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Apprentice Nursery Practitioner - Level 3

Apprentice Nursery Practitioner - Level 3

location-black-icon Chippenham, SN15 3AJ

Ref: VAC-01308
Type: Apprenticeship
Salary: £1,133.00 per month
Sector: Early Years
Deadline: 25/08/2025
Start Date: 03/09/2025
Working Week: Monday to Friday
Company: Keyday Nursery
Positions Available: 2

Vacancy Detail

We’re looking for someone who’s motivated to work alongside Senior Management, nursery staff, and the wider nursery community to provide a space where children can truly thrive and reach their full potential and beyond. As a key part of a team that values passion for Early Years, someone who brings enthusiasm will be backed by a team committed to help shape your future.

You'll play a key role in helping us maintain the warm, close-knit environment we’re proud of — one where every child feels safe, valued, and heard. Through positive engagement and a nurturing approach, you’ll help ensure our nursery remains a caring space for both children and the team around them.

Benefits:

Competitive salary - negotiable based on experience and reviews
Ongoing professional development opportunities
Childcare discount
Discounted staff lunch
Private Health Insurance
Employee Assistance Programme with access to Free Mental Health support
Workplace pension
Key Duties and Responsibilities:

To keep records of children’s progress through their learning and progress development reports
Communicate effectively with parents, children and colleagues
To work alongside professionals such as health visitors, SALT etc. in a observational capacity – you’ll not be given responsibilities beyond your capabilities.
Be confident in implementing procedures for dealing with disclosures, reporting and recording of any safeguarding matters in regards to the children’s or colleagues welfare.
Ensure that health and safety standards, alongside other nursery policies and procedures, are upheld to maintain a secure and safe environment
Support the children’s holistic development through; (1) Being involved in their learning and play (2) Promoting a healthy lifestyle (3) Group working
Plan activities for both indoors and outdoors that are age appropriate and that challenge the children to be curious and ask questions.
Demonstrate progress through promoting good practices and showing initiative

Qualifications required

  • Maths and English at grade 4 or equivalent desirable
  • Some experience working with children

Personal qualities

  • Willingness to learn and develop
  • Calm
  • Patient
  • Great listener

Skills required

  • Strong organisational and communication skills
  • Understanding of safeguarding practices
  • Adaptable

Future Prospects

Lots of opportunity to progress in your career

Other Information

Your full role and responsibilities will be set out by your employer. Keyday Nursery 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 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship standard, which includes:

• Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours

• Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Educator

• Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid or Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid

• Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)

This will be delivered through Keyday Nursery's dedicated training provider, Realise.

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 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship standard, which includes:
• Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
• Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Educator
• Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid or Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid
• Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)

This will be delivered by your dedicated training provider, Realise.