Early Years Apprentice
Nursery: Hemsley House Nursery School, 7 Terrace Road, Maidstone ME16 8HU
Hours: Monday - Friday, Full Time 40 hours
Salary: £8 per hour
Remarkable futures start here.
Hemsley House spans two beautifully converted Victorian homes in Maidstone, just a 10-minute walk apart. Both buildings have a welcoming, home-from-home feel and are full of original charm, including stunning stained-glass windows.
Our large garden areas offer our children the freedom to explore and enjoy outdoor adventures. With features like a preschool camp area, teepees, a mud kitchen, and climbing equipment, the outdoors becomes an extension of the learning environment.
Inside, our designated preschool classroom supports school readiness in a focused, nurturing setting. Our experienced and passionate team brings a wealth of early years knowledge, tailoring each child’s experience to their pace, needs, and interests.
At Hemsley House, we encourage independence, imagination, and a love of learning every single day—laying strong foundations for a happy and confident future.
Who & What is Storal?
It’s our collective group of Nurseries that we are happily apart of here at Hemsley House. Storal stands for high quality outcomes for children and are passionate about Early Years. Bringing your whole self is a must if that’s pink hair, being Neurospicy or having a unique pastime, we encourage it all. Your unique self is what makes our Nursery even better. Check out our website to learn about our leaders and the expertise they bring to our Storal community.
About the role:
As an Apprentice Early Years Educator you will be a key part of keep our children safe, loved and inspired to learn. Key activities include:
Applying the Storal curriculum & our pedagogy principles to our children daily
Seeking out learning opportunities in everyday routines such as mealtimes & transitions
Bond with your children and their families by engaging in meaningful moment
Essentials:
Are 16 or over, have a passion for children and an aptitude for learning
Minimum requirements to apply for this role are English and Maths GCSE grades 2 or E or above OR Functional Skills Level 1 or above.
are able to commit to a full apprenticeship programme.
are patient and friendly
By applying for this vacancy, you have given your consent to share your information with the employer on this advert in order for your grades to be confirmed on the HM Government Personal Learning Record Service. Where grades can not be confirmed, certificates will need to be provided by the applicant
Maximum of 40 minute drive by either car or public transport
About you:
A true love for child development and care
Able and willing to work in a team
Ability to communicate effectively with management, your peers and parents
High levels of care and empathy that every opportunity can be a learning opportunity
Benefits:
For you -We get the basics right enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and accessing your pay before payday with PayCaptain
Family matters - Balance starts at home Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity (and more)
Health & wellness - Nourishing body & mind Partnerships with Vitality & Peppy; fertility & menopause support, gym discount, free movie tickets and more
Development - Investing in your future Micro-learning, financial stability tools & Storal Support Fund
Our community -Growing together Termly inset days, team app & Storal Awards gathering.
We pay for your DBS upfront along with reimbursing your annual update service charge
We partner with world-leading third parties such as Pay Captain, Vitality, and Peppy.
And much much more
Curious to know more?
We’d love to tell you more about what makes Hemsley House so special.
Storal is the highest of standards when it coming to safeguarding, the welfare of children and creating a work environment the encourages feedback-discussion-resilience. We take our role in the safety of children, our families and our team extremely seriously. As governed by the EYFS, we have a designated safeguarding lead in each setting and all staff (and volunteers) complete a through compliance checks prior to employment including employment references & DBS.
- Department
- Nursery Educators
- Role
- Early Years Apprentice
- Locations
- Hemsley House Nursery School, 7 Terrace Rd, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8HU