Cherryvale Nursery are delighted to have an opportunity for an Apprentice to join their team. As an Early Years Apprentice you will be trained on the job to give you a true representation of what it is like to work in a day nursery. You will be allocated a buddy who you will work alongside, and you will work towards undertaking the role of a key person. Within the role of Apprentice, you will attend training days with our training provider and the other days will be based at your allocated nursery.
What You’ll Do:
As an Early Years Apprentice, you'll get real-world experience working in a day nursery. You’ll be paired with a buddy to guide you, and work towards becoming a key person in the nursery. Your apprenticeship will include training days and practical days at the nursery.
Your typical day will include:
Assisting team members to provide top-notch care and education for children.
Building authentic and meaningful relationships with children and their parents/carers.
Liaise closely with parents/carers and encourage their involvement in nursery life and their child's learning.
Working with nursery staff to ensure children’s needs and requirements are met.
Keeping the environment safe, clean, and healthy.
Supporting inclusive practices, and helping plan and assess activities that cater to the unique development needs of each child.
Rewards and Benefits:
We value our apprentices and offer a range of fantastic perks:
Competitive Salary: £8.60-11.44 per hour, depending on age and experience.
Annual Leave: 24 days, plus your birthday off and public holidays.
Bonuses: £100 on completing your level 2 qualification, £250 on completing Level 3, plus yearly salary increases (£500 for Level 2, £750 for Level 3).
Annual Pay Review: Ensures competitive compensation.
Team Fun Days and Awards: Celebrate our amazing team!
Referral Bonuses: Up to £500 for referring friends and family.
Bike to Work Scheme: Get help buying a bike with a £50 contribution and salary sacrifice repayment option.
Staff Perks: Discounts on cinema, retail, travel, and more.
Free lunch every day and uniform.
Compassionate Leave: Up to 5 days paid leave.
Childcare Discount: Generous discounts for staff.
Employee Assistance Helpline: 24/7 confidential counselling and advice.
Training:Your full role and responsibilities will be set out by your employer. Cherryvale Nursery will provide you with all of the on-the-job training you need to up-skill in your role, and your 20% off-the-job learning will be incorporated as part of your working day.
You will be working towards the Level 2 Early Years Practitioner apprenticeship standard, which includes;
Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
Level 2 Early Years Practitioner qualification
Functional skills in Maths and English if required
This will be delivered through Cherryvale Nursery's dedicated training provider, Realise. Realise is an established training provider that’s enjoying an exciting period of growth following a management buyout and rebrand in late 2020.Training Outcome:You will be able to grow with Family First, with future opportunities to develop your career with us. If you hold a Level 2 already we would still love to hear from you as we could deliver a Level 3 Early Year Educator Apprenticeship within this role.Employer Description:Cherry Childcare, part of the Family First Nursery Group, offers the highest quality childcare for children aged 7 months to 5 years. We want to ensure that our family first spirit and curriculum positively impacts as many families as possible. Always putting our families first, the safety and wellbeing of all our children, staff and parents is our number one priority.Working Hours :Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week.Skills: Team working,Creative,Non judgemental,Patience....Read more...
