Apprentice Nursery Practitioner

Liverpool, L14 5NX

Ref: VAC-01708

Type: Apprenticeship

Salary: Apprenticeship Minimum Wage

Sector: Early Years

Deadline: 20/01/2026

Start Date: 26/01/2026

Working Week: Rotating shifts between 8.00am and 6.00pm (Monday to Friday)

Company: Old School House Nursery

Positions Available: 1

Vacancy Detail

As an Early Years Apprentice, you will study towards a Level 2 Early Years Practitioner.

Duties include;

• Plan and carry out child initiated and adult led play activities supporting children’s individual needs and interests
• Provide play activities which encourage and promote children’s numeracy, literacy and language development
• Undertake the role of the key person to help children feel safe, secure and valued
• Carries out observations and use these effectively to understand the changing needs of their individual key children and plan for the interests in line with the early years foundation stage
• Carry out care routines such as nappy changing, toileting, hand washing and feeding routines with care, respect and compassion
• Work in partnership with other professionals, parents, colleagues and children to meet the individual needs of children
• Ensure the welfare, well-being and safety of children is promoted and report safeguarding issues and concerns to the person in charge
• Take an active part in the completion of their apprenticeship, meeting deadlines set by their trainer assessor and working with the dedicated mentor to develop their knowledge, skills and behaviours
• Work in a non-discriminatory way to ensure all children have equal access to opportunities

Qualifications required

Maths and English GCSE 3 or above or equivalent is preferred

Personal qualities

• Enthusiastic
• Team player
• Caring

Skills required

. Confident building relationships at all levels
• Understanding of confidentiality
• Awareness of Safeguarding
• Can work to guidelines and policies
• Uses initiative

Future Prospects

One Level 2 is achieved candidate can progress onto Level 3

Training to be Provided

Your full role and responsibilities will be set out by your employer. They 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
• Functional skills in Maths and English if required
This will be delivered by your dedicated training provider, Realise.

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Apprentice Nursery Practitioner