Early Years Apprentice
Level: 3
Employer: TINY STARS DAY NURSERY, EDGE
Location: 144 CASTLE STREET
We are looking for an experienced practitioner to join our team. The successful candidate must be organised, proactive and have a passion for working with children. We are seeking a strong practitioner with knowledge of child development, the EYFS and child protection and safeguarding protocols.
Duration: 1 Year 6 Months
Expected start date: 01/09/2025
Hours per week: 40 hours
Wage: (Annually)
Job role includes
Main responsibilities:
- To deliver a high standard of learning, development and care for children aged 0-5 years
- To ensure that the nursery is a safe environment for children, staff, and others
Main activities:
- To provide a safe, caring, stimulating educational environment, both indoors and outdoors, at all times
- To deliver an appropriate play based around Ofsted Guidance that enables children to make individual progress
- To help ensure the nursery meets Ofsted requirements at all times
- To understand and work to nursery policies and procedures, including how to deal with child protection issues appropriately and how to respond to incidents, accidents, complaints and emergencies
- To plan activities which ensure each child is working towards the early learning outcomes
- To be a key person
- To ensure records are properly maintained, e.g., daily attendance register, accident and incident book, risk assessments
- To liaise closely with parents/carers, informing them about the nursery and its curriculum, exchanging information about children’s progress and encouraging parents’ involvement
- To work in partnership with senior management to update and review the self-evaluation and improvement plan. To developing partnerships with parents/carers to increase involvement in their child’s development
About employer
In our setting we provide positive experiences to enable learning. Through building strong relationships with children and their families, this allows us to hone in on the interests and development of each individual child, creating learning in the moment. We encourage natural curiosity allowing children to develop at their own pace by providing opportunities and activities for learning, supported by an experienced staff team.
After completing the apprenticeship, you may have the opportunity to progress within the business.
- Communication skills
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Self-motivated
