Childcare Modern Apprentice
ACE Place Nursery Riverside · Scotland · ML8 4HD
About the role
Early Years Practitioner Modern Apprentice – Shape Futures! ✨
📍 Location: Multiple vacancies in Private Nurseries across Glasgow 🏴 (plus a post in Carluke ML8 🏡)
Are you ready for a career that’s more than just a job? 🚀 We’re on the hunt for enthusiastic and passionate individuals to join our amazing teams as Early Years Practitioner Modern Apprentices! If you’re keen to inspire and nurture young minds, this is your chance to build a fantastic future! 💖
This incredible opportunity is funded by Skills Development Scotland through the Modern Apprenticeship Scheme, meaning no academic entry requirements – your potential and attitude are what matter! 🌟 We’ll assess you at your interview.
What’s in it for YOU? 🤩
- Make a REAL Difference: Gain hands-on experience in a rewarding career, positively impacting children's lives every single day. 🌟
- Learn & Earn: Dive into practical workplace experience for 12-15 months, all while working towards a nationally recognised qualification. 📚
- Career Ladder: Progress to becoming a fully qualified Early Years Practitioner. 📈
- Empowerment: Understand the vital role you play in a child's learning and development journey. 🌱
Hours & Pay: 💰
- Full-time: 35–40 hours per week (typically Monday–Friday in nursery settings, or varied hours in Out of School Care).
- Rate of Pay: £8 per hour (National Minimum Wage for Modern Apprentices).
As a Modern Apprentice, you’ll:
- Study for an SCQF Level 7 qualification with support from Carousel Training Centre and your Employer. 🎓
- Attend monthly training classes and receive regular guidance from your Assessor. 🤝
- Achieve your SVQ in Social Services (Children and Young People). ✅
- Build the skills and knowledge to become a qualified Early Years Practitioner in just 12–15 months! ⏱️
Your Day-to-Day: 🗓️
- Collaborate with the team to create a safe, positive, and super fun environment for children. 🥳
- Be a key part of a supportive team, contributing your unique energy. 💪
- Assist with delivering engaging, active, and educational activities. 🎨⚽
- Get hands-on experience with children from babies right up to pre-school age. 👶👧
- Discover how children learn and grow through creative play. 🧸
- Support children with personal care tasks like toileting, dressing, and feeding.
- Chat with parents and carers, becoming a partner in each child's learning adventure. 🗣️
- Help with daily nursery routines, including preparing snacks and keeping things tidy. 🍎✨
- Uphold nursery safeguarding procedures to ensure every child is safe and secure at all times. 🛡️
Ready to kickstart your career and make a lasting impact? Apply today! 👇
Key responsibilities
- Work with the staff team to create a safe, positive environment for children.
- Be a valued member of a team.
- Support staff in delivering fun, active, and educational activities.
- Gain hands-on experience with children from babies to pre-school age.
- Learn how children develop through creative play and activities.
Entry requirements
Essential qualifications (What We’re Looking For:- • Enthusiastic and confident individuals who want to work in a Nursery or Out of School Care setting. • Good communication skills and a genuine desire to support the development of young children. • The ability to engage and interact enthusiastically with children. No previous experience is required — just passion, commitment, and a willingness to learn.)