Apprentice Nursery Practitioner

Inspiro Learning; Redhill; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

A childcare training provider in the UK is looking for an Apprentice Nursery Practitioner to gain hands-on experience while rotating through various nursery rooms. You will support basic childcare routines, promote a 'learning through play' educational ethos, and build relationships with parents. This full-time role offers competitive pay, funding for your apprenticeship, and numerous benefits, including generous holiday, professional development opportunities, and wellbeing support.

Benefits

Funding for apprenticeship

Performance-related bonus up to £750

Up to 32 days holiday a year

Free daily lunch and drinks

Childcare discount up to 25%

Wellbeing benefits including counselling

Refer a friend bonus of £500

Qualifications

• Be 16 or over.
• Not already be in full‑time education.

Responsibilities

• Support your team in the delivery of basic childcare routines.
• Responsible for the delivery of our ‘learning through play’ approach.
• Innovate with activities to challenge children's learning.
• Build and maintain relationships with parents.
• Promote child welfare and follow safeguarding procedures.

Job description

As an Apprentice Nursery practitioner you will have the opportunity to rotate around the nursery rooms and Forest School, gaining hands‑on experience in all areas of our nurseries.

The role is a full‑time position (40‑hour working week, 20% of which is spent on learning). Day to day you will learn to:

Responsibilities

• Support your team in the delivery of basic childcare routines
• Be responsible for the delivery of our ‘learning through play’ educational ethos
• Innovate with activities and constantly challenge your children's learning and development
• Build and maintain excellent relationships with parents
• Promote child welfare and ensure safeguarding procedures are followed – work a flexible shift pattern within the opening hours (7 am–7 pm)

Benefits

• £16,500 for Level 2 early years practitioner or £17,500 for Level 3 early years educator
• Funding of your apprenticeship
• You'll be part of N Academy which could put you on track for an EY degree once your apprenticeship is complete
• Performance‑related bonus of up to £750 per year (once working within ratio)
• Up to 32 days holiday a year (including bank holidays, 1 day off for your birthday and 3 days during Christmas and New Year) – rises with length of service
• Free daily lunch and drinks
• Personal development fund of £100 per year
• Professional development, specialisms, coaching and mentoring through our N Academy
• Annual clothing allowance of £100 (no uniform)
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave pay for all team members after 2 years continuous service with N
• 5 days full sick pay and, depending on individual circumstances, we may offer up to 5 days discretionary leave
• Paid training including 2 inset days per year
• Childcare discount of 10% rising to 25% when you become a Nursery Manager
• Emergency childcare: 6 back‑up childcare days in any of our nurseries

There's more…

• Round the world trip and 2 weeks additional holiday for 5 years service
• Refer a friend bonus of £500 (plus other incentives) for existing and ex employees
• Amazing wellbeing benefits including one wellbeing week per term, Headspace premium membership, free counselling, 10% ClassPass membership discount, hardship fund
• Season pass loan and cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Be 16 or over
• Not already be in full‑time education