Join our Money Puzzle family!
We are looking for enthusiastic and passionate Nursery Apprentices to join our amazing nursery team. As a Nursery Apprentice, you will learn skills on the job whilst supporting children’s play, learning & development to become a qualified Nursery Practitioner.
This vacancy is for a permanent position (for at least the duration of the Apprenticeship) with the possibility of full time employment within Monkey Puzzle Hartley Wintney upon the successful completion of the apprenticeship programme.
Benefits:
- Continued opportunities for professional growth
- Wellbeing-focused leadership team
- Bonus day of holiday on your birthday
- Paid lunch break
- Pension scheme
- Loyalty & performance rewards
- 2 annual inset training days
Hours & salary:
- Expected hours: 36 – 44 per week
- From £8.15 per hour (dependent on experience)
Your Key Responsibilities:
- To provide the highest levels of care and education for all children attending the setting.
- Supervise, engage with, support, and meet the needs of the children
- Bring a positive attitude and creative ideas that inspire children to learn
- Prepare and join the children in engaging (and sometimes messy) activities
- Be proactive and responsive, and react to children’s interests
- Be willing to sing, dance, dress up, and take the occasional trip to the moon
- Assess development for your key children
- Develop and maintain warm and professional relationships with the children, parents/carers, colleagues and visitors
- Maintain the high standards of the nursery
Essential skills & qualifications expected as a Nursery Apprentice:
- You are committed to and passionate about the role
- You have a positive attitude, have creative ideas that inspire children to learn, and able to use initiative
- You are passionate about providing high standards of care and education to meet the individual needs of all children
- You enjoy working as part of a team, and take pride in maintaining positive working partnerships with colleagues, parents and carers
- You are reliable and trustworthy
Any necessary training will be provided through our engaging training platform.
Desirable skills & qualifications:
- GCSE or equivalent English and Maths (Grade 4) desired
- You have experience of working with children
- You are able to drive, have access to transport, or live in the village and be happy to walk to work
Apprenticeship details:
As an apprentice, you will be included on an Apprenticeship at either Level 2 or 3 in Early Years Education (dependent on your qualifications and experience). You will be allocated a mentor who will support you through your training, time out during work hours will be given to undertake research, coursework and prepare for assessments, and a regional trainer meeting will take place once a month in the workplace to set tasks, review work completed and observe your work.
About us:
As part of Monkey Puzzle Hartley Wintney, you will be joining our caring, welcoming and supportive team. We have been open since 2016 and are situated in a beautiful leafy setting just outside the picturesque village of Hartley Wintney. We have recently completed an exciting redevelopment project which includes refurbished staff facilities, the creation of a new room for our youngest babies, and an extension of our two gardens to include new natural learning environments for the children.