Apprentice Early Years Practitioner
Level: 2
Employer: BOWDEN HOUSE DAY NURSERY LTD
Location: 30 BOWDEN LANE
Bowden House is a long-established and quality setting which is rated as 'Good' by Ofsted. We are passionate about our children and developing our workforce and are committed to supporting our students. If you want to be an apprentice as part of a close-knit, highly trained group of Early Years professionals, then we are the setting for you.
Duration: 1 Year 6 Months
Expected start date: 01/07/2025
Hours per week: 40 hours
Wage: (Annually)
Job role includes
Key roles and responsibilities:
- Trainee key worker
- Adhering to welfare requirements
- Keeping children safe from harm
- Supporting children with self-care
- Carrying out daily observations on the online learning journal
- Contributing ideas to planning meetings
- Being creative in display work and craft ideas
- Working with all the team members to deliver the Early Years curriculum
- Carrying out daily tasks assigned by the room leader
- Attending courses and commitment to completion of your college assignments


About employer
Bowden House is a family owned and run nursery which has been established for 19 years and is rated 'Good' in all areas. We are based in Marple and are currently registered to take 35 children in our homely setting.
- Apprentice will be working towards the Level 2 Early Years Practitioner Standard qualification
- You will be supported via an agreed training plan. Training will be discussed at enrolment and will include input from the employer, training provider and apprentice
- The apprentice will receive monthly workplace or virtual visits with a dedicated assessor
- There is no requirement to attend college unless the apprentice requires the successful completion of Functional Skills - maths and English
- Many of our apprentices have gone on to secure a full-time role after successful completion of their training
- We also support team members who wish to carry on with their Level 3, 4, 5 and 6 qualifications
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Organisation skills
- Team working
- Hardworking
- Confident
- Reliable
- Enthusiastic
- Passionate about children
- Caring
- Calm