Apprentice Nursery Practitioner
Vacancy ID
13536
Employer
N Family
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Employer Site
Battersea
City/Town
Battersea
County
London
Region
London
Recruitment advisor
Karen Rotheram
Recruiter contact number
+441165040336
Recruiter email address
karen.rotheram@inspirolearning.co.uk
Weekly wage
ยฃ378.00 - ยฃ398.40
Hourly wage
ยฃ9.45 -ยฃ9.96
Working Week
40 hours Work a flexible shift pattern within the opening hours (7am-7pm)
Programme type
Apprenticeship
Programme duration
12-15 mths
Programme name
Level 2 - Early Years Practitioner
Anticipated start date
10 September 2026
Vacancy closing date
18 August 2026
Employer description
4.5 Glassdoor rating and N.1 highest quality, Outstanding nursery group in the UK Ofsted leaderboard!
Would you like to join a fast growing nursery group with outstanding progression opportunities? We started with one nursery in 2017 and now have 50, and growing! Are you passionate about inspiring and developing the next generation to reach their full potential in this ever-changing world?
At N Family Club, we're rethinking careers in early years and challenging the way things are done in the sector.
We empower you to reach your potential by supporting you with a mix of development initiatives and an unparalleled learning environment through our very own N Academy.
We offer industry leading salaries, a refreshed approach to flexibility to ensure you have a positive work-life balance and a second-to-none benefit package.
Job description
What will you be doing day to day?
As an Apprentice Nursery Practitioner, you will have the opportunity to rotate around the nursery rooms, gaining hands-on experience in all areas of ournurseries.
This, coupled with your apprentice training in Early Years, will equip you with all the skills, experience and qualification to apply to progress into a qualified educator role with us.
This Apprenticeship will either be for a Level 2 early years practitioner or Level 3 early years educator. From there, you can develop your career at N Family, opting for a managerial route, or pursuing a specialism in an area that excites you. This role is for multiple positions due to the growth of the business.
The role is a full-time position (40h working week, 20% of which is spent on learning).
Day to day you will learn to:
- Support your team in the delivery of basic childcare routines
- Be responsible for the delivery of our 'learning through play' educational ethos
- Innovate with activities and constantly challenging your children's learning and development
- Build and maintain excellent relationships with parents
- Promote child welfare and ensure safeguarding procedures are followed- Work a flexible shift pattern within the opening hours (7am-7pm)
What can we offer you?
- ยฃ19,656 for Level 2 Early Years Practitioner or ยฃ20,717 for Level 3 Early Years Educator
- Funding of your apprenticeship
- You'll be part of N Academy which could put you on track for an EY degree once your apprenticeship is complete
- Performance related bonus of up to ยฃ750 per year (once working within ratio)
- Up to 32 days holiday a year (including bank holidays, 1 day off for your birthday and 3 days during Christmas and New Year) to start (rises with length of service)
- Free daily lunch and drinks
- Personal development fund of ยฃ100 per year
- Professional development, specialisms, coaching and mentoring through our N Academy
- Annual clothing allowance of ยฃ100 (no uniform)
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and Shared Parental leave pay for all team members after 2 years continuous service with N
- 5 days full sick pay and, depending on individual circumstances, we may offer up to 5 days discretionary leave
- Paid training including 2 inset days per year
- Childcare discount of 10%, rising to 25% when you become a Nursery Manager
- Emergency childcare: 6 back-up childcare days in any of our nurseries
There's more...
- Round the world trip and 2 weeks additional holiday for 5 years' service
- Refer a friend bonus of ยฃ500 (plus other incentives) for existing and ex-employees
- Amazing wellbeing benefits including one wellbeing week per term, Headspace premium membership, free counselling, 10% ClassPass membership discount, hardship fund
- Season pass loan and cycle to work scheme
o become an apprentice, you must:
- be 16 or over
- not already be in full-time education
As an apprentice you'll:
- complete a L2 or L3 Early Years apprenticeship standard
- have regular one to one sessions with a dedicated trainer either remotely or through visits to your workplace
- learn and train for a specific job
- get paid and receive holiday leave
- get hands-on experience in a real job
- study for 6 hours of your working hours
- complete assessments during and at the end of your apprenticeship
- be on a career path with lots of future potential
- be entitled to a TOTUM membership, find out more here
For more information about Inspiro Learning's apprenticeship delivery and what it entails please click to watch a short video
What is an apprenticeship?
An apprenticeship is a real job where you learn, gain experience and get paid. You're an employee with a contract of employment and holiday leave. By the end of an apprenticeship, you'll have the right skills and knowledge needed for your chosen career.
Levels of an apprenticeship
Each apprenticeship has a level and an equivalent education level. You can start an apprenticeship at any level.
At the end of your apprenticeship, you'll achieve the equivalent education level. For example, if you complete a level 3 apprenticeship, you'll achieve the equivalent of an A level.
Employer website
https://nfamilyclub.com/nursery
Future Prospects
This vacancy is for a permanent position within N Family Nursery upon the successful completion of the apprenticeship programme.
Skills required
โข Passionate and positive
โข Reliable, hardworking and ready to learn lots!
Qualifications required
GCSE preferred but not essential Grade A-C Maths/English
Personal qualities
โข Patient
โข Punctual
โข Trustworthy
Things to consider
Apprenticeship standards are aimed at developing skills within the Apprentice's chosen career route, each standard has set knowledge, skills and behaviours required to be successful within the job role.
To become an apprentice, you must:
be 16 or over
not already be in full-time education
You can start an apprenticeship whether you're starting your career, want a change or you're upskilling in your current job. You can have a previous qualification like a degree and still start an apprenticeship.
As an apprentice you'll:
have regular one to one sessions with a dedicated trainer either remotely or through visits to your workplace
Application instructions
To continue please click apply to fill in a brief application form. Once applied your details will go through an initial screening process to ascertain suitability. If suitable you will be called by an Apprenticeship Recruitment Advisor to discuss the vacancy further and to check your eligibility for an apprenticeship. If you are eligible/suitable your details will then be passed on to the employer .