Childcare Apprenticeship - Ruislip
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Company: RUISLIP STARS NURSERIES LTD
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Location: HA4 0HD
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £16,640.00 per year
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Sector: Education and early years
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Ref: NAS-2000046514
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Application Deadline Date: 05/09/2026
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Start Date: 12/09/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Will vary Monday - Friday, 7.00am - 7.00pm
Brief Description
Ruislip Stars Nurseries are looking for a new Early Years Apprentice. You will be studying toward your Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Level 3 (£8 - £11 per hour depending on age & experience).
Training to be Provided
- At Shaping Lives, we are dedicated to one mission: helping nurseries like yours nurture future generations through high-quality early childhood education
- As a trusted training provider, we specialise in developing skilled, passionate educators who make a meaningful difference in the lives of children aged 0-5
- Whether you're looking to enhance your current team's skills or recruit new talent, we’re with you every step of the way
- Upon completion of this 18-month Apprenticeship, you will have obtained your Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Level 3
- Training will include paediatric first aid qualification
Future Prospects
There is a possibility of being offered a full-time role after successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Vacancy Detail
Duties and responsibilities:
To work with children:
- To plan, deliver and evaluate a programme of activities suitable to the age range of the children attending the setting
- To support with the collection and drop off of school children from the local schools
- To adhere to all safeguarding policies and procedures. To report any safeguarding concerns to the designated safeguarding officer or relevant agencies (safeguarding partnership/Lado)
- To communicate and engage with the children at all opportunities
- To take observations on the children daily
- Ensure that you are monitoring the children’s development and identifying and addressing any gaps using our Footsteps system
- Ensure that the children have opportunities to go on outings and that this is done safely, by completing a risk assessment to be approved by preschool lead or deputy manager
- Ensuring that the children have opportunities to do cooking activities and that this is done safety, by completing a risk assessment to be approved by preschool lead or deputy manager
- To attend parent review meetings alongside the deputy manager for children in your key group
- To be a key worker and prepare the children’s records and targets in your group
- To undertake certain domestic jobs within the nursery/preschool, for example, preparation of snacks, cleaning of equipment
- To record any accidents/incidents on the forms provided alongside the team leader/deputy manager, share these with parents and giving these to the administrator to log
- To be a good role model and promote a healthy lifestyle to the children
- To ensure that the environment is clean, stimulating and safe for the children
- Ensuring that the register is up to date as and when children arrive
To work as part of a team:
- To attend out of working hours activities, e.g. training, staff meetings, parent’s evenings, summer fayre and Christmas activities
- To develop your role within the team
- To participate in the training programme of a wide variety of students (i.e. placements and volunteers) by giving guidance and support
- To support and engage with all staff to ensure a good team ethos and an effective working partnership with all colleagues
- To role model positive behaviour and language
- Personal and professional development
- To agree and complete all required mandatory and non-mandatory training
- To assume responsibility of your own CPD log
- To liaise with parents, staff and other professionals
- To foresee the needs to special needs children and give physical, emotional, intellectual guidance as appropriate and liaise with the settings SENCO/manager
- To ensure children are collected on time by someone authorised by the parents to collect
Other Information
The closing date guidance, if a successful candidate is found before the advertised dates, the advert will close early.