Apprentice Nursery Assistant- Little Apples Day Nursery

This is an excellent opportunity to complete an Advanced Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship and gain valuable experience within a nursery setting. This vacancy would be suitable for anyone who has an interest in starting / pursuing a career within an Early Years setting.
The Apprentice Nursery Assistant will work as part of a team, have a flexible attitude to work, be professional, treat everyone with kindness and respect, and have the confidence to communicate with a range of healthcare staff.
The Apprentice will also ensure a high quality environment to meet the needs of individual children from differing cultures and religious backgrounds and stages of development. Working in the nursery requires the apprentice to be flexible and alter activities and priorities as the need arises., The post holder will contribute positively to the activity of the Nursery Team and will work as part of a team, have a flexible attitude to work, be professional, treat everyone with kindness and respect, and have the confidence to communicate with a range of healthcare staff.
- The Apprentice will meet and greet children, parents/carers in a friendly, polite and professional style
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Whilst providing high standards, be able to contribute to a safe, fun and stimulating environment
- Under guidance organise, arrange and provide activities under the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum to meet the individual needs of the children
- Adhere to Nursery Policy and Operational Plan and bring to the attention of the Manager any ineffective practice
- Be committed to the Trust Values - Listening, Excelling and Caring, To attend all mandatory components of the Apprenticeship Standard including:
Corporate induction
GHNHSFT mandatory training
Department based vocational assessments
Progress review meetings
- To undertake training as required and agreed with the mentor, supervisor and external assessor and complete competencies relevant to the work area / department
- Contribute to good standards of hygiene and cleanliness within the nursery setting
- Understand and apply confidentiality within the work place
- Be flexible in meeting the needs of the Nursery, i.e. working within different units of the Nursery and hours of work
- To undertake any other duties to support the Nursery Nurses and other Nursery staff to provide an efficient service
Please see the full job description and person specification by accessing the documents under the 'Supporting Documents' heading.
The health and wellbeing of our staff and patients remains the priority of the Trust. Vaccination remains the best chance we have of conquering COVID and the Trust encourages everyone to take up this offer.
Please note, this vacancy may close as soon as sufficient applications have been received, so please apply as soon as possible if you are interested. The Recruitment Team are unable to accept any applications after the position has closed on NHS Jobs.

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Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support., Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.
Our Trust values each and every one of our apprentices and offers continued support and guidance. Many apprentices have successfully completed and remained with our Trust in a variety of areas.