Early Years Apprentice Living Heritage Nursery

Millcraft Systems Inc.; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 6,900 - 11,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Bank holidays included

Paid lunch break

Uniform provided

Birthday day off

Job summary

Living Heritage Nursery in Southampton is seeking an Early Years Apprentice. You will be trained on-the-job with a buddy, working towards becoming a key person in our nursery.

You will observe, assess and plan engaging activities aligned with individual learning needs, while upholding safeguarding and health & safety standards. Realise provides on-the-job training; DBS checks are required.

Qualifications

• We are looking for a passionate and reliable individual with excellent communication skills and fluency in both written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Assist team in delivering high-quality care and education for children and manage daily nursery operations.
• Contribute ideas to planning to ensure high-quality learning and development.
• Liaise with nursery staff regarding children's needs and requirements.
• Maintain a safe, clean and healthy environment.
• Adhere to nursery policies and procedures and health & safety requirements.

Skills

Relationship building

Confidentiality

Safeguarding awareness

Policy & guidelines

Job description

Early Years Apprentice Living Heritage Nursery

Southampton, SO14 3HY

Ref: VAC-02296

Sector: Early Years

Deadline: 30/09/2026

Start Date: 05/10/2026

Working Week: 30 hours Monday to Friday, shifts to be agreed at offer stage

Company: Living Heritage Nursery

Positions Available: 2

Vacancy Detail

Living Heritage 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 and requirements.
• To maintain a safe, clean, and healthy environment.
• To adhere to all Nursery policies and procedures
• To always meet health and safety and environmental health requirements

You will work closely with your buddy to support the development of good practice with regards to inclusion. You will also observe, assess and plan interesting, stimulating, and challenging activities which links to the individual learning, development needs and abilities of the children in your care.

Rewards and Benefits

• 28 days of annual leave, including bank holidays.
• One hour of paid lunch break each day.
• Free uniform provided.
• An additional day's holiday awarded for each year of service, up to a maximum of 32 days' annual leave.
• Paid day off on your birthday.
• Additional paid travel incentives available after two full years of service.

Qualifications required

• We are looking for a passionate and reliable individual with excellent communication skills and fluency in both written and spoken English. The ideal candidate will have a calm, approachable nature and be confident in using their initiative.

Skills required

• Confident building relationships at all levels
• Understanding of confidentiality
• Awareness of Safeguarding
• Can work to guidelines and policies

Future Prospects

You could progress to being a qualified Practitioner and beyond - choosing a career with opportunities to train while you’re working ensures career progression.

Other Information

We undertake safeguarding checks on all our workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance 'Keeping Children Safe in Education'. As part of these checks, we require a current Enhanced DBS Disclosure for everyone working our nurseries. If you do not have a valid subscription to the DBS Update Service, we will require you to complete a new DBS application as part of the registration process

Training to be Provided

Your full role and responsibilities will be set out by your employer. They 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
• Functional skills in Maths and English if required

This will be delivered by your dedicated training provider, Realise.