice Nursery Practitioner 🌳✨

Ready to kickstart your career in childcare and make a real difference? Join our growing team at N as an Apprentice Nursery Practitioner and gain invaluable experience across our vibrant nursery rooms and exciting Forest School! 🌲

What you'll be doing day-to-day:

• Dive into all areas of our nurseries, rotating through different rooms and our Forest School to get hands-on experience. 🤸‍♀️
• Learn to support your team with daily childcare routines. 👋
• Embrace our "learning through play" educational ethos and bring it to life with creative activities that challenge and inspire our children's development. 🎨🚀
• Build awesome relationships with parents and guardians. 🤝
• Champion child welfare and be a pro at safeguarding procedures. ✅
• Enjoy flexible shifts between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm. ⏰

What's in it for you?

• Earn while you learn: Level 2 (£17,784) or Level 3 (£18,845) Apprenticeship funding! 💰
• Career fast-track: Be part of the N Academy, with pathways to Early Years Degrees and amazing career progression, including managerial roles or specialisms. 📈
• Performance Bonus: Up to £750 annually (once working within ratio). 🌟
• Generous Holiday: Up to 32 days a year, including bank holidays, your birthday off, and Christmas/New Year breaks. 🏖️
• Perks galore: Free daily lunch & drinks 🍎, £100 personal development fund 📚, £100 annual clothing allowance (no uniform!) 👕, enhanced family leave pay, 5 days full sick pay, and potential discretionary leave.
• Specialised Training: Paid training, including 2 inset days annually. 🎓
• Childcare Discounts: 10% off childcare, rising to 25% when you become a Nursery Manager. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦
• Emergency Childcare: 6 back-up days across any of our nurseries. 🚨
• Long-term rewards: Round-the-world trip + 2 extra weeks holiday after 5 years' service! ✈️
• Refer a Friend: Earn £500 bonus! 💸
• Wellbeing Focus: Wellbeing weeks, Headspace premium, free counselling, ClassPass discount, and hardship fund.🧘‍♀️
• Lifestyle Support: Season pass loan and cycle to work scheme. 🚴‍♂️

To join us, you must:

• Be 16 or over. 👍
• Not currently be in full-time education. 💯

As an apprentice, you'll:

• Receive regular one-to-one support from a dedicated trainer. 🧑‍🏫
• Gain practical, hands-on experience in a real job. 💪
• Get paid and receive holiday leave. 💸
• Study for 6 hours within your working hours. 📖
• Complete assessments to earn your qualification. ✅
• Be on an exciting career path with loads of future potential! ✨

Key responsibilities

• Support the team in the delivery of basic childcare routines
• Be responsible for the delivery of the 'learning through play’ educational ethos
• Innovate with activities and challenge children’s learning and development
• Build and maintain excellent relationships with parents
• Promote child welfare and ensure safeguarding procedures are followed