Apprentice Early Years Educator
Level: 3
Employer: OAKFIELD NURSERY SCHOOL LTD
Location: GROBY ROAD
An excellent opportunity is available to apply for an Apprentice Early Years Educator position in a well-established nursery. Your duties will include caring for children in the nursery in a kind and consistent way, and providing a happy, safe, secure and stimulating environment which engages children in play and learning.
Duration: 2 Years
Expected start date: 04/08/2025
Hours per week: 40 hours
Wage: (Annually)
Job role includes
Duties and responsibilities will include:
- To ensure safety and supervision for the children at all times. (Staff must provide constant supervision of all children allocated to them, that is, a child is never left alone or left to be supervised by another child or parent at any time)
- To identify and meet the physical, intellectual, emotional and social needs of children
- To provide a secure, loving, caring, and stimulating environment for each individual child
- To take care of the children physically and encourage awareness of personal hygiene
- To work in a positive manner with colleagues, sharing best practice to ensure better outcomes for children
- To demonstrate (through role modelling) good manners and respect for others, both children and adults
- To share positive information about the children with their parents, in a professional, friendly manner
- To maintain upkeep of individual Developmental Profiles of children you are key carer to
- To attend and be involved in any out of work-time activities such as staff meetings, Parents’ Evenings, training sessions (as required), and if possible, attend social staff events
- To be aware of and implement all our Policies and Procedures
- To take part in mealtimes (serving, feeding etc.) and ensure that mealtimes are positive times of pleasant social sharing
- To share cleaning responsibilities (in accordance with the Cleaning Specification Manual) and ensure safety and hygiene of the environment and toys/resources/equipment
- To ensure that children who are unwell are kept close, warm (cooled if they have a high temperature), calm and content
- To record accidents and incidents as per policies and procedures
- To be flexible to the daily business demands of the nursery, including working hours and room/kitchen/dining room assignments
- To be aware of and provide, equal opportunities throughout the nursery
- To treat any information of matters relating to the work within the nursery as confidential
- To be available for meetings and appraisals with the Director/Managers etc. to participate in training activities for personal and professional development
About employer
Oakfield is a stand-alone, second generation, family owned and managed nursery school. Founded in 1968, it is one of the longest established, private nurseries in the country. Over the years the nursery has achieved many awards and accolades, most recently gaining the national award of NDNA's 'Nursery of the Year in UK 2014'. The nursery was also voted 'Best Individual Nursery in Great Britain' in 2008 and was a finalist in NMT's 'Best Nursery Team' in 2012. Oakfield gained an overall 'Outstanding' at our last Ofsted inspection in 2009.
Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Standard, which includes:
- Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)
- Paediatric First Aid qualification
- End-Point Assessment (EPA)
- On and off the job training and location to be confirmed
- Further progression may well be available in other areas within our sector, upon successful completion of Early Years Educator Apprenticeship
- Communication skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Knowledge of child development
- Previous experience
- Punctual
- Willingness to be trained
- Flexible approach to work
- Well presented and polite
- Trustworthy
- Hardworking
- Honest
- Adaptable
