Nursery Teacher Apprentice

MARITIME MINIS LTD

London (SE8 3GS)

Closes in 19 days (Monday 31 March at 11:59pm)

Posted on 3 March 2025


Summary

We are looking for dedicated apprentices to join our fun, dynamic and fantastic team. We have many perks on offer and would love to show you our nursery. If you are looking to become a Nursery Teacher and can travel to Greenwich SE8, we would love to hear from you. We offer a 4 day week: 7:45am - 6.00pm and a salary of £17,316 per year.

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Four days per week from 7:45am to 6.00pm.

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Tuesday 1 April

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

2

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

  • Purpose of the role: To provide outstanding care and learning opportunities to all children.
  • To follow our EPIC values of educational, professional, inspirational and caring, by working with our existing team, using their knowledge and experience to help you within your working role and your eaely years educator course.
  • To undertake your level 3 course seriously, whilst working fulltime
  • Minis Childcare Limited is committed to the safeguarding of children, an enhanced DBS will be required.

Where you’ll work

2 Mallow Walk
London
SE8 3GS

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED

Your training course

Early years educator (level 3)

Equal to A level

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.
  • 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.

Your training plan

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Patience

About this company

Minis is a family run nursery group in the heart of the community putting the children we care for at the heart of all we do. We opened our first nursery in the Greenwich Millennium Village in 2012, with the vision to be a nursery that is a true part of the community, serving the families in and around the village. Established by Jo and Ben Hutchings our focus has always been to offer exceptional childcare in an environment that is stimulating, engaging and fun, enabling children to reach their full potential. By investing in a skilled team who have a passion for childcare, we are able to support each child, so that when leaving us for school they are confident and inquisitive with a love for learning that will last a lifetime. Maritime Minis is registered with Ofsted, which is the governing body that sets the standards for care and learning in all children’s day care settings.

http://www.maritimeminis.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Benefits: Workplace pension Employee Assistance Programme Birthday bonus Sickness incentive bonus Quarterly performance bonus Uniform supplied after probation

After this apprenticeship

Once qualified, you will become a Qualified Nursery Teacher, leading onto options to become a Senior Teacher, Room Lead and Nursery Manager for your future career prospects.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MARITIME MINIS LTD

jane shortland

jane@miniscare.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000307037.

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Closes in 19 days (Monday 31 March at 11:59pm)

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