Job Description

Fun is an essential ingredient in all Childbase Partnership nurseries where the care and education opportunities for every child are as extraordinary as our colleagues who provide them. This is your opportunity to be part of the fun and join us as an apprentice at our Knowle Green Day Nursery in Staines.

Training and Qualification

Work As an apprentice, you'll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You'll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff. What you'll do at work This apprenticeship will provide you with the opportunity to learn how to provide outstanding early years care and education. By the end of your apprenticeship with us you will gain: A NCFE CACHE Level 2 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner qualification, there will be an on-line assessment during our shortlisting stage to determine the right level of apprenticeship for you Appropriate functional skills qualifications in maths and English, if you do not already have equivalent qualifications in these subjects when you commence your apprenticeship Our early years apprenticeship offers you: The opportunity to gain valuable, practical childcare experience, working with children aged 0-5 years in a nursery setting 'Off the job' learning time within your working week which will support your studies A childcare trainer / assessor from our in-house Training Academy of Excellence, who will visit you at the nursery on a regular basis to guide and direct you Group training sessions, with other apprentices from across our partnership, held at our academy in Newport Pagnell (there are 8 sessions as part of the level 2 apprenticeship) A full-time contract subject to you successfully gaining your qualification, where after completion you will be appointed as a qualified Nursery Nurse within our partnership Where you'll work Knowle Green Day Nursery The Pavilion Knowle Green Staines TW18 1AJ

Required Skills & Qualification

Desirable qualifications GCSE or equivalent in: English (grade C/4) maths (grade C/4) Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know. Skills Communication skills Team working Creative Initiative Non judgemental Patience Other For your application to be considered, at the time you apply, you must be able to evidence your NI number and right to work in the UK, ideally have photographic ID (valid passport or driving licence), have access to a computer, been resident in the UK for at least 3 years and be comfortable travelling to the training sessions in Newport Pagnell.

Employer

CHILDBASE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

Staines, TW18 1AJ

Provider

CHILDBASE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

About Employer

Childbase Partnership, delivering childcare excellence since 1989. Rated €˜World Class' by Best Companies and a European Business Award winner, the employee-owned Childbase Partnership is on a mission to give children the best possible start in life. That means a commitment to continuously redefine excellence in every area of operation from imaginative, state of the art, age-appropriate play and learning spaces in nurseries to the award-winning training programmes for its early years professionals. A top UK workplace for over a decade, every Childbase Partnership colleague is an employee-owner, invested in ensuring that each and every child in their care is happy, confident and ready to realise their full potential.