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Childcare Apprenticeship (level 3) - Winchmore Hill CHILDBASE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
Fun is an essential ingredient in all Childbase Partnership nurseries where the care and education opportunities for each and every child are as extraordinary as our colleagues who provide them. This is your opportunity to be part of the fun and to join us as an apprentice at our Woodberry Day Nursery in Winchmore Hill.
This apprenticeship requires you to apply through the employer's website.
Apply nowClosing date: 20 Feb 2023
Apprenticeship summary
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Annual wage
£10,822.50
As an apprentice at Childbase Partnership, you will be paid an hourly pay rate of £5.55. This will increase to £9.50 an hour after 6 months in post.
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Working week
This is a full time role and you will work 37.5 hours a week throughout your apprenticeship. You will work varied shifts, usually between the hours of 07:15am-18:30pm Monday-Friday, so you experience all aspects of the daily routine at nursery.
Total hours per week: 37.5
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Expected duration
18 Months
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Possible start date
03 Apr 2023
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Date posted
12 Jan 2023
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Apprenticeship level
Advanced
Level 3 (A level) -
Reference number
VAC1000121961
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Positions
1 available
What will the apprentice be doing?
As a childcare apprentice, your main responsibilities will be to:
- Work as part of a team to create and maintain safe and supportive learning environments across the nursery, plan and implement opportunities to enhance children’s development, and complete observations linked to the early years curriculum
- Interact positively with all nursery users and work in partnership with colleagues and parents to ensure all children’s individual needs are met at all times whilst they are in your care
adhere to nursery routines and policies and to seek guidance from your leadership team as required - Successfully manage your time to ensure you submit your coursework by the deadlines set by your assessor/tutor
What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?
This apprenticeship will provide you with the opportunity to learn how to provide outstanding early years care and education. By the end of your apprenticeship with us you will gain:
- An NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Workforce (Early Years Practitioner) qualification; there will be an on-line assessment during our shortlisting stage to determine the right level of apprenticeship for you
- Appropriate functional skills qualifications in maths and English, if you do not already have equivalent qualifications in these subjects when you commence your apprenticeship
- A paediatric first aid qualification
Our early years apprenticeship offers you:
- The opportunity to gain valuable, practical childcare experience, working with children aged 0-5 years in a nursery setting
- 'Off the job' learning time within your working week which will support your studies
- A childcare trainer/assessor from our in-house training academy of excellence, who will visit you at the nursery on a regular basis to guide and direct you
- Group training sessions, with other apprentices from across our partnership, held at our academy in Newport Pagnell; there are 11 sessions as part of the level 3 course
- A permanent contract subject to you successfully gaining your qualification, where after completion you will be appointed as a qualified Nursery Nurse within our partnership
What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?
A permanent contract subject to you successfully gaining your qualification, where after completion you will be appointed as a qualified Nursery Nurse within our partnership. Longer term, as a level 3 qualified practitioner, you will be able to progress into roles such as Team Leader, Deputy Manager and Nursery Manager.
During your apprenticeship with us, you will benefit from:
- 22 days of annual leave, with the option to buy and sell days
- Perkbox access offering various retail discounts and reduced ticket prices on days out
- Fully-paid enhanced DBS check
- Complimentary breakfast, lunch and refreshments when you are at work
- Thrive mental health app, employee assistance scheme and occupational health service
- £1000 ‘recommend a friend’ bonus if you successfully refer someone to come and work for us
- Cycle to work scheme
- Annual staff conference and awards event, at which individual and team achievements are recognised
Requirements and prospects
Desired skills and personal qualities
Qualifications
GCSE or equivalent maths (Grade C/4) Desired
Things to consider
About the employer
Employer
CHILDBASE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
https://childbasepartnership.com/
Address
Woodberry Day Nursery
36 Church Hill
Winchmore Hill
N21 1LE
Training
Training provider
CHILDBASE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
Apprenticeship standard
Early years educator
Level 3 (A level)
Employer's Application Instructions
Once you've submitted your application, you will be asked to answer some initial eligibility questions by email, after which a screening telephone call will be arranged for you. Upon successful completion of initial screening, there will be an online assessment for you to complete, so we can check what level of apprenticeship is most suitable for you. A visit to the nursery will follow, at which, you will be able to look around, meet some of the team and engage in an interview.
This apprenticeship requires you to apply through the employer's website.
Apply nowClosing date: 20 Feb 2023