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Apprentice Nursery Practitioner
As an Apprentice Nursery Practitioner, you will have the opportunity to rotate around the nursery rooms and Forest School, gaining hands-on experience in all areas of our nurseries. This, coupled with your apprentice training in Early Years, will equip you with all the skills, experience and qualifications to apply to progress into a qualified educator role with us. This apprenticeship will be for a level 3 early years educator, depending on experience. From there, you can develop your career at N, opting for a managerial route or pursuing a specialism in an area that excites you. The role is a full-time position (40h working week, 20% of which is spent on learning).
Responsibilities
- Support your team in the delivery of basic childcare routines
- Be responsible for the delivery of our 'learning through play’ educational ethos
- Innovate with activities and constantly challenge your children’s learning and development
- Build and maintain excellent relationships with parents
- Promote child welfare and ensure safeguarding procedures are followed
- Work a flexible shift pattern within the opening hours (7am-7pm)
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Requirements
- Be 16 or over
- Not already be in full-time education
As an apprentice, you’ll:
- Have regular one-to-one sessions with a dedicated trainer either remotely or through visits to your workplace
- Learn and train for a specific job
- Get paid and receive holiday leave
- Get hands-on experience in a real job
- Study for at least 20% of your working hours
- Complete assessments during and at the end of your apprenticeship
- Be on a career path with lots of future potential
Benefits
- Salary: £18,845 for Level 3 early years educator
- Funding of your apprenticeship
- Part of N Academy, potentially leading to an EY degree
- Performance-related bonus of up to £750 per year (once working within ratio)
- Up to 32 days holiday a year (including bank holidays, 1 day off for your birthday and 3 days during Christmas and New Year) to start (rises with length of service)
- Free daily lunch and drinks
- Personal development fund of £100 per year
- Professional development, specialisms, coaching and mentoring through our N Academy
- Annual clothing allowance of £100 (no uniform)
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and Shared Parental leave pay for all team members after 2 years continuous service
- 5 days full sick pay
- Up to 5 days discretionary leave (depending on individual circumstances)
- Paid training, including 2 inset days per year
- Childcare discount of 10%, rising to 25% when you become a Nursery Manager
- Emergency childcare: 6 back-up childcare days in any of our nurseries
- Round-the-world trip and 2 weeks additional holiday for 5 years’ service
- Refer a friend bonus of £500 (plus other incentives) for existing and ex-employees
- Wellbeing benefits: one wellbeing week per term, Headspace premium membership, free counselling, 10% ClassPass membership discount, hardship fund
- Season pass loan and cycle to work scheme
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