What you will do in your working day
As a childcare apprentice, your main responsibilities will be to:
* Work as part of a team to create and maintain safe and supportive learning environments across the nursery, plan and implement opportunities to enhance children’s development, and complete observations linked to the early years curriculum
* Interact positively with all nursery users and work in partnership with colleagues and parents to ensure all children’s individual needs are met at all times whilst they are in your care
adhere to nursery routines and policies and to seek guidance from your leadership team as required
* Successfully manage your time to ensure you submit your coursework by the deadlines set by your assessor/tutor
The training you will be getting
This apprenticeship will provide you with the opportunity to learn how to provide outstanding early years care and education. By the end of your apprenticeship with us you will gain:
* A NCFE CACHE Level 2 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner qualification; there will be an on-line assessment during our shortlisting stage to determine the right level of apprenticeship for you
* Appropriate functional skills qualifications in maths and English, if you do not already have equivalent qualifications in these subjects when you commence your apprenticeship
Our early years apprenticeship offers you:
* The opportunity to gain valuable, practical childcare experience, working with children aged 0-5 years in a nursery setting
* 'Off the job' learning time within your working week which will support your studies
* A childcare trainer/assessor from our in-house Training Academy of Excellence, who will visit you at the nursery on a regular basis to guide and direct you
* Group training sessions, with other apprentices from across our partnership, held at our academy in Newport Pagnell; there are 8 sessions as part of the level 2 apprenticeship
* A permanent contract subject to you successfully gaining your qualification, where after completion you will be appointed as a qualified Nursery Nurse within our partnership.
* Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required).
What to expect at the end of your apprenticeship
A permanent contract subject to you successfully gaining your qualification, where after completion you will be appointed as a qualified Nursery Nurse within our partnership. More longer term, if you go on to gain a level 3 qualification, you will be able to progress in to roles such as Team Leader, Deputy Manager and Nursery Manager.
During your apprenticeship with us, you will benefit from:
* 23 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to buy and sell days
* Perkbox access offering various retail discounts and reduced ticket prices on days out
* Fully-paid enhanced DBS check
* Complimentary breakfast, lunch and refreshments when you are at work
* Thrive mental health app, employee assistance scheme and occupational health service
* £1000 ‘recommend a friend’ bonus if you successfully refer someone to come and work for us
* Cycle to work scheme
* Annual staff conference and awards event, at which individual and team achievements are recognised