Organisation – Little Larges Day Nursery
Apprenticeship – Level 2 Early Years Practitioner
Salary - £7.55 - £12.21
Hours – 20 hours per week
Vacancy Overview –
This Level 2 apprenticeship training programme develops the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to work in a childcare setting under the supervision of an Early Years Educator.
Responsibilities –
- To deliver a high standard of learning, development and care for children aged 0-5 years.
- To ensure that the preschool nursery is a safe environment for children, staff and others
- To developing partnerships with parents/carers to increase involvement in their child’s development. To be responsible for any tasks delegated by the Deputy Nursery Manager/Nursery Manager
- To complete all academic aspects of the apprenticeship
Main Activities –
- To provide a safe, caring, stimulating educational environment, both indoors and outdoors, always.
- To deliver an appropriate play based Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum that enables children to make individual progress.
- To help ensure the preschool nursery always meets Ofsted requirements.
- To understand and work to preschool 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 undertake any other reasonable duties as directed, in accordance with the preschool aims and objectives
- Empathy and understanding of children under five.
- Excellent verbal and communication skills with children and parents.
- Ability to write reports and keep clear and accurate records.
- Excellent organizational skills
- Administrative and basic IT skills
- Calm and caring nature
- Ability to work as part of a team Able to work on own initiative
Personal Qualities –
- Reliable, enthusiastic, and flexible
- A commitment to quality in all areas, with a high level of motivation and enthusiasm
- Able to perform under stress
- A creative thinker
- A good sense of humour
Benefits –
- Progression opportunities, Free parking, Birthday off
Future Prospective –
On completion of this programme, you will have achieved accredited Level 2 TQUK Early Years Practitioner Diploma and be able to enrol and complete Level 3 early Years Educator apprenticeship
