Training And Development jobs in United Kingdom

Apprenticeship in childcare with children aged birth to five years. Role involves delivering high-quality care and supporting early learning activities in a safe, clean, and stimulating environment. You will work under supervision and collaborate with colleagues to promote children’s development and wellbeing.

• Working with children between the ages of 0-5 years, organising activities, and being proactive with care in the early years sector.
• Assisting and meeting the personal and emotional needs of individual children (e.g., changing nappies, feeding, caring) and establishing positive relationships.
• Providing all aspects of care and support to children and ensuring participation in day-to-day learning and play activities (under supervision).
• Maintaining a safe, clean, and well-presented setting.
• Collaborating with colleagues to maintain high standards of work in a positive manner.
• Contributing to a high-quality caring environment that supports emotional, social, and educational development through individual attention and group activities.
• Attending team meetings and contributing relevant ideas.
• Understanding and implementing the setting’s confidentiality policy.
• Supporting babies and young children through transitions and significant events (e.g., moving to school, moving house, birth of a sibling).
• Recognising when a child is in danger or at risk and following safeguarding procedures (types of abuse include domestic, neglect, physical, emotional, and sexual).
• Identifying risks and hazards and following reporting procedures for on-site and off-site activities.
• Practising infection prevention and control, hygiene, spill response, waste disposal, and use of PPE.
• Using equipment, furniture and materials safely, following manufacturers’ instructions and setting requirements.
• Encouraging personal safety and hygiene practices for children, including oral hygiene.
• Promoting health and wellbeing through healthy meals and physical activity, indoors and outdoors.
• Carrying out respectful care routines (feeding/weaning, nappies, toilet training, skin, teeth, hair, rest and sleep).
• Communicating with all children, including those with English as an additional language and additional needs, using verbal and non-verbal methods.
• Extending children’s development through active communication and a range of learning activities.
• Planning and reviewing educational activities to support holistic development through play, creativity, social development and learning.
• Observing, assessing, planning and recording outcomes, sharing results accurately and confidentially per statutory and organisational requirements.
• Supporting early language development and early literacy/numeracy through learning activities.
• Progressing children’s development in mark making, writing, reading, numbers, counting and sorting.
• Participating in the graduated approach to assessment, planning, implementation and review of individual care and participation plans.
• Working in ways that value and respect developmental needs and stages of babies and children.
• Using feedback and supervision to identify development goals and career opportunities.
• Working cooperatively with colleagues and other professionals to meet children’s needs and enable progression.
• Engaging with parents or carers and recognising their role in health, wellbeing, learning and development.
• Encouraging parental involvement in children’s care, play, learning and development.
• Sharing information with parents about healthy diets, oral care and physical activity.
• Being involved in transitions and significant events for children as they grow.

• Level 2 Technical Certificate
• Level 2 Functional Skills in English, maths and ICT (where applicable)
• Employee Rights and Responsibilities (ERR)
• Personal Learning and Thinking Skills (PLTS)
• Work-based learning; share if you have other relevant qualifications or industry experience
• Team working
• Creative
• Non-judgemental

Kids Capers Day Nursery was established in 2000. The apprenticeship program provides practical on-the-job training in a nursery setting for roles working with babies and young children, with progression opportunities after successful completion.

• Wage: £15,704 for the first year, with potential increases based on age and National Minimum Wage regulations for apprentices
• Hours: Monday - Friday on a flexible shift rota between 8:00 am and 6:00 pm; 40 hours per week
• Start date: 1 March 2026
• Duration: 1 year