Apprentice Nursery Practitioner

We are looking for an Apprentice Nursery Practitioner at our Peacehaven Nursery.

Looking to start your career in Early Years? We are looking for people who want to work towards a Level 2 or Level 3 in Childcare. This is a fantastic opportunity to start your career with the prospect to gain further responsibility and promotion once qualified.

Why work with us? Because we know our staff are our most valuable asset.

**Benefits include**
- Highly Competitive Salary - Higher than the apprentice wage
- 20% Childcare Discount
- Generous Sickness Entitlement
- Employee Assistance Programme for Staff Mental Health Wellbeing and Support
- Regular Socials for all Nursery Teams
- Weekly Fitness Classes
- Interest-free Season Ticket Loans
- Free Enhanced DBS Checks
- Well-Established Career Path and Training Opportunities
- Fresh Fruit, Tea & Coffee available for all staff

**Requirements**:

- Hopscotch staff need to demonstrate above all else a genuine love for children.
- Satisfactory Enhanced DBS check
**Main Duties**
- To implement and promote all Hopscotch policies and the Staff Rules.
- To have an understanding of children's development, their needs and the provision of positive play.
- To care for and supervise the group of children assigned to them, and to ensure their safety at all times.
- To take an interest in the children and their families, to treat them as individuals and with respect at all times.
- To create an interesting and stimulating environment for the child to develop all their skills.
- To provide at all times a warm and caring environment for babies and to be as consistent as possible regarding that environment.
- To provide support for any children with special needs and to liaise with senior members of staff to promote their welfare and development.
- To ensure positive management of children’s behaviour.
- To carry out housekeeping duties as appropriate.
- To ensure the ethos, implementation and legal requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage.
- To support senior members of staff to ensure put appropriate Child Protection procedures into practice

**Qualifications Required**

Childcare qualifications are not essential, above all else you must be able to demonstrate a genuine desire to work with children 0-5 years old and be willing to undertake relevant training towards a Hopscotch and Ofsted approved childcare qualification.

**Skills Required**:
You must be able to demonstrate that you can read effectively and are able to communicate clearly and accurately in spoken and written standard English.

**Personal Qualities**
- An ability to work on own initiative.
- An ability to communicate effectively with parents and build a relationship of trust with them.
- A willingness to learn the policies and procedures of Hopscotch and to abide by the staff rules.
- A willingness to adhere to the Hopscotch dress code.
- A willingness to work as part of and contribute positively to the staff team.
- A willingness to attend staff meetings, training courses and nursery parent's evenings as
- appropriate.
- A commitment to attend regular out of hours training sessions as directed by course tutors in order to complete Level 2 Childcare Qualification.
- To possess a level of fitness to enable the lifting and handling of children and some equipment, the execution of light housekeeping duties and the ability to use a variety of cleaning products and personal protective equipment.
**Things to consider**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Apprenticeship

**Salary**: £281.77-£381.65 per week

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday