Early Years Educator Apprentice Level 2 - Cranham

We are looking for a positive, passionate individual to join our nursery. You can learn from our experienced team how to be a practitioner, studying for a qualification in Early Years. You will learn all areas of a childcare environment, including how to inspire and ignite children's curiosity. Little Adventurers really rewards its colleagues and provides excellent career opportunities.
Little Adventurers Nursery are looking for someone who is looking for an apprenticeship in Childcare to join our small, friendly and very homely nursery and dedicated team. Working with children under 5 is enormously rewarding where no two days are the same and where you will never stop learning things yourself!
You must be a team player with good communication skills and love being around children. You must be willing to learn, have motivation to study and have a kind, patient and caring nature.
The position available is fun and hugely rewarding and we hope that you would progress to working as a qualified professional within our setting at the end of your studies.
Duties include:

• Studying Early Years and Childcare (Levels 2 and 3), alongside working in our nursery following the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum.


• Learning to inspire, challenge, and ignite children's curiosity throughout the day whilst in both child and adult led activities.


• Observing how qualified staff observe, assess and record children's progression within the EYFS framework.


• Attending Staff Meetings


• Following their own Personal Development


• Plan and ensure they keep on top of their studies to complete the Early Years Qualification.


• Assisting our own team with cleaning, organisational and food preparation tasks at the setting as instructed by our nursery manager.


Confidentiality is taken extremely seriously and must be adhered to at all times along with working in a fully inclusive manner.


• Competitive salary - £7.20 for 16-18 yr olds and £8.20 for 19+ (rising to £8.60 after 6 months)


• 6-month induction programme


• Pension


• In-house training & access to further training courses


• Continuing Professional Development opportunities


• Excellent career & progression opportunities


• 2 staff parties a year


• Approachable & open-door policy of management


• Staff team building events


• Quarterly restaurant vouchers & staff appreciation gifts


• Annual Staff Awards Ceremony


• Staff finders reward for fulltime and part time staff


• Annual staff questionnaires where staff ideas are progressed


• Regular all staff management presentations to share plans and feedback with staff


• Excellent transport links


As a company, our vision is to reach for the stars across all areas of our nursery operation and we are constantly developing for the benefit of each little one who joins our Little Adventurers family.