Department: Apprenticeships Location: Maidenhead, Berkshire Compensation: £16,500 - £17,950 / year Description ★ It's official… We've been certified as a Great Place to Work ★ ★ Your Dream Career in 2025 Starts Here: Join N Family Club and enjoy the best salaries, benefits, and career growth opportunities in the industry ★ Discover the N Advantage — Our competitive salary and benefits package for 2025: ★ Competitive Salary: Earn between £16,500 - £17,950, reflecting your experience and dedication ★ Bonus: Performance-related bonus of up to £750 per year ★ Flexible Working: Choose from a 4-day, 36-hour week or a traditional 5-day, 40-hour week—find the work-life balance that works for you ★ Generous Holiday: Enjoy up to 35 days of holiday a year, including a 'Me' day of your choice and time off between Christmas and New Year ★ Daily Perks: Complimentary lunch and drinks every day ★ Professional Growth: Access a personal development fund of £100 per year to support your continued education ★ Exclusive N Academy Access: Receive paid time off and funding for qualifications like Level 3, EY Degrees, Forest School, Leadership Training, and more ★ No Uniforms: Enjoy a £100 annual clothing allowance to dress in your own style ★ Family-Friendly Benefits: Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental leave pay after 2 years of service, fostering leave, neonatal leave, and more ★ Childcare Discount: Get a 40% discount on childcare at our nurseries ★ Emergency Childcare: Access 6 backup childcare days at any of our nurseries when you need it But that's not all… ★ 5-Year Bonus: Celebrate your 5th year n.iversary with a round-the-world trip and 2 extra weeks of holiday ★ 10-Year Bonus: After 10 years, enjoy an OUT OF THIS WORLD experience and another 2 weeks of holiday ★ Referral Bonuses: Earn up to £1,000 for every friend you refer who joins N Family Club ★ Exclusive Discounts: Get access to discounts on groceries, shopping, entertainment, and more with the Each Person's app ★ Travel Support: Season pass loans and cycle-to-work schemes to make commuting easy Social Fun: Join us for our annual Winter Party, Summer BBQ, and regular team socials ★ Health & Wellbeing: Discounts on gym memberships and digital fitness classes through My Gym Discounts Why N Family Club? We're more than just a nursery group; we're the UK's most innovative early years education provider. Our vision? To be the highest quality, and most loved, early years education group in the UK. Our purpose? To inspire and develop the next generation to reach their full potential in an ever-changing world. At N Family Club, we dreamed of creating a place where early years education would be reimagined. A place that fosters creativity, embraces a curriculum-led approach, and prepares children for the modern world. We're proud to be making that dream a reality, and now, we're inviting you to be a part of it What it means to be an Apprentice at N Family Club… Our Level 2 Early Years Practitioner (15 months) and Level 3 Early Years Educator (18 months) apprenticeships are designed to help you develop the skills and confidence needed to launch your career as an Educator. Throughout the apprenticeship, you'll gain hands-on experience across different nursery rooms and a wide variety of activities within the N Curriculum, including Forest School, The N Passport, and Spanish. Twenty percent of your time will be dedicated to 'off the job' training, where you'll focus on developing the knowledge, skills, and behaviours outlined in the apprenticeship standards. You will have a dedicated tutor and mentor to guide and support you every step of the way. Upon successful completion, you will earn a full and relevant qualification that will serve as a strong foundation for your career in early years education. After completing your apprenticeship, your career can evolve into a specialism of your choice or advance into management, providing you with endless opportunities for growth and progression. Step into the brand new world of our N Maidenhead Nursery, which opens in May 2024 Inside, we've got a super-specialist art and cooking room where little geniuses can let their creativity run wild. And outside? Our riverside garden is like something out of a fairytale, complete with slides, sandpits, and even a mud kitchen for some messy, marvellous fun N Maidenhead is nestled in the heart of Maidenhead, Berkshire, overlooking the River Thames. With fantastic transport links close by, such as the Maidenhead train station and a short drive from the M4. For those of you driving, we have a big car park on site with plenty of spaces for you Ready to make 2025 your year? Apply now and be part of something extraordinary. Your dream career starts here For more information about N Family Club, our team culture, and our world-class benefits, visit our Careers website or check out our Glassdoor page. Key Responsibilities Learn and support the delivery of our 'learning through play' educational ethos and the N Curriculum; You will sensitively learn and support implement the pattern of the day routine; Observe and contribute towards planning innovative learning experiences that constantly challenge children's learning and development; Observe and contribute towards high-quality observations, assessments and planning for the children within your care; Learn and support key transition periods within the room such as sleep times, mealtimes and outings occur smoothly; Learn and support mealtime supervision and adhering to all of N's mealtime policies to ensure we are keeping our children safe when served and eating food; Adhere to all policies and procedures; Learn to build and maintain excellent relationships with parents and team members; Promote and role-model safeguarding procedures and the importance of child welfare Ensure that the highest standards of cleanliness are maintained throughout the day; Ensure that daily H&S-related tasks and checks happen promptly and thoroughly with any concerns followed up; Responsible for always adhering to the company's H&S policy: "Statement of Intent" Be committed to continual reflective practice throughout your learning journey; Commit to and follow the apprenticeship path in order to gain your early years qualification.