Early Years Practitioner Apprentice Level 2 - Southampton Family First - Play Away Nursery

Are you looking to start your career within childcare? Come and join our fun and dynamic team! Develop your early years career with this fantastic opportunity in a growing, ambitious company, providing care, education and compliance for children to the highest standard. Competitive salary of up to £9.50 an hour and uniform and lunch provided.

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Closing date: 31 May 2023

Apprenticeship summary

  • Annual wage

    £13,416.00

    Up to £9.50 an hour dependant on age and experience - 16-17 - £6.45 18-20 - £6.83 21-22 - £9.18 Over 22 - £9.50

  • Working week

    Monday - Friday, shift times and days to be confirmed

    Total hours per week: 30.00

  • Expected duration

    15 Months

  • Possible start date

    05 Jun 2023

  • Date posted

    28 Mar 2023

  • Apprenticeship level

    Intermediate
    Level 2 (GCSE)

  • Reference number

    VAC1000149387

  • Positions

    3 available

What will the apprentice be doing?

Play Away Nursery are delighted to have an opportunity for an Apprentice to join their team. As an Early Years Apprentice you will be trained on the job to give you a true representation of what it is like to work in a day nursery.

You will be allocated a buddy who you will work alongside, and you will work towards undertaking the role of a key person. Within the role of Apprentice, you will attend training days with our training provider and the other days will be based at your allocated nursery.

During your apprenticeship you will be required to:

  • To assist team members in providing the highest standard of compliance, care and education for children, and effectively manage daily operations of the nursery, including positive partnerships with staff and parents
  • To contribute ideas to planning ensuring children receive high quality of learning and development
  • To liaise with nursery staff regarding children’s specific needs

What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?

Your full role and responsibilities will be set out by your employer. Family First will provide you with all of the on-the-job training you need to up-skill in your role, and your 20% off-the-job learning will be incorporated as part of your working day.

You will be working towards the Level 2 Early Years Practitioner apprenticeship standard, which includes:

  • Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
  • Level 2 Early Years Practitioner Qualification
  • Functional skills in maths and English if required

This will be delivered through Family First’s dedicated training provider, Realise. Realise is an established training provider that’s enjoying an exciting period of growth following a management buyout and rebrand in late 2020.

We’ve invested heavily in our people and culture, and we want to grow our teams by finding people who share our passion and enthusiasm for creating a better future.

What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?

  • You will be able to grow with Family First, with future opportunities to develop your career with us. If you hold a Level 2 already we would still love to hear from you as we could deliver a Level 3 Early Year Educator Apprenticeship within this role

Requirements and prospects

Desired skills and personal qualities

Communication skills, Organisation skills, Problem solving skills, Team working, Creative, Initiative, Non judgemental, Patience

Qualifications

Other Basic Maths (Grade n/a) Desired
Other Standard English (Grade n/a) Desired

Things to consider

*We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Prevent Duty.

About the employer

The Play Away Nursery cares for children between the ages of birth and5 years old. We are open Monday to Friday, (variable hours) all year round except for closureon public bank holidays.Our Nursery Manager is passionate about staffdevelopment and well-being. You will have plenty of opportunities for trainingand qualifications, such as undertaking level 2 or 3 childcare qualificationsin early years, SENCO, Prevent Duty, and many more.

Employer

Family First - Play Away Nursery

Address

Andersons Road

Southampton

Hampshire

SO14 5FE

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Training

Training provider

REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT LIMITED

Apprenticeship standard

Early years practitioner

Level 2 (GCSE)

Employer's Application Instructions

To apply, you must register with GetMyFirstJob and then follow the instructions to complete your application.

This apprenticeship requires you to apply through the employer's website.

Apply now

Closing date: 31 May 2023