Summary
The nursery is an outdoor nursery, so applicants need to be happy working outside all day, in ALL weathers. The apprentice would be working 4 days a week in the setting with the children and studying on the other days. In the first year of apprenticeship, the hourly rate of pay is £8.00 p/h. We’re a Real Living Wage employer.
What you will do at work
- Help to plan, prepare and deliver purposeful and productive activities for children
- Be prepared to innovate and devise imaginatively varied ways of teaching the forest school experience to children
- Encourage children and show enthusiasm for their subject indoors and outside and in the forest
- Record children’s development and progress
- Ensure that they are familiar with The Woodland Nursery’s health and safety guidance and be mindful of their own health and safety and that of the children
- Promote positive Management of Behaviour in the nursery environment, establish routines and boundaries to ensure the safety and good behaviour of the children
- Supervise the children at all times
- To be a positive role model to all staff and conduct yourself in an appropriate and professional manner at all times
- To positively support change across the setting
- Proactively look for opportunities to support the nursery in day-to-day activities
- Where agreed, you will contribute to staff meetings
- Support the Manager in developing and maintaining successful and professional relationships with parents
- Attend networking/cluster events or equivalent where appropriate.
- Support and foster the aims of The Woodland Nursery
- Make themselves familiar with the contents of the Staff Handbook, The Woodland Nursery’s aims and policies and endeavour to follow these closely
- Carry out such duties, including cover for absent colleagues
- Attend staff meetings, parents’ evenings and similar important functions both in and out of the normal nursery hours
- Continue with your professional development and attend any relevant training as required
- Take part in the Woodland Nursery’s performance management scheme and appraisal on an annual basis
Training
The training schedule has yet to be agreed. Details will be made available at a later date.
Requirements and skills
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
About this employer
TKP Partners Limited – trading as The Woodland Nursery. The Woodland Nursery is an outdoor nursery for 2 to 5 year olds based on the Forest School approach. We believe in the Forest School ethos that the closer to nature children are, the happier they will be and therefore the more likely they are to learn. Our Forest School nurseries are located in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, South East London and offer a unique outdoor experience, all round education and whole bucket load of messy fun.
After this apprenticeship
- Nursery Practitioner
- Nursery Manager
- Early Childhood Education Consultant
- Family Support Worker
Things to consider
The nursery is outdoors in all weathers, so the applicant needs to enjoy being outside and not be worried about getting muddy and dirty. We are a small nursery setting, so the team is small, and we all work closely together.