- GMFJ Reference
249122
- Wages
£6.40 p/h
- Hours
40.00 per week
- Date Posted
22/04/2024
- Start Date
03/06/2024
- Approx. Duration
15
- Location
Leicester
- Status
Now Taking Applications
- Sector
Education & Training
- Opportunity Type
Intermediate Level 2
- Employer
Hunny Bear Day Nursery
Description
Your main role as a Level 2
Apprentice in Hunny Bear Day Nursery is to contribute towards a high standard of
physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for the children placed in
the nursery.
During your apprenticeship you will
be expected to:
- Take part in time tabling and encouraging all
areas of age development, ensuring variety and appropriateness of
activities in your area in conjunction with other staff.
- Encourage physical development and wellbeing
at all times.
- Be aware of age related needs, prepare toys,
activities and equipment for that age group to reach their full potential.
- Give comfort and care at all times. Children
to feel welcome and safe
- To keep a up to date records of achievement
files on your key children to inform your practice and the children’s
parents.
- Work alongside parents with children with
different needs to give full integration in the nursery.
- Support all staff and engage in a good staff
team.
- Liaise with and support parents and other
family members.
- To attend ALL out of work hours activities,
e.g. monthly staff meeting, parents evening, summer fates, Christmas
party, etc
- To be flexible within working practices of
nursery. Be prepared to help where needed, including undertaking certain
domestic jobs within the nursery, e.g. cleansing of equipment etc.
- Work alongside the manager and staff team to
ensure that the philosophy behind the nursery is fulfilled.
- Recording accidents and incidents
- To ensure that the welfare of the children is
paramount and all safe guarding policies are adhered to.
- To make the necessary steps to ensure the
management of children's behaviour. To maintain self-control when dealing
with difficult or disruptive children. To support a program of behaviour
management. To praise good behavior.
- To participate in any Training and Development
to ensure that best practice can be implemented within the nursery.
- To report any Health and Safety hazards to the
Nursery Officer in Charge/Management team
If
you have a level 2 Early years qualification already we would love to hear from
you as we can support you through your level 3 early years educator
apprenticeship with a salary of £10,122 - £23,712 (dependant on age and
previous experience).
For more information about this vacancy please contact Realise on 0333 444 3973 (Ref ID: 249122)
Company website : https://www.hunny-nurseries.co.uk/nurseries/hunny-bear/
- Caring person
- Positive
- Able to communicate well with others
- Team worker
- kind
- Approachable
- Willing to work with parents and carers
- Aware of child protection and safeguarding
Some experience of working with
children preferred.
Maths
and English GCSE or functional skills at level 1 or grade 3 GCSE. However, we
will support you to achieve these if not possessed already.
Your full role and responsibilities will be set out by your employer. Hunny Bear Nursery will provide you with all of the on-the-job training you need to up-skill in your role, and your 20% off-the-job learning will be incorporated as part of your working day.
You will be working towards the Level 2 Early Years Practitioner apprenticeship standard, which includes:
- Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
- Level 2 Early Years Practitioner Qualification
- Functional skills in Maths and English if required
This will be delivered through Hunny Bear Nursery's dedicated training provider, Realise.
Realise is an established training provider that’s enjoying an exciting period of growth following a management buyout and rebrand in late 2020.
- Passionate about working in early years
- Enthusiastic
- Willing to learn new skills
- Empathy
- Imaginative
- Patience
- Remaining calm in stressful situations.
Progression from level 2 to level 3.
We will support you in doing level 3 and then room leader and management
opportunities.
If
you already hold a level 2 early years qualification please do get in touch as
we have opportunities to complete your Level 3 early years educator. We are
currently offering a £500/£1000 incentive for level 3 apprentices upon
completion of their apprenticeship.
Car park at the setting and on bus routes.
Enhanced DBS required for role.