Early Years Apprentice

Early Years Apprentice @ Leaps & Bounds Day Nursery

Location: 33 Wellington Court, Belper, DE56 1UP

PLEASE NOTE: This position is for immediate start.

WHO are Leaps & Bounds Day Nursery?

Leaps & Bounds Day Nursery comprises of six rooms to cater for all ages.  Tweenie Room (12weeks-18months), Rainbows Room (18months-2years), Garden Room (2years-3years), Preschool & Out of School Club along with a large, secure, outdoor play space!

All of their staff are fully trained and qualified in all aspects of childcare, from very young babies all the way up to primary school age. They are a friendly and supportive team that offers ongoing development to all staff to enable them to progress. They take pride in the work they do, and the reputation they’ve built is testament to that.

WHAT will I get from working with Leaps & Bounds Day Nursery?

• EARN: £7.55 per hour, 37.5 hours per week
• EXPERIENCE- your hours: Monday to Friday, rotating shift pattern (8am-4.30pm / 9am-5.30pm / 9.30am-6pm)
• QUALIFICATION: Early Years Practitioner Level 2 takes approximately 16 months.
• BENEFITS: Extra holidays for long service, attendance bonus & regular training events.

WHAT will my DAY look like?

You will be joining a welcoming and friendly, family orientated environment with a home from home feel. This is an amazing opportunity to kick-start your Early Years career with an independent nursery that values creative play and learning. Your daily tasks will include:

• Supporting the day-to-day activities in a warm and welcoming nursery environment.
• Learning how to create fun, educational play experiences for the children.
• Helping with feeding, changing, and ensuring children are safe and happy.
• Building positive relationships with children, staff, and parents.
• Minimum of 6 hours per week spent on apprenticeship work and training.

HOW does the Apprenticeship Work?

Working towards your Early Years Practitioner Level 2 Qualification, you’ll attend monthly 1-2-1 meetings (online via teams every month – NO classroom OR college!) with your tutor and learn about modules including child development from birth to 7 years, safeguarding, promoting wellbeing, supporting activities, purposeful play & educational programmes, and more!  You will be given a minimum of 3 hours per week to complete any apprenticeship work (assignments, research, and projects) and will receive at least another 3 hours of training from your employer. All apprenticeship work and training is completed in the workplace, during working hours.

WHAT skills/qualifications do I NEED?

• Minimum GRADE 4/C in GCSE (or equivalent) Maths & English
• UK Residency – must have lived in the UK for at least 3 years
• Communication, team working & customer care.
• Creativity, initiative, non-judgemental & patience.
• Presentation & number skills.

What happens next?

If your application is successful, you will receive a call from our dedicated Recruitment Consultant who will discuss the qualification, location and course length in more detail. Following this call, you will be asked to write a supporting statement and complete an English and Maths assessment.

If you really want to impress us, why not show your enthusiasm and carry out some further research on the employer and the qualification you’ll be working towards! Links are provided below:

Employer Website: https://www.leapsandboundsdaynursery.co.uk/

About the Qualification: https://www.ctskills.co.uk/apprenticeship-courses/childcare/