Nursery Apprentice

A great opportunity has arisen for an Apprentice to join the team at Happy Days Nursery, Derriford Nursery and undertake their Level 2 qualification in Early Years.

We have over thirty years of expert experience and an ethos to support children to become strong and motivated learners for life. We pride ourselves on providing a service to enable parents to work and live their daily lives knowing their children are cherished and cared for to the highest standard by our dedicated team of professional childcare colleagues.

**_ We are looking for someone who shares our enthusiasm for providing quality childcare:_**
- Do you have the enthusiasm and passion for working in childcare, whilst gaining a DfE recognised Early Years qualification?
- Are you looking for a role whereby you will be mentored and supported along the way?
- Would you like to be part of our team creating a safe and stimulating environment for our children, in line with the EYFS and Happy Days ethos?

If you answered yes to the above 3 questions then you are one step closer to joining the Happy Days family...

**Are you**:

- Committed to entering a career in childcare and completing the qualifications needed to achieve this?
- Able to interact with young children and have an understanding of child development?
- Confident to ask for help and guidance, listen to instruction and carry out requests with regards to all aspects of the nursery?
- Able to communicate with a wide range of people, including colleagues and parents?

If you are hardworking, self-disciplined in appearance and manner, have a friendly nature with a positive outlook we would like to hear from you.

Our teams, whether in our nurseries or our support centre SHINE, they ensure we are delivering outstanding childcare to every child in our settings everyday, this helps to make Happy Days a great place to work. By ensuring we are always recruiting, retaining and promoting a diverse mix of colleagues, who are representative of the communities within which our nurseries sits gives us the best opportunity to continue to deliver outstanding childcare

**“Happy Days Nurseries are committed to the safety and wellbeing of the children in our care, as such the successful post holder will be required to undergo a robust vetting process, including an enhanced DBS Check and Reference History Checks”