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Early Years Practitioner Apprentice - Level 2 Childcare

  • Family First - Just Imagine Vange Day Nursery
  • Basildon, Essex
  • £Competitive
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Kickstart your career in Early Years as a Nursery Assistant! Join our fun, supportive team, and help develop and shape the lives of young children. Fully engage in our Level 2 apprenticeship, develop key skills, and earn your first qualification. Apply now and take the first step on your career ladder!

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  • GMFJ Reference
    259540
  • Wages
    Competitive
  • Hours
    40.00 per week
  • Date Posted
    11/04/2025
  • Start Date
    12/05/2025
  • Approx. Duration
    15 months

  • Location
    Basildon
  • Status
    Now Taking Applications
  • Sector
    Childcare
  • Opportunity Type
    Intermediate Level 2
  • Apprenticeship Standard
    Early years practitioner (ST0888)
  • Employer
    Family First - Just Imagine Vange Day Nursery

Description

Are you ready to kickstart your career in childcare? Flitwick Day Nursery is thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity for an Apprentice to join our team. This is your chance to gain hands-on experience and training in a supportive, fun environment… and earn as you learn!

What You’ll Do:

As an Early Years Apprentice, you'll get real-world experience working in a day nursery. You’ll be paired with a buddy to guide you, and work towards becoming a key person in the nursery. Your apprenticeship will include training days and practical days at the nursery. Your typical day will include:

* Assisting team members to provide top-notch care and education for children.

* Building authentic and meaningful relationships with children and their parents/carers.

* Liaise closely with parents/carers and encourage their involvement in nursery life and their child's learning.

* Working with nursery staff to ensure children’s needs and requirements are met.

* Keeping the environment safe, clean, and healthy.

* Supporting inclusive practices, and helping plan and assess activities that cater to the unique development needs of each child.

Rewards and Benefits:

We value our apprentices and offer a range of fantastic perks:

* Competitive Salary: £8.60-11.44 per hour, depending on age and experience.

* Annual Leave: 24 days, plus your birthday off and public holidays.

* Bonuses: £100 on completing your Level 2 qualification, £250 on completing Level 3, plus yearly salary increases (£500 for Level 2, £750 for Level 3).

* Annual Pay Review: Ensures competitive compensation.

* Team Fun Days and Awards: Celebrate our amazing team!

* Referral Bonuses: Up to £500 for referring friends and family.

* Bike to Work Scheme: Get help buying a bike with a £50 contribution and salary sacrifice repayment option.

* Staff Perks: Discounts on cinema, retail, travel, and more.

* Free Lunch Every Day and Uniform.

* Compassionate Leave: Up to 5 days paid leave.

* Childcare Discount: Generous discounts for staff.

* Employee Assistance Helpline: 24/7 confidential counselling and advice.

For more information about this vacancy please contact Realise on 0333 444 3973 (Ref ID: 259540)

Company website : https://justimaginedaynursery.co.uk/nurseries/vange-day-nursery

  • Great communication skills
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Creative thinker
  • Passionate and reliable

  • Knowledge of the statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements?– Desirable
  • Level 2 Early Year qualification – Desirable for a Level 3 apprenticeship
  • Fluent in written and spoken English?– Essential
  • Passionate about learning and developing into a new role – Essential

Your full role and responsibilities will be set out by your employer. Family First will provide you with all of the on-the-job training you need to up-skill in your role, and your 20% off-the-job learning will be incorporated as part of your working day.

You will be working towards the Level 2 Early Years Practitioner apprenticeship standard, which includes:

•Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours

•Level 2 Early Years Practitioner Qualification

•Functional skills in Maths and English if required

This will be delivered through Family First’s dedicated training provider, Realise.

Realise is an established training provider that’s enjoying an exciting period of growth following a management buyout and rebrand in late 2020.

We’ve invested heavily in our people and culture, and we want to grow our teams by finding people who share our passion and enthusiasm for creating a better future.

  • Passionate about working with children
  • Able to use initiative
  • Calm approachable nature

  • You will be able to grow with Family First, with future opportunities to develop your career with us. If you hold a Level 2 already we would still love to hear from you as we could deliver a Level 3 Early Year Educator Apprenticeship within this role.
*We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. ?A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Prevent Duty.

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