- GMFJ Reference
249123
- 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
- Apprenticeship Standard
Early years practitioner (ST0888)
- Employer
Hunny Jar Day Nursery
Description
Your main role as a Level 2 Apprentice in Hunny Jar 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: 249123)
Company website : https://www.hunny-nurseries.co.uk/nurseries/hunny-jar/
- 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 Jar nursery's 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.
If successful, you will complete a Level 2 early years practitioner
apprenticeship programme, delivered through Hunny Jar 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.
We’ve invested heavily in our people and culture, and we want to grow our
teams by finding people who share our passion and enthusiasm for creating a
better future.
- 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.
Enhanced DBS will be a requirement for the position.
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