Apprentice Nursery Practitioner

As an Apprentice Nursery Practitioner, you will rotate around nursery rooms and the forest school, gaining hands-on experience in all areas. This, coupled with your apprentice training in early years, will equip you with the skills, experience, and qualification to progress into a qualified educator role.

This apprenticeship will be for a Level 2 Early Years Practitioner or Level 3 Early Years Educator, depending on experience. From there, you can develop your career at N Family, opting for a managerial route or pursuing a specialism.

What you'll learn day-to-day:

• Support your team in delivering basic childcare routines.
• Be responsible for delivering our '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.

What we offer:

• Salary: £18,720 for Level 2 or £20,717 for Level 3.
• Funding: Apprenticeship fees are covered.
• Development: Part of N Academy, potentially leading to an EY degree after the apprenticeship. Professional development, specialisms, coaching, and mentoring.
• Bonus: Performance-related bonus of up to £750 per year (once working within ratio).
• Holiday: Up to 32 days per year (including bank holidays, birthday off, and 3 days during Christmas/New Year), rising with service.
• Perks: Free daily lunch and drinks, £100 personal development fund per year, £100 annual clothing allowance.
• Leave: Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and Shared Parental leave pay after 2 years. 5 days full sick pay, with potential discretionary leave.
• Training: Paid training, including 2 inset days per year.
• Discounts: 10% childcare discount, rising to 25% for Nursery Managers. Emergency childcare: 6 back-up days.
• Long Service: Round the world trip and 2 extra weeks' holiday for 5 years' service.
• Referrals: £500 refer-a-friend bonus.
• Wellbeing: Wellbeing week per term, Headspace premium membership, free counselling, 10% Class Pass discount, hardship fund.
• Other: Season pass loan and cycle to work scheme.

To become an apprentice:

• Be 16 or over.
• Not already be in full-time education.

Training Details:

• Standard: Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Standard.
• Includes: Work-based learning, Functional Skills in maths and English (if required), Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid.
• Support: Regular one-to-one sessions with a dedicated trainer (remote or workplace visits).

What happens at the end:

This is a permanent position within N Family Nursery upon successful completion of the apprenticeship programme.