Nursery Educator Apprentice - Walthamstow

Interested in joining a growing and aspirational early years team? Our playground could be your workplace! We have a wonderful opportunity to complete a Level 3 Educator Apprenticeship with Kinderzimmer - Walthamstow. You will contribute to excellence in childcare and education for the children of the nursery.

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

At Kinderzimmer, we are dedicated to creating high-quality learning environments that prioritise each child’s developmental needs.

We are currently seeking a Nursery Apprentice to join our team on a 40-hour-per-week contract, working shifts between 7:30am and 6:30pm.

In this role, you will play a key part in:

• Delivering exceptional education and childcare by contributing to planned activities
• Maintaining developmental records
• Supporting children with additional needs
• Collaborating with staff and families

You will also assist with daily routines such as toileting, mealtimes, and ensuring a safe, inclusive environment. Additional responsibilities include supporting inspections, attending training and staff meetings, and upholding safeguarding and confidentiality standards.

In return, we offer a competitive hourly wage (£8 to £12.71) depending on age and experience, 23 days of holiday plus 8 bank holidays, nursery closure over Christmas, a wellness day, a Fiit fitness subscription, a discount membership card with tastecard, and access to Flick - our CPD-accredited training platform to support your ongoing professional development.

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Course Contents

• Recognise when a child or a colleague is in danger or at risk of abuse and act to protect them in line with safeguarding policy and procedure.
• Apply legislation, policy and procedure to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of children in the setting (for example, food safety, diets, starting solid food, allergies, COSHH, and accidents, injuries, and emergencies).
• Apply the principles of risk assessment and risk management within documentation and practice.
• Teach children to develop skills to manage risk and maintain their own and others safety.
• Use a range of communication methods, including technology, with other professionals to meet the individual needs of the child.
• Develop and maintain effective professional, collaborative relationships with others involved in the education and care of the child.
• Undertake the role and responsibilities of key person.
• Recognise and apply theories of attachment to develop effective relationships with children.
• Provide sensitive and respectful personal care for children from birth to 5 years.
• Advocate for all children’s needs, including children which require SEND or EAL support.
• Promote and facilitate children’s interpersonal communication to develop their social interactions and relationships.
• Support children to develop a positive sense of their own identity and culture.
• Support children to understand and respond to their emotions and make considered choices about their behaviours.
• Assess the responsiveness of the environment for effective child-centred experiences in line with curriculum requirements.
• Create inclusive, child-centred, dynamic, innovative, and evolving physical environments both indoors and outdoors.
• Create inclusive and supportive emotional environment that enables the child to feel safe, secure, respected and experience a sense of wellbeing; maintaining and prioritising the individual child’s voice.
• Apply strategies that support children’s ability to manage change, transition, and significant events.
• Analyse observation evidence to assess and plan holistic individual learning based on a comprehensive understanding of the child’s needs and interests.
• Facilitate and support child-centred opportunities and experiences based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
• Provide adult led opportunities and experience based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
• Use reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally.