Apprentice Nursery Practitioner with Hollies Day Nurseries

Qualification:                                Early Years Practitioner Level 2

Duration:                                       16 months

Units:

How an apprenticeship works:

As an Apprentice, you will be employed, just like anyone else at the company, the only difference is that you spend some of your week studying towards a qualification.

Typically, you will have a teams meeting once a month (2-3 hours) with your assigned Trainer Assessor unlike the usual assumption that you will attend college for one day a week. Throughout the month, you will be expected to complete different assignments and independent study as discussed in this meeting in preparation for the next month. Each week, you will spend a minimum of 6 hours in a number of different Training, Learning & Development Activities that all develop your Knowledge, Skills & Behaviours which will be completed in your place of work during your working hours- so no homework!! These 6 hours will be agreed with your manager and can be set as a whole day or split throughout the week, whatever works best for you!

After approximately 6 months, you will be set mock activities by your Trainer Assessor to help you prepare for your End Point Assessment (EPA). This will include Multiple Choice Questions, Presentations of your work and Q&A’s. You will receive lots of one-to-one support to prepare you for this!

CT Skills is always sure to provide full support from your Initial Application to your final EPA! As we are a training provider, all of our vacancies are for immediate start and available all year round, so please consider this when you are applying!

IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN APPRENTICESHIP, YOU MUST HAVE GRADE 4/C OR ABOVE IN GCSE ENGLISH AND MATHS (OR EQUIVALENT) AND HAVE LIVED IN THE UK FOR AT LEAST 3 YEARS.

About the employer & website link:

We are a family business established over 30 years – we have a qualified, loyal and committed team – all with family values at heart.  We started Hollies 30 years ago with the opening of our first nursery in Sherwood and are proud that 3 generations of our family have been able to share the important early developmental stages of thousands of children We now have a chain of 5 nurseries all based across Nottingham.

For more information, please visit https://www.holliesdaynurseries.co.uk/

About the role:

You will be working in a small team, delivering exceptional day care. You will be helping build and encourage the children’s confidence through meaningful activities, interactions, and planning activities to suit each individual child.

Daily Duties:

·         To support with the day to day running of the nursery.

·         Keeping children safe in the nursery environment.

·         Following all policies and procedures.

·         Preparing snacks.

·         Assisting other staff and working as part of a team.

·         Carrying out 1 to 1 and small group activities as asked by qualified staff.

·         Meeting parents.

·         Carrying out personal care routines.

·         Promoting positive behaviour through your own positive role modelling actions and by following the behaviour policy.

·         Attending staff meetings.

·         Completing training as set by the management team.

Skills:

Apprenticeships are very demanding as you are working towards a qualification whilst working full time! You will need to be committed and motivated as there is lots of self-guided work involved.

•                     Happy and smiling with a positive attitude.

•                     Have strong verbal, non-verbal communication skills with an appropriate use of tone.

•                     Warm, caring, and approachable.

•                     Flexible and practical.

•                     Enthusiastic, innovative, and energetic.

•                     Deeply motivated.

•                     Creative and imaginative.

•                     Enjoy being with children.

•                     Be open to constructive criticism.

•                     Have high standards of personal hygiene.