Storal
Early Years Apprentice
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Nursery: The Learning Hive Nursery School
Address: 30 Manchester Road, Audenshaw M34 5GB
Hours: Monday - Friday, 36 hours.
Salary: £8 per hour
Remarkable Futures Start Here
Every day at The Learning Hive, we inspire our children to be inquisitive, imaginative, and confident learners. Through our carefully designed environments and nurturing approach, our children quickly develop a genuine love of learning and a curious mind.
We’re proud to have been providing high-quality early years education for over 20 years, supporting families from our local community and beyond. Our spacious, converted Victorian home offers a warm and inspiring setting—where every room is filled with rich learning opportunities. Outdoors, our garden spaces are designed for adventure, using natural resources that spark imagination and deepen our children’s connection with the world around them.
Our experienced and passionate team brings a wealth of early years expertise. We know that every child is unique, with their own story to tell, so we tailor our approach to suit each child’s pace, personality, and interests—ensuring they feel supported, seen, and celebrated.
Who & What is Storal?
It’s our collective group of Nurseries that we are happily apart of here at The Learning Hive. Storal stands for high quality outcomes for children and are passionate about Early Years. Your unique self is what makes our Nursery even better. Check out our website to learn about our leaders and the expertise they bring to our Storal community.
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About the Role
As an Apprentice Early Years Educator you will be a key part of keeping our children safe, loved, and inspired to learn. Key activities include:
- Applying the Storal curriculum & our pedagogy principles to our children daily
- Seeking out learning opportunities in everyday routines such as mealtimes & transitions
- Bond with your children and their families by engaging in meaningful moments
Essentials
- Are 16 or over, have a passion for children, and an aptitude for learning
- Minimum requirements to apply for this role are English and Maths GCSE grades 2 or E or above OR Functional Skills Level 1 or above.
- Are able to commit to a full apprenticeship programme.
- Are patient and friendly
- Maximum of 40 minute drive by either car or public transport
By applying for this vacancy, you have given your consent to share your information with the employer on this advert in order for your grades to be confirmed on the HM Government Personal Learning Record Service. Where grades can not be confirmed, certificates will need to be provided by the applicant.
About You
- A true love for child development and care
- Able and willing to work in a team
- Ability to communicate effectively with management, your peers, and parents
- High levels of care and empathy that every opportunity can be a learning opportunity
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Benefits
For You
- Enhanced holidays
- Paid sick pay
- Extra wellness day off (yearly)
- Accessing your pay before payday with PayCaptain
Family Matters
- Balance starts at home Childcare Discount + Funding
- Compassionate leave & enhanced maternity (and more)
Health & Wellness
- Partnerships with Vitality & Peppy
- Fertility & menopause support
- Gym discount
- Free movie tickets and more
Development
- Investing in your future Micro-learning
- Financial stability tools & Storal Support Fund
Our Community
- Termly inset days
- Team app & Storal Awards gathering
We pay for your DBS upfront along with reimbursing your annual update service charge. We partner with world-leading third parties such as Pay Captain, Vitality, and Peppy.
We’d love to tell you more about what makes The Learning Hive so special.
Storal
Storal is the highest of standards when it comes to safeguarding, the welfare of children, and creating a work environment that encourages feedback, discussion, and resilience. We take our role in the safety of children, our families, and our team extremely seriously. As governed by the EYFS, we have a designated safeguarding lead in each setting and all staff (and volunteers) complete thorough compliance checks prior to employment including employment references & DBS.
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