Summary
Edyta Little Explorers are looking for an enthusiastic Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprentice to join their friendly nursery team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who loves working with children to gain hands-on experience, develop their skills and achieve a recognised qualification.
What you will do at work
• Operate a programme of activities that meet the individual needs and interests of children in your area in conjunction with other team members
• To keep records of your key children’s development and learning journeys and share this with parents, carers and other key adults in the child’s life
• To follow the nursery safeguarding procedure to ensure all children are kept safe, well and secure
• Support all staff and engage in a good staff team
• Liaise with and support parents and other family members
• To be involved in out of working hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings, parent evening, fundraising events etc.
• To be flexible within working practices of the nursery. Be prepared to help where needed, including to undertake certain domestic jobs within the nursery, e.g. preparation of snack meals, cleansing of equipment etc.
• Work alongside the Manager and staff team to ensure that the nursery’s philosophy is fulfilled
• Read, understand and adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to your role as deemed appropriate by the Manager
• Recording accidents in the accident book. Ensure the Manager has initialled the report before parents receives it
• Look upon the nursery, as a “whole” where can your help be most utilised? Be constantly aware of the individual needs of all children
• Ensure someone known and agreed by the nursery and parent collects the child
• To respect the confidentiality of all information received
Training
Day release at Middlesbrough College once weekly.
Requirements and skills
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Patience
Qualifications
- GCSE Maths and English (Grade 4) – essential
About this employer
Edyta’s Little Explorers is an Ofsted-registered home-based childminding setting in Acklam, Middlesbrough, run by experienced childminder Edyta.
After this apprenticeship
Depending on the circumstances of the business upon completion of the apprenticeship programme there could be a potential position of employment available