Nursery Apprentice

Role overview
Babraham Nursery recognises every child as an individual and prepare them for their first school steps within a fun, safe and nurturing environment

We are seeking to recruit a Nursery Apprentice to join Babraham Nursery. The successful candidate will study towards an Early Years Practitioner Apprenticeship (Level 2 or 3) at Cambridge Regional College and will gain valuable on the job experience whilst undertaking a variety of nursery assistant duties. In return, you will receive excellent benefits, study support and funding, as well as longer term career development and opportunities. You will be working as part of the Nursery team to provide supervision of young children whilst aiding their development socially, physically and emotionally. The successful candidate will work four whole days 08.45-17.45 (Monday to Thursdays)/17.15 (Fridays) with 1 hour unpaid lunchbreak each day in nursery and they will have a 7 hour paid college day each week.

Our Nursery primarily for the use of staff at the Babraham Institute. The Babraham Institute is a charity, which is world-renowned for its research in life sciences that leads to new medicines and treatments for human diseases. Babraham Nursery was opened in September 1990 and operates from a large house situated in a quiet corner of a residential area in the grounds of the Institute. It has a homely atmosphere and is surrounded by green fields and woods. It has a large enclosed garden with climbing frame, pathways and grassed areas.
Nursery accommodates up to ninety children on the Early Years register aged from 6 weeks to 5 years and operates a separate after-school club and holiday club for school-aged children at the local school.

We are an extremely supportive organisation; often described as having a warm, friendly atmosphere, whilst parents and staff say that there is a real sense of community. We have a highly qualified, extremely knowledgeable team who work together in an inclusive, family friendly environment.

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Benefits include:*

• Free lunch
• Free parking
• Training and development opportunities
• Aviva pension scheme (10.5% employer contribution)
• 25 days holiday per year plus Bank Holidays (pro rata of applicable)
• 3 Christmas Closure days
• Employee Assistance Programme

If you possess the skills, energy and enthusiasm to work within our Ofsted Outstanding rated nursery, please apply.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and an enhanced DBS check (formerly CRB Disclosure) is required.

This role is not eligible for sponsorship and the successful candidate needs to have right to work in the UK.

Closing date for applications is Sunday 16th April 2023, but please do apply at the earliest opportunity. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early depending on the volume of applications received.

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NO AGENCIES PLEASE*

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The Babraham Institute holds a silver Athena SWAN award and is committed to promoting and developing a culture of excellence, diversity and mutual respect that supports the Institute’s ambitions and attracts highly motivated and talented people. _The Babraham Institute is a Disability Confident Employer and has a positive approach to employing disabled people.

Department
Nursery

Contract type
Fixed Term Contract

Hours
38.5 or 39

Salary
Starting salary is £13,162 per annum (£6.49 per hour)

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Salary: £13,162.00 per year