Apprentice

Salary: £16,685.76 per annum

Location: Braintree, Essex

Contract/Hours: Fixed Term/Full Time – 40 hours per week (18 months)

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Professional qualifications and excellent training
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
• Up to 5% employer contribution and life assurance cover
• Blue Light Card eligibility with discounts at 15,000 national retailers

A bit about the role:

As an Early Years Apprentice, you'll play an important role in supporting our passionate nursery team at Spring Seesaw, working alongside experienced practitioners and room leaders. You'll gain hands-on experience while studying towards your early years’ qualification, learning how to create inspiring play opportunities, support children's development, and build positive relationships with families.

In this role, you will:

• Work alongside nursery practitioners in supporting children's development.
• Participate, plan and set up activities for a range of children.
• Develop successful relationships with children and their families.
• Observe and track children's development and share this with parent/carers and other professionals.

Let’s talk about you:

• A genuine interest in childcare and a true passion for children.
• Patience, a friendly manner, and the ability to communicate with children, young people, colleagues and other adults such as parents and carers.
• A commitment to study time to help you achieve your qualification.
• A desire to complete your apprenticeship and become a valued member of our team.

The Training:

You will be completing an Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship. The expected duration of this course is 18 months. On successful completion of your apprenticeship, you will be awarded:

• Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship
• Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid OR Level 3 Award Emergency Paediatric First Aid

Whether this is a career change for you or the next step in your journey, we'd love to hear from you. We work together to reach our mission to give children a healthy start in life.

Why Spring Nurseries:

Imagine a place where laughter echoes, imaginations run wild, and every day is a new adventure. That's Spring Nursery! We're not just a nursery; we are a family dedicated to creating a joyful and nurturing environment where children thrive. As part of Action for Children, we're on a mission to provide outstanding early education that's accessible to all. At Spring, we are committed to supporting your career growth!

How to apply:

If you require any support to apply, please contact: Recruitment Team at RecruitmentService@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 13244.

Diversity, equality and inclusion:

We work hard to create an inclusive environment. One where individuality is celebrated and where everyone feels valued and supported. Because when we come together, with skills like yours, we’re capable of amazing things. We actively encourage applications from people with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and people with a disability, as these groups are under-represented within Action for Children. Men are currently under-represented within our Children Service roles. We’d like to change that. So, we really encourage men to apply for any of our Children Service roles.