Apprentice Early Years Practitioner
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Company: ABACUS NURSERY SCHOOL (BROMSGROVE) LIMITED
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Location: B61 0EX
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
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Sector: Education and early years
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Ref: NAS-2000034577
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Application Deadline Date: 16/06/2026
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Start Date: 23/06/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday - Friday, between the hours of 8.00am - 6.00pm.
Brief Description
To assist with the provision of a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children placed in the nursery within the guidelines of the Early Years Foundation Stage. To work effectively with other colleagues within the nursery. To assist with the implementation of the daily routines within the nursery.
Future Prospects
Permanent position is dependent upon job availability on completion available and performance.
Vacancy Detail
Duties and Responsibilities:
- To contribute to a programme of activities suitable to the age range of children in conjunction with other staff
- To step into the key person role in the absence of staff members
- To meet the safety and care needs of children in attendance
- Work with parents / carers of special needs children to give full integration into the nursery
- Support all colleagues and engage in a good staff team
- Liaise with and support parents / carers and other family members of your key children (if responsible for key children)
- To be involved in out of working hours activities, e.g. training, staff meetings
- To be flexible within the working practices of the nursery. Be prepared to help where needed, including undertaking certain domestic jobs within the nursery, e.g. preparation of snack, meals, general cleaning and tidying and cleansing of equipment etc.
- Work alongside other staff to ensure that the nursery philosophy / ethos is fulfilled
- Recording accidents and medication in the appropriate manner
- Look upon the nursery as a “whole”, where can your help be most utilised, be constantly aware of the needs of children
- Ensure every child is collected by someone known to the nursery
- To respect the confidentiality of information received
- To develop your role within the team especially with regard as a key person
Specific Child Care Tasks:
- To assist with the preparation and completion of activities to suit children’s stage of development
- To ensure that mealtimes are a time of pleasant social sharing
- Washing and changing children as required
- Providing comfort and security to all children
- To assist with the provision of a high quality environment to meet the needs of individual children from differing cultures and religious backgrounds, and stages of development
- To be aware of the high profile of the nursery and to uphold its standards at all times
- To actively promote and support the safeguarding of children ensuring the nursery policies and procedures are observed at all times