Level 3 Early Years Apprentice with Hucknall Day Nursery

What do you need to know about Hucknall Day Nursery?

Hucknall Day Nursery is a family run business that provides a safe, caring, and supportive environment for children from 0 to 4 years of age. With dedicated age-based rooms, including the Baby Room, and Pre School-Learning Room, it provides dedicated care and learning to meet children’s needs. They have a supportive and friendly team that will help you throughout your apprenticeship journey.

So, what will your day to day look like?

You will provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for all children in the nursery. You will be working towards your Early Years Educator Level 3 Qualification and attend 1-2-1 meetings via teams every month to discuss your progress with your tutor and learn about modules including risk management, key person & attachment, learning & development, and more!  You will have a minimum of 6 hours per week to complete apprenticeship work which includes assignments, research, and training within your role. All apprenticeship work is completed in the workplace during your working hours.

Daily tasks include:

• Prepare and deliver activities that meet the individual needs and interests of children.
• Shadowing a qualified nursery practitioner.
• Attend out of working hours activities, e.g., training, staff meetings, parents evening, fundraising events etc.
• Record accidents and complete the relevant form.
• Develop your role within the team especially with an understanding of the role of a ‘key person.’
• Ensure that mealtimes are a time of pleasant social sharing.
• Wash and change children as required.
• Ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are maintained.
• Ensure a poorly child is kept calm and warm (notify management straight away).
• Develop and maintain strong partnerships and communications with parents/carers to facilitate day-to-day caring and early learning needs.

Why work with Hucknall Day Nursery?

• Salary: £6.40 per hour, 40 hours per week
• Hours: Monday to Friday shifts between 7.30am and 6pm.
• Location: 100 Nottingham Road, Hucknall, Nottingham, NG15 7QE
• Qualification: Early Years Educator Level 3 takes approximately 18 months.

What skills/qualifications or personalities would be suited to this role?

• You must have a minimum of English/Maths GCSE 4/C to apply for this role and you must have lived in the UK for a minimum of 3 years
• Team working, motivated, reliable & patient.
• Positive attitude, energetic & ambitious.

What happens next?

If your application is successful, you will receive a call from our dedicated Recruitment Consultant who will discuss the qualification, location and course length in more detail. Following this call, you will be asked to write a supporting statement and complete an English and Maths assessment.

If you really want to impress us, why not show your enthusiasm and carry out some further research on the employer and the qualification you’ll be working towards! Links are provided below:

Employer Website: https://www.hucknalldaynursery.co.uk/

About the Qualification: https://www.ctskills.co.uk/apprenticeship-courses/childcare/