Apprentice Nursery Practitioner
N IS FOR NURSERY LTD · South East · GU1 2BX
About the role
Ready to kickstart your career in Early Years? ✨ Join us as an Apprentice Nursery Practitioner and dive into a world of learning, growth, and fun! 🚀
What you'll be doing day-to-day:
Get ready for an exciting rotation across our nursery rooms, where you'll gain real-world experience in every aspect of childcare. 🧸 Alongside your Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship training, you'll develop the skills, knowledge, and qualifications needed to become a qualified educator with us. 🎓 This is a fantastic opportunity to build a lasting career, whether you're aiming for a leadership role or a specialism that sparks your passion. 🔥
Your day-to-day will involve:
- Supporting your team with essential childcare routines. 🤝
- Embracing and delivering our "learning through play" educational philosophy. 🧠
- Creating and implementing engaging activities to spark children's curiosity and development. 🎨
- Building awesome relationships with parents and guardians. 👨👩👧👦
- Prioritising child welfare and ensuring safeguarding is always top-notch. ✅
- Working flexibly within our opening hours (7 am - 7 pm). ⏰
What we're offering you:
- Competitive Salary: £18,845 for your Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship. 💰
- Fully Funded Apprenticeship: Your training is on us! 💯
- Career Growth: Be part of the N Academy, with potential for an EY degree post-apprenticeship. 🌟
- Performance Bonus: Up to £750 annually (once within ratio). 🏆
- Generous Holiday: Up to 32 days a year, including your birthday off and festive breaks! 🎄
- Freebies: Daily lunch and drinks, plus an annual clothing allowance. 🍎🥤
- Support System: £100 personal development fund, coaching, mentoring, and professional development through N Academy. 🌱
- Family Support: Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave pay. 💖
- Health & Wellbeing: 5 days full sick pay and potential discretionary leave. 🏥
- Paid Training: Including inset days. 📚
- Childcare Perks: Discount on childcare, rising with your career. 👶
- Emergency Childcare: 6 back-up days across our nurseries. 🆘
This is a full-time position (40-hour week), with 20% dedicated to your learning. We have multiple openings due to business growth! 📈
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 constantly challenge children’s learning and development
- Build and maintain excellent relationships with parents
- Promote child welfare and ensure safeguarding procedures are followed
Entry requirements
GCSE in: (English (grade A-C or 4-8), Maths (grade A-C or 4-8))