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Early Years Lead Practioner Apprentice L5 (Room leader)

Annabels Nursery · Bournemouth · posted 23 October 2026

Wage
£21,060 a year
Hours
30 hours a week
Duration
2 Years
Level
Higher (Level 5)
Standard
Early years lead practitioner (level 5)
Starts
9 November 2026
Closing date
8 November 2026
Positions
1

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  • Creating a warm, friendly, and stimulating atmosphere in which the children can develop emotionally, socially and educationally
  • Supervising all aspects of care for children including washing, changing, and feeding
  • Acting as a room leader to a small team to support the recording of observations and planning for the children
  • Assisting with meeting the personal and emotional needs of individual children
  • Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
  • Ensuring the nurseries policies and procedures are adhered to by all members of staff
  • Completing all work to desired timescales as set by Showcase Tutor

Your training

  • Level 5 Apprenticeship standard for the Early Years Lead Practitioner
  • Functional Skills: maths and English at Level 2 (Unless exempt)
  • Training completed via work-based visits at the nursery and 4 hours of study time provided for coursework

Where it leads

  • Once completing your Level 5 Apprenticeship you may be offered a full-time position and further training

About Annabels Nursery

We provide the highest standard of care for children aged 3 months to 8 years. We're open from 8am to 6pm, for 51 weeks a year.

At Annabel's nursery, our commitment to you as parents is to provide the highest standard of care within a warm, safe environment for your child to enjoy. A place where they will feel happy and cared for, every child is a special little person with their own likes and dislikes.

Our children are all treated as individuals and our aim is to make learning fun and interesting. To help them grow in confidence so they can achieve their potential and enjoy social and playtime with other children. We believe in lots of praise and encouragement, this builds childrens confidence and helps them in their transition to school.

Children are separated into age groups and each group has their own suite of rooms which have been prepared for their individual activities, to suit their age and developmental needs.

Things to consider

  • Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

Skills they're looking for

Communication skillsIT skillsAttention to detailOrganisation skillsCustomer care skillsProblem solving skillsAdministrative skillsAnalytical skillsLogicalTeam workingCreativeInitiativeNon judgementalPatience

Entry requirements

  • GCSE English (grade 4 or C and above) — essential
  • GCSE Maths (grade 4 or C and above) — desired
  • L3 Diploma/ NVQ Early Years (grade Pass) — essential

Where you'll work

  • 14 Herbert Road, Bournemouth, BH4 8HD

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