Munchkins Day Nursery is a family run nursery that understands the importance of individuality. They are looking for a Level 2 Apprentice to join their team to develop and learn on the job in this supportive environment.
Key Responsibilities:
•To ensure that the Pre-School and Nursery is a safe environment for children, staff and others.
•To develop partnerships with parents/carers to increase involvement in their child’s development.
•To be responsible for any tasks set by room leader and/or Manager.
•To complete all academic aspects of the apprenticeship.
•To be responsible for keeping a record of own ‘Off the Job training’ hours.
•To provide a safe, caring, stimulating educational environment, both indoors and outdoors, at all times.
•To deliver an appropriate play based Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum that enables children to make individual progress.
•To help ensure the Pre-School and Nursery meets Ofsted requirements at all times.
•To understand and work to Pre-School and Nursery policies and procedures, including how to deal with child protection issues appropriately and how to respond to incidents, accidents, complaints and emergencies.
•To help room leaders plan activities which ensure each child is working towards the early learning outcomes.
•To be flexible within practices of the Nursery and be prepared to help where necessary, including undertaking certain domestic jobs such as preparation of snack meals, cleaning equipment and tidying the room
•To ensure that each child is only collected by someone known to the Nursery
•To ensure that meal times are conducted in a pleasant, social sharing environment
•To perform hygiene tasks for the children as required, such as washing and changing
•Undertake any other reasonable duties as directed, in accordance with the Pre-School and Nursery’s aims and objectives.
General:
•To ensure Health and Safety guidelines and fire regulations are strictly adhered to
•To adhere to high standards of hygiene and cleanliness throughout the Nursery setting
•To respect the confidentiality of all information received
•To ensure the Nursery is a high quality environment which meets the needs of individual children from differing cultures and religious backgrounds and stages of development
•To attend all out of hours activities such as training, meetings, parents evenings and annual events
•To attend all yearly statutory ad mandatory training and undergo any further training required of the post
•To cooperate with all departments and rooms within the Nursery to promote a good working relationship within the staff team
•To be an ambassador for Munchkins Day Nursery, maintaining good public relations, relationships with children and their families and promoting the Nursery in a positive manner
•To understand that as part of training, you will be required to move to other parts of the Nursery