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Childcare Apprenticeship – New Mills

First Steps Nursery are looking for a new Childcare Apprentice. You will be studying toward your Early Years Educator apprenticeship L3.

First Steps Nursery are looking for a new Childcare Apprentice. You will be studying toward your Early Years Educator apprenticeship L3.

About the Role
Requirements
Additional Information

We are a very well-established family nursery with a forest school on site and babies from 3 months old. We are ideally looking for someone who has a love of working with children as an apprentice.

Day-Day Responsibilties:

  • To have a passion for learning about childcare and playwork and work with a fantastic team in our 'Outstanding' nursery settings with a Forest School
  • Share our positive Can Do approach as a team member to working with children
  • To contribute in providing a safe, welcoming 
  • clean and inclusive environment for all children and their parents.
  • To follow and implement all Nursery policies and procedures, showing a high priority to safeguarding.
  • To be a Keyworker for a group of children and have responsibilities to contribute to their on-going developmental needs and assessments. This will include inputting observations onto our Tapestry system and liaison with external agencies and parents/carers.
  • To input into the planning and provision of stimulating and developmentally appropriate activities including preparation of resources and Nursery areas.
  • To work flexibly and co-operatively as part of a team, this may also involve working with all children in our setting from birth to Five years old.

Salary displayed is a starting salary, the salary will depend on experience/prior qualifications.

Skills
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Teamworking
  • Communication Skills
Training

At Shaping Lives, we are dedicated to one mission: helping nurseries like yours nurture future generations through high-quality early childhood education. As a trusted training provider, we specialise in developing skilled, passionate educators who make a meaningful difference in the lives of children aged 0–5. Whether you’re looking to enhance your current team’s skills or recruit new talent, we’re with you every step of the way. Upon completion of this 18 month Apprenticeship, you will have obtained your Early Years Educator apprenticeship L3 Apprenticeship.

Employer

At First Steps Nursery we are passionate about working in partnership with you as parents/carers to ensure your child develops to their full potential.

We value every child as a unique individual and our aim is to provide high quality care and education where ‘childhood is valued’.

A huge emphasis is placed on children’s emotional well-being and on helping children to develop a high self-esteem and a love of learning. Our children leave us with a high self esteem and the confidence and inquisitiveness to find out about things which is a skill that will remain with them throughout life.

Key information

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    Wages

    £320.00 per week

  • Hours Icon
    Hours

    40.0 per week

  • Location Icon
    Location

    1 Hibbert Street, High Peak, SK22 3JJ

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    Employer

    First Steps Nursery

Additional Information

Apprenticeship

Early Years Educator apprenticeship L3

Duration

18 Months