Apprentice Nursery Worker

Marlborough Day Nursey

Leicestershire (LE67 3LT)

Closes in 14 days (Friday 28 March at 11:59pm)

Posted on 7 March 2025


Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join Marlborough Day Nursery as an apprentice. You will train to become a qualified nursery practitioner, whilst being a part of a large passionate team, responsible for education children and providing for their care needs such as food and drink, personal hygiene, sleep routine etc.

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday: shifts to be confirmed working between 7.30am and 6pm.

38 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 31 March

Duration

1 year 9 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

  • Trained in the role of a Nursery Worker
  • To contribute in providing a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children placed in the nursery
  • To give support to other personnel in the nursery
  • To implement the daily routine in the group rooms
  • To work together as a team supporting each other for the benefit of the children
  • Liaise with parents and carers sharing information about their child’s development
  • Complete a programme of learning on and off the job, submitting work and assignments on time

Where you’ll work

Jackson Street
Coalville
Leicestershire
LE67 3LT

Training

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

College or training organisation

LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE

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

Qualification:

  • Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Workforce
  • Level 2 Functional Skills English and maths (if required)
  • Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid
  • L3 Apprenticeships Standard in Early Years Educator

Delivery Method

  • Onsite delivery in the work place

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • English and Maths (grade C/4 or above)

Other in:

  • Childcare Qualification (grade Level 2)

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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Number skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Patience

Other requirements

Loughborough College reserves the right to withdraw this vacancy before the end date, following consultation with the employer.

About this company

Marlborough Day Nursery is a family own private day nursery based in the centre of Coalville, Leicestershire. We offer quality care and education for children from birth to 5 years. Our nursery boasts fantastic facilities including 2 outdoor areas, large sports hall, library, soft play and sensory rooms! We believe in the importance of celebrating every child as an individual and as such, have build our long-standing reputation in maintaining an environment in which our children are happy, confident and independent individuals.

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

Company benefits

Welcome bonus, Birthday bonus, Uniform allowance, Childcare discount.

After this apprenticeship

After completion, the new role will open up opportunities for you to progress to other roles in the nursery such as room leader, Senior Nursery Officer, Deputy Manager and Manager. You may choose to further continue your studies and go on to complete a level 4 advanced practitioner or even undertake an early years degree.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE

Sophia Cleaver

apprenticeships@loucoll.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000308341.

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