Nursery Apprentice

  • BHG - Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool - Didcot
  • Didcot, Oxfordshire
  • £200.00 per week

Bright Horizons are searching for a Nursery Apprentice who will be responsible for delivering exceptional care and education for children whilst undertaking an apprenticeship qualification in childcare. The successful candidate will play an active part in creating a stimulating environment for each child's individual needs.

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  • GMFJ Reference
    195780
  • Wages
    £200.00 p/w
  • Hours
    40.00 per week
  • Date Posted
    06/07/2022
  • Start Date
    19/08/2022
  • Approx. Duration
    12 months

  • Location
    Didcot
  • Status
    Now Taking Applications
  • Sector
    Childcare
  • Opportunity Type
    Intermediate Level 2
  • Employer
    BHG - Didcot Day Nursery and Preschool - Didcot

Description

The role of the Apprentice is to support children's development in partnership with parents, offering contributions to observations and planning for next steps. An Apprentice works alongside the nursery team to build strong partnerships with parents/carers and other professionals. It will also include the following responsibilities :

- Support and promote diversity and equality

- Ensure you work as part of a team towards a common goal sharing ideas and feedback to create consistency

- Demonstrate the HEART principles in everyday working life

- Demonstrate a proactive approach using your initiative and showing resilience to take responsibility for getting things done

- Work collaboratively, demonstrating appropriate behaviour and expectations

- Work in partnership with parents/ carers and other professionals

- Create the right environment to offer a unique experience for our parents and children

- Demonstrate and ensure good practice and compliance with the revised EYFS Framework through adherence to BHFS policies and procedures

- Understand the importance of keeping everyone safe and the part you play

- Practice positive behaviour management techniques

- Meeting the individual dietary, health, comfort and care needs of each individual child

- Have a child centred approach, ensuring the activities on offer meet the children's needs and are age appropriate

- Contribute to children's records through observation

- Attend staff meetings and training sessions

- Work alongside your assessor including attending all training required for completion of the formal qualification

- Have ability to manage own time to complete required coursework in the given timeframe

- Drive own development through active participation in appraisals, one to ones and requesting supervisions where required

- Promote the nursery to current parents and potential customers, taking a BOLD approach to stand out amongst competitors

- Use reflection to proactively take on board new ideas and initiatives including feedback to enhance own development

At Bright Horizons you will be working towards a Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship standard over the course of 18 months.

For more information about this vacancy please contact Lifetime Training on 0333 0143 669 (Ref ID: 195780)

- Experience in any role, which includes face to face work directly with children paid or voluntary. - Experience working with babies either in a professional home base or Early Years provision.
- A-C grade in Maths and English (desirable not essential) - First Aid 12 hour Paediatric First Aid qualification (desirable not essential)
Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship Functional Skills in Maths and English
- Able to have empathy and an ability to understand a child's view - Show resilience and determination to succeed in the face of pressure and difficulties - Ability to identify concerns and resolve complex dilemmas in a fair, open and reasoned manner - Ability to communicate clearly with both children and adults using a variety of techniques - Ability to work as part of a team - Have the ability to reflect on and respond positively to direction to improve own performance - Know when to seek advice and support - Demonstrate a proactive approach and take responsibility for getting things done - Ability to self-manage, manage own time, be flexible, adaptable and embrace new ways of doing things
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