Nursery Assistant Apprentice

Summary

Are you looking to kickstart you career as a nursery assistant? At North Street Nursery we are looking for reliable, committed and organised individuals to join our existing team so if you think this is for you, apply here today.

Wage

£21,000 a year

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Training course

Early years educator (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Friday - Exact shifts to be confirmed.

40 hours a week

Start date

Sunday 25 May 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

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

What you’ll do at work

North Street Nursery which has a capacity for 90 children and an unusual outdoor terrace garden, opened in November 2018 has an in-house training provider to add to your Childcare Qualifications as well as great staff benefits.

Job Purpose:

To enable children to engage in a range of play and learning opportunities and to participate in the day to day activities within the nursery.

Main duties and responsibilities:

To provide and maintain a high quality service to children working as part of a staff team to meet children’s individual needs

Children and Families:

To develop and maintain positive relationships with children and families
To assist with the planning and delivery of a wide range of activities to meet children’s needs
To work within the EYFS and promote high standards of care for the children
To help maintain a child-centred environment
To use observation and reflective practice to contribute to planning and evaluation in the setting
To maintain children’s safety and wellbeing at all times during attendance at the play setting and on trips to external facilities
To take any action required to ensure the safety and welfare of children and to report any concern immediately to the Nursery Manager
To ensure good communication with staff and parent’s / carers

Staff:

To work as a positive role model and member of the staff team
To attend staff meetings, supervision and appraisals and relevant identified training

General:

To know the nurseries policies and procedures, work within them at all times and to support other staff to adhere to them
To keep records and provide other administrative support as required
To support and develop an environment which is inclusive for all and recognises and encourages diversity
To represent the setting professionally always, maintaining the settings integrity and being open to giving and receiving feedback
To undertake any other duties as reasonably directed by the Nursery Manager or your Room Leader

Benefits:

We offer a leading and rewarding staff benefits package:

Leading salaries in Childcare
Staff Bonus and Reward Schemes
5 Weeks Annual Holiday, including Christmas and New Year Off
Electronic Rota allowing swaps and requests
Free DBS, Uniform and Training
In house training, delivering new and enhanced qualifications to help secure your progression
First Bus Travel Card - When you travel to work by bus, we'll pay for it
First West of England provide a travel card across Bristol and Bath, 7 days a week
PerkBox - a platform designed to enrich the employee experience, both inside and outside of work, with thousands of everyday discounts and offers
PerkBox Medical - Book appointments and speak to a fully qualified UK private GP within minutes, wherever you are

Where you’ll work

226 NORTH STREET
BEDMINSTER
BRISTOL
BS3 1JD

Training

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

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

At Nursery Village, you will be working towards an Early Years Educator Apprenticeship over the course of 18 months

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

Communication skills
Customer care skills
Team working
Patience

About this company

Our aim is to provide a unique children's nursery experience in a community setting, spending more of our time and focus on our children and their parents. Nursery Village believes in the concept of “the unique child”. Our staff have all been hand-picked for their previous working experiences and knowledge, comprising many elements from several different learning styles, to provide your child with the best care.

After this apprenticeship

Ongoing learning and development

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000312587.

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Closes in 24 days (Sunday 18 May 2025)

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