Apprentice Nursery Assistant @ Little Toes Day Nursery

What do you need to know about Little Toes Day Nursery?

Little Toes Day Nurseries are a family-run business with a passion to provide exceptional childcare within a home from home setting. Their nurseries offer safe, nurturing surroundings for children from 6 weeks to 5 years old. Inspired by the work of Anna Ephgrave’ focusing highly on the children learning through play, children take the lead in their learning.

By joining the team at Little Toes, you will gain hands-on experience in the childcare sector, and you will get to see young children take their first steps! This is the perfect opportunity for you to kick-start your career caring for and supporting young people.

Why work with Little Toes Day Nursery?

• Salary: £6.40 per hour, 40 hours per week
• Hours: Monday to Friday shifts between 7.30am and 6pm.
• Location: 111 Sutton Road, Mansfield, NG18 5EX
• Qualification: Early Years Practitioner Level 2 takes approximately 16 months.
• Start Date: FEBRUARY 2025

So, what will your day to day look like?

You will be supporting with providing high quality care to young children.

Daily tasks include:

• Contributing to a programme of activities tailored to each child’s needs and interests.
• Recording children’s learning and development journeys, and sharing these with parents, carers, and other key adults.
• Liaising with and supporting parents, carers, and other family members.
• Attending activities that are out of working hours (e.g. staff meetings, training, and events etc.)
• Being flexible and prepared to help where needed (including domestic jobs e.g. preparing meals, and cleaning toys etc.)
• Following the ethos of the nursery, creating a warm and friendly environment.
• Ensuring that EYFS is promoted efficiently and that its policies are followed correctly.
• Helping with the smooth running of the Nursery.
• Read, understand and adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to your role.

How does the Apprenticeship Work?

You will be working towards your Early Years Practitioner Level 2 Qualification and attend 1-2-1 meetings via teams every month to discuss your progress with your tutor and learn about modules including child development from birth to 7 years, safeguarding, promoting wellbeing, supporting activities, purposeful play & educational programmes, 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.

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, energetic & positive attitude.
• Basic knowledge of Health & Safety and Safeguarding.

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.littletoesnurseries.co.uk/

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