Early Years Apprentice Practitioner – Matford Green

Training Provider; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 15,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits portal

Discounted childcare

Wellbeing benefits

Staff referral scheme

GP access and home-delivered meds

Job summary

REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT LIMITED at Matford Green, Exeter, invites applications for a Nursery Apprentice to provide high-quality childcare while working towards recognised childcare qualifications. You will identify and meet each child’s needs, supervise and support them, and engage in activities such as reading, mealtimes, games, and nappies.

As a positive role model, you will build relationships with staff and parents, ensuring safeguarding procedures are followed while gaining hands-on

Responsibilities

• Identify and meet each child's individual needs.
• Supervise and support children throughout the day.
• Engage in interactive activities such as reading stories, helping at mealtimes, playing games and changing nappies.
• Follow safeguarding procedures and maintain high standards of safety.

Job description

Training Provider: REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT LIMITED

Salary: National Minimum Wage for Apprentices — £16,640 a year

Address: Matford Green Business Park,, EX2 8LB

Kiddi Caru Matford Green, part of Grandir UK is currently looking for a Nursery Apprentice to help provide high-quality childcare whilst working toward a recognised qualification. We offer a benefits portal, discounted childcare and a host of wellbeing benefits.

At Grandir, our mission is to inspire children to grow into happy, smart, and healthy individuals who thrive. We believe that exceptional childcare and education are achieved when children and families are genuinely placed at the heart of everything we do. As a well-known and sought-after employer in the childcare sector, we recognise that it is our dedicated people who deliver outstanding education and care, always putting children and families first.

As a Nursery Apprentice, you will be expected to provide the highest standard of care and education while gaining hands-on experience in a high-quality childcare setting and working towards recognised childcare qualifications. Your responsibilities will include identifying and meeting each child’s individual needs, supervising and supporting them throughout the day, and engaging in a variety of interactive activities such as reading stories, helping at mealtimes, playing games, and changing nappies.

You will act as a positive and practical role model, build friendly and professional relationships with staff and parents, and ensure you fully understand and follow safeguarding procedures.

In return, we offer a wide range of benefits including access to an employee benefits portal with discounts at hundreds of high street stores, a staff referral scheme with cash rewards, heavily discounted childcare, a dedicated ‘Wellbeing Day’ just for you, 24/7 remote GP appointments with home-delivered prescriptions, and a healthcare cashback plan covering treatments such as dental care and physiotherapy. We also celebrate our team through initiatives like ‘May I Say Thank You’ month, which includes an all-expenses-paid awards ceremony, reward points that can be converted into cash, and additional paid holiday during the Christmas closure to enjoy with your loved ones.