Apprentice Early Years Practitioner

£7.55 hourly
Full time

Job Description

Flying Start Nursery @ Marjon need an Apprentice Early Years Educator!

We are looking to take on an Apprentice who can work in our busy nursery setting with our little ones, joining a team who are super passionate about outdoor learning and inspiring our children.

Level 2 and 3 courses available for immediate start.

You need to be:

  • Reliable and enthusiastic with high levels of motivation
  • Organised
  • Display good communication skills, with other adults and most importantly with children!
  • Ability to work well within a team
  • Passionate to work with children in the Early Years
  • Caring and kind

You need to have:

  • A basic level of education to include, GCSE English and Maths at grade 4 (A-C) or above - If you do not have one of these, we may be able to offer functional skills training, so please do still apply
  • Good communication skills
  • Basic IT skills

Your core job will be:

  • To support the delivery of an appropriate play based Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum that enables children to make individual progress
  • To understand and work to all nursery policies and procedures and statutory guidance, to help ensure the nursery meets Ofsted requirements at all times
  • To provide a safe, caring, stimulating educational environment, both indoors and outdoors, at all times for the children

We will support you by: 

  • Providing a laptop for you to complete your work on
  • Giving you designated paid time each week (20% of your contracted hours) to support the completion of your training
  • Ensuring you have an Assessor who you have a strong relationship with to enable you to progress
  • Guiding and teaching you how to be an Early Years Educator!
  • Moving you from an apprentice wage to living wage for your age when 25% complete on your qualification! This can be within 3-4 months!

Please apply if you think, this could work for you... a paid job with free training, why not get in touch to learn more!

Benefits

Pension Scheme

Discounted Childcare 

Wellbeing initiatives

Free staff meals daily

Access to free training - CPD, Level 2, Level 3 or 5.

Nursery Name

Flying Start @ Marjon