Summary
Are you looking to start a level 3 apprenticeship? Have you achieved your Level 2 Early Years Practitioner qualification and ready to progress to the next level? Then this role is right for you!
What you will do at work
- Operate a programme of activities suitable to the age range of children in your area in conjunction with other staff
- To keep a proper record of achievement file on your key children, for parents/carers; Work with parents/carers of special needs children to give full integration in the setting
- Support all staff and engage in a good staff team
- Liaise with and support parents/carers and other family members
- To be involved in out of working hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings, fundraising events
- To be flexible within working practices of the Setting. Be prepared to help where needed, including to undertake certain domestic jobs within the Setting, e.g. preparation of snack meals, cleansing of equipment etc.
- Work alongside the manager and staff team to ensure that the philosophy behind the project is fulfilled
- Recording accidents in the accident book. Ensure the manager has initialled the report before the parent receives it
- Look upon the Setting as a “whole” where can your help be most utilised, be constantly aware of the needs of children
- Ensure child is collected by someone known to setting
- To respect the confidentiality of information received
- To develop your role within the team especially with regard as a key worker
Specific Child Care Tasks:
- The preparation and completion of activities to suit the child’s stage of development
- To ensure that mealtimes are a time of pleasant social sharing
- Washing and changing children as required
- Providing comfort and warmth to an ill child
- To ensure the setting is of a high-quality environment to meet the needs of individual children from differing cultures and religious backgrounds, and stages of development
- To be aware of the high profile of the setting and to uphold its standards at all times
- To actively promote and support the safeguarding of children and young people in the workplace, ensuring Setting policies and procedures are observed at all times
Training
- You will have training and support from your employer and setting
- You will get hands-on experience
- Your training sessions will be conducted online
Requirements and skills
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Patience
Qualifications
- GCSE English (4) – desired
- GCSE Maths (4) – desired
- Level 2 Early Years Practitioner Early Years (Pass) – essential
About this employer
Secret Garden is Nursery Setting that provides nursery care to children. They welcome babies and children from 3 months until 5 years and they’re open all year round
After this apprenticeship
- In future you could progress onto a Level 5 Early Years Practitioner Apprenticeship