Early Years Educator Apprentice - John Keats with Ark Start
Location: Ark Start John Keats, London, EN3 5P
Hours Per Week: 37.5
Short Description:
An exciting opportunity to join Ark Start as a Early Years Educator Apprentice.
Full Description:
Ark Start is about so much more than childcare. Our dedicated team work together to ensure that every child has a joyful, engaging and secure nursery experience and leaves us ready to start school happily and confidently. We are driven by our values in everything we do: Aim High, Be Brave, Be Kind and Keep Learning.
Ark Start is at an exciting time in its evolution. We’ve opened 7 nurseries in London since 2020 and aim to expand our reach over the coming years. As we expand, we are looking for apprentices to join our nursery teams to grow to our next stage as an organisation.
We are looking for someone with a raw passion for helping young children learn and with the skill, creativity, commitment and energy to help every child at Ark Start to thrive.
Purpose of post:
To learn how to ensure a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for all children in their care
To learn how to ensure all children are safeguarded and their welfare and safety is promoted
To learn how to provide an enabling environment in which all children can play, learn and develop
To have the skill, creativity, commitment, energy and enthusiasm required to help young children grow and learn in a nursery environment
Responsible to: the Nursery Manager
Main duties:
- To participate fully in your apprentice study
- To promote the aims and objectives of the nursery
- To promote the high standards of the nursery at all times to parents, staff and visitors
- To learn how to follow the nursery safeguarding procedure to ensure all children are kept safe, well and secure
- To learn how to ensure the provision of high standards of physical and emotional care
- To develop your knowledge of working with families and parents / carers
- Undertake required domestic jobs within the nursery as required
- Participate fully in team meetings and training
- Engage in training, read, understand and adhere to all policies and procedures within the nursery
- Ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are maintained
- To learn how to safely and appropriately support children with intimate care when required
- Ensure mealtimes are pleasant social experience and feed back to parents on any issues
- To provide cover when required
- To undertake any other duties as determined by the management
Early applications are encouraged; we reserve the right to close this vacancy if we find the right candidate.
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; all successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Training Provided:
We are committed to providing the best development for all our staff. As an apprentice at Ark Start you will receive regular supervision, coaching and mentoring, and be supported to balance work, study and wellbeing throughout your apprenticeship.
Staff wellbeing is important to us. We know that working in a nursery can be challenging and work hard to ensure staff have the support, opportunities and infrastructure they need.
Skills Required:
- Interest in gardening, art, music or cooking
- Experience of looking after young children as a nanny, parent, sibling or volunteer
- Knowledge of how young children play and learn desirable
Personal Qualities:
- Genuine passion for and a belief in the potential of every child
- An understanding of safeguarding in the early years
- Belief that everyone should have access to an excellent education regardless of background
- A willingness to develop their own professional skills
- A team player that can work collaboratively as well as using own initiative
- Calm under pressure
- Flexible attitude towards work
- A drive to learn and improve their own knowledge
Closing Date:
31/07/2026
Start Date:
01/09/2026
Interview Date:
01/07/2026
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Pay: £16,620.00 per year
Application question(s):
- Do you have any experience working with children?
- What grades did you receive in Maths & English?
- What interests you about wanting to work in childcare?
Work Location: In person
