Role: Nursery Officer Apprentice 

Salary: Apprentice rate £8.00 per hour (£15,433 per annum, actual salary) 

Working pattern: 37 hours per week. all year round 

Contract term: Fixed term apprenticeship for 18 months 

The Nursery:

Ashfield Plaza Day Nursery is an Ofsted rated ‘good’ private day nursery accommodating children from babies to pre-school ages. We pride ourselves on being a safe, caring and friendly setting. 

The role:

Ashfield Plaza Day Nursery are looking to appoint a Nursery Apprentice to join our existing team. The Nursery Apprentice will contribute to a high-quality caring environment for children. This includes creating a warm, friendly and stimulating atmosphere in which the children can develop emotionally, socially and educationally through individual attention and group activities.

The person:

The successful candidate will be a patient, empathetic and approachable person who works well within a team.

The successful candidate will need to be able to communicate well with both adults and children, be well organised and have a good understanding of child development.

Applicants must hold a level 2 qualification in Childcare, and/or minimum of Grade C/4 Maths & English GCSE.  

Why join us?

There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career.

We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well-motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time.

We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.

We offer:

·   Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.

·   We do not operate appraisal or appraisal related pay progression. All employees participate in our Professional Learning Scheme which supports colleagues to develop their expertise and benefit from valuable professional learning.

·   An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership and extensive high street retail discounts.

·   Entry to a career average pension scheme.

·   Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.

·   A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals.

·   Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.

·   We take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously. We have a range of support mechanisms and benefits available to employees and the Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter.

The closing date for applications is: Thursday 16 April 2026 at 8:00am.

Interviews will be held on: Tuesday 21 April 2026.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.

In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment.

We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.