Early Years Apprentice

Kido is a place where innovation and imagination unite to create modern Early Years settings. We’re looking for an Early Years Apprentice to join our team at our Camden nursery: Spiritualist Temple, Rochester Square, London NW1 9RY

We are international, operating in India, USA and the UK. In the UK all our nurseries are Ofsted rated Good and Outstanding and are based in London and Windsor. We’re still growing with 1-2 new nurseries opening each year At Kido, we blend the best practices from the Montessori, Reggio Emilia, and Waldorf Steiner approaches and have a unique curriculum for children aged 3 months to 5 years. We believe that a combination of free and structured play, an engaging and interactive learning environment, and an abundance of love, care and attention provide the most solid foundation for children in their early years.

**What we offer**

T**What we offer on L2 Apprenticeship**
- The Early Years Apprentice role offers a salary for L2 Apprenticeship of £18200 for full time, 40 hours per week.
- Once qualified salary increase to £26000

**What we offer on L3 Apprenticeship**
- The Early Years Apprentice role offers a salary for L3 Apprenticeship of £19240 for full time, 40 hours per week.
- A pay increase when you achieve Level 2 competency sign off bringing your salary up to £21320. Usually achievable within your first 2 months of employment.
- In the second year of your apprenticeship, you will receive a big pay uplift to the minimum wage for age.
- Once you complete your qualification your salary will increase to at least £26499 and you will be eligible for your qualification bonus of £500 paid in 2 installments.

**The role of Early Years Apprentice**

Welcome to the heart of Kido, where passion, ambition, and people are at the core of everything we do As an Apprentice you’ll gain valuable hands-on experience within the nursery while working towards a sought-after early years qualification. Our Level 3 course takes approximately 2 years to complete, but offers you advancement to Level 2 sign off as soon as you’re ready. The apprenticeship is designed to be work-based, with dedicated time allocated to support you with relevant learning and study to gain your qualification. Your role will primarily include:

- Supporting the team in providing a safe and inspiring learning environment where every child thrives
- Being a team player with a positive can-do attitude, collaborating with the team to deliver engaging activities that align with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) standards for child learning and development
- Effectively communicating with parents, children and colleagues will empower you to deliver the best experience possible
- Ensuring any safeguarding concerns are raised and acted upon immediately.
- A hands-on approach and with great attention to detail, you’ll deliver exceptional experiences throughout the children's learning journeys within our nursery.
- Getting involved with mealtimes, ensuring all dietary requirements are met, and any other reasonable tasks to ensure the smooth running of the nursery environment

We take pride in creating a nurturing environment that caters to individual needs, acknowledging the diversity of each child's background, culture, disabilities and medical history. Your flexibility and dedication, insights and feedback will be valued as we constantly push the boundaries of excellence and reimagine what exceptional early years education really means.

**What we’re looking for**
- For the Level 3 Apprentice role you do not need any existing childcare qualifications, but must have genuine passion for Early Years and Childcare and be hardworking and keen to learn
- To enrol on the Level 3 apprenticeship you must have some evidence of experience with children, ideally in a nursery setting and must hold UK residency for the past 3 years or more
- Maths and English GCSE is desirable however if you do not have these then you will complete a Level 2 Maths and English Functional Skills test to show competence in these areas
- Your values will align with our 3 core values - Listen, Learn and Lead
- If shortlisted you’ll be asked to provide details of all unspent convictions prior to interview, in line with our Safer Recruitment process. We will also process an Enhanced DBS Criminal Record check for anyone who joins the team

**What’s next?**

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

Pay: £18,200.00-£21,320.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Childcare
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Application question(s):

- To join our apprenticeship you must have some work experience working with children. Do you have this experience either professionally or personally?
- For apprenticeship eligibility you must be a resident in the UK for at least the past 3 years. Have you been a UK resident for the past 3 years?

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