Apprentice Nursery Practitioner

Inspiro Learning; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Funding of your apprenticeship

Free daily lunch and drinks

Performance bonus up to £750/yr

Up to 32 days holiday a year

Personal development fund £100/yr

Annual clothing allowance £100

Job summary

Inspiro Learning in Wolverhampton offers an apprentice Nursery practitioner role, rotating through nursery rooms and Forest School to gain hands-on experience while training in Early Years.

This full-time position (40 hours per week, with 20% dedicated to learning) provides funded apprenticeship training, a path to a Level 3 educator, and a potential EY degree after completion, with a strong development route.

Qualifications

• Be 16 or over
• Not already in full-time education

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 challenging 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 (7am-7pm)

Education

Level 2 Early Years Practitioner

Level 3 Early Years Educator

Job description

What will you be doing day to day?

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 ournurseries.

This, coupled with your apprentice training in Early Years, will equip you with all the skills, experience and qualification to apply to progress into a qualified educator role with us. This Apprenticeship will either be for a level 2 early years practitioner or level 3 early years educator depending on experience. From there, you can develop your career at N, opting for a managerial route, or pursuing a specialism in an area that excites you. This role is for multiple positions due to the growth of the business.

The role is a full‑time position (40h working week, 20% of which is spent on learning).

Day to day you will learn to:

• 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 challenging 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 (7am-7pm)

What can we offer you?

• £16,640 for Level 2 early years practitioner or £16,682 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) to start (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

You can start an apprenticeship whether you’re starting your career, want a change or you're upskilling in your current job. You can have a previous qualification like a degree and still start an apprenticeship.

To become an apprentice, you must:

• be 16 or over
• not already be in full‑time education

As an apprentice you’ll:

complete either a level 2/3 Early Years apprenticeship standard

have regular one to one sessions with a dedicated trainer either remotely or through visits to your workplace

learn and train for a specific job

get paid and receive holiday leave

get hands‑on experience in a real job

study for 6 hours of your working hours

complete assessments during and at the end of your apprenticeship

be on a career path with lots of future potential

be entitled to a TOTUM membership, find out more here About TOTUM | TOTUM UK

For more information about Inspiro Learning’s apprenticeship delivery and what it entails please click here to to watch a short video

https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/838594672/bd398d8caa

What is an apprenticeship?

An apprenticeship is a real job where you learn, gain experience and get paid. You’re an employee with a contract of employment and holiday leave. By the end of an apprenticeship, you'll have the right skills and knowledge needed for your chosen career.