Level 5 apprentice practitioner
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Company: HATCHELL WOOD PRE-SCHOOL
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Location: Doncaster, DN3 1JP
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £11,778.00 per year
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Sector: Education and early years
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Ref: NAS-2000016626
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Application Deadline Date: 28/03/2026
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Start Date: 30/03/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: The working hours are 30 hours per week, with shifts scheduled between 7:15am and 5:45pm.
Brief Description
Join Hatchellwood Preschool as a Level 5 Apprentice Practitioner! Support children in a warm, caring wraparound/preschool setting in Doncaster. 30 hours a week, great team environment, and strong progression opportunities. Start your childcare career with real impact!
Training to be Provided
The Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner apprenticeship develops strong leaders who guide day-to-day practice, support staff, and deliver high-quality, child-centred provision. Training blends online learning, coaching, projects and employer-led development, finishing with an assessment that showcases your skills for progression into senior early years roles.
Future Prospects
- Progression into higher-level early years roles
- Opportunities for promotion within the setting
- Stepping into roles that involve leadership, coaching, and operational responsibility (e.g., senior practitioner, room leader, deputy manager, manager)
Vacancy Detail
- Work in line with the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage, Teacher Standards (Early Years), and all Hatchell Wood Preschool policies
- Oversee the efficient running of the preschool nursery and deliver a high-quality service
- Ensure a safe, caring, stimulating educational environment indoors and outdoors at all times
- Act as a key person for a small group of children, liaising closely with parents/carers and meeting each child’s individual needs.
- Identify and report safeguarding concerns to the manager/deputy manager
- Teach children, providing appropriate support and stimulation.
- Attend staff meetings
- Attend in-service training, courses and meetings as required.
- Maintain full confidentiality regarding children, families, and staff.
- Work in partnership with external statutory and voluntary agencies
- Work with the committee to update and review self-evaluation and preschool improvement
- Undertake any other reasonable duties aligned with the preschool’s aims and objectives
- Support the efficient running of the preschool and wraparound service
- Ensure the environment remains clean, safe, and stimulating at all times
Other Information
- Level 3 Childcare qualification or above
- Level 3 Safeguarding Certificate
- Paediatric First Aid
- Grade 4 Maths and English
- Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
- At least 12 months working within a setting