Nursery Assistant Apprenticeship

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Enfield (EN2 8JL)

Closes in 12 days (Thursday 7 August 2025)

Posted on 24 July 2025

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Summary

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust has 3 Nurseries for the staff of the hospital taking in children from 6 months to 5 years Monday to Friday. We provide the children with a safe, stimulating, caring and anti-discriminatory environment. We want to recruit a Nursery Assistant Apprentice permanently who has the right values and attitudes.

Wage

£21,081.50 a year

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Your salary will rise to £28,166 after 12 months providing you are progressing at work and on the apprenticeship

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, shifts to be confirmed.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Tuesday 30 September 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

  • We are looking to recruit a motivated person,ideally with childcare qualifications. You will need to be enthusiastic, reliable flexible and caring with knowledge of the EYFS
  • Active member of the Team in providing a safe, stimulating and emotionally safe environment for children aged 6 months to 5 years
  • To provide for the children’s physical needs-feeding, changing, toileting, washing etc.
  • To develop good relationships with the parents and encourage them to be involved in the care of their child in the Nursery.
    To communicate effectively with other staff and parents about the children’s daily needs
  • Ensuring children’s development is met through the EYFS seven areas of learning and learning through play
  • Ensuring the planning and activities meet the needs of all the children in their group/room
  • Ability to respond to the requirements for caring for children both indoors and out
  • To be able to meet the physical demands of babies and young children

Where you'll work

Chase Farm Hospital
127 The Ridgeway,
Enfield
EN2 8JL

Training

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

Training provider

HAWK MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED

Training course

Early years educator (level 3)

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What you'll learn

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.

Training schedule

  • You will be working towards a Nationally recognised Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship award qualification whilst gaining experience of working in a nursery
  • There is a operate on a hybrid model of delivery with a mixture of face-to-face and remote visits. This includes a face-to-face observation at the end of each of the 3 themes of learning. Learners will access all online learning via Aptem and have the opportunity to attend a variety of ‘Learn at Lunch’ webinars also
  • You will gain a full paediatric first aid (PFA) or an emergency PFA certificate and English and maths level 2 (if required)
  • You will learn about Health, safety and relationships; Child development; Inclusion and Professional Development in Early Years

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4-9)
  • maths (grade 4-9)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

About this employer

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Company benefits

27 days annual leave, excellent pension and benefits. The hospital is located in close proximity to public transport.

Disability Confident

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

  • If you successfully complete all elements of the programme, you will be awarded a nationally recognised Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Level 3 qualification
  • You can then progress onto further Early years apprenticeship opportunities, Practitioner Lead

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

HAWK MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000333587.

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Closes in 12 days (Thursday 7 August 2025)

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