Early Years apprenticeship (Forest School)
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Company: TREEHOPPERS FK LTD
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Location: Haywards Heath, RH16 1XP
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £19,047.60 per year
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Sector: Education and early years
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Ref: NAS-2000031045
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Application Deadline Date: 18/07/2026
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Start Date: 01/09/2026
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Positions Available: 2
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Working Week: Minimum of 4 days a week. Our nursery is open Monday-Thursday 9am- 4pm and Friday 9am-3pm.
Brief Description
Do you love working with children & enjoy being outdoors? Will you be leaving college or University this summer? Or looking to retrain?
We are looking for an enthusiastic apprentice to join our team at Treehoppers Forest Kindergarten, Haywards Heath.
Training to be Provided
- Training schedule to be agreed, but will be a mixture of on the job training & paid study time
Future Prospects
- There are opportunities at Treehoppers to progress to an Early Years Educator once the apprenticship is complete
Vacancy Detail
Tasks include:
- Helping to set up and pack away equipment each day
- Working with the Kindergarten team to deliver high quality and fun early learning and childcare in an outdoor setting
- Helping to promote a happy, caring and welcoming atmosphere
- Taking on increasing responsibility for a small group of children as time goes on, ensuring they have access to and participate in a range of outdoor learning and play opportunities
- Assisting with the recording and reporting of children's learning, care and development
- Supporting snack/meal times within the setting
- Supporting children with hygiene & personal care
- Assisting with the planning and delivery of special Treehoppers events and activities, some of which may take place during the evening and weekends (e.g. Open Mornings/Stay & Plays)
- Actively participating at team meetings, supervision meetings and appraisal meetings. We are a small team and value everyone's ideas, thoughts, creativity and suggestions to make our setting the best it can be
Other Information
Our Kindergarten is a Forest School & Outdoor provision, so you must be physically fit and enjoy being outdoors rain or shine.
You will need to pass a DBS check.