- GMFJ Reference
258494
- Wages
Competitive
- Hours
40.00 per week
- Date Posted
12/03/2025
- Start Date
14/07/2025
- Approx. Duration
15 months
- Location
Rothley
- Status
Now Taking Applications
- Sector
Education & Training
- Opportunity Type
Advanced Level 3
- Apprenticeship Standard
Early years educator (ST0135)
- Employer
Rothley Park Kindergarten
Description
Rothley Park Kindergarten are delighted to have an opportunity for a level 3 Apprentice to join their team. Duties and responsibilities will include:
- Take part
in timetabling 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 well-being always.
- Be aware of age-related
needs, prepare toys, activities, and equipment for that age group to reach its
full potential.
- Always give
comfort and care. Children to feel welcome and safe.
- To keep a
proper record of achievement file on your key children, for parents.
- Collaborate
with parents of Special Needs Children to give full integration in the Nursery.
- Support all
staff and engage in a good staff team.
- Consult
with and support parents and other family members.
- To attend ALL out of work hours activities, e.g., monthly staff meeting, parents evening, summer fayre, Christmas party, etc.
- To be flexible within working practices of the Nursery. Be prepared to help where needed, including undertaking certain domestic jobs within the Nursery, e.g., cleansing of equipment etc.
- To report any Health and Safety hazards to the Nursery Officer in Charge/Management team.
- To participate in any Training and Development to ensure that best practices can be implemented within the Nursery
- The preparation and completion of activities to suite the child’s stage of development.
If you are an ambitious and passionate individual just starting out in your childcare career, then we also want to hear from you!
For more information about this vacancy please contact Realise on 0333 444 3973 (Ref ID: 258494)
- Good communication and interpersonal skills – ability to communicate well with adults and children.
- To be able to demonstrate the ability to work as part of a team.
- Ability to write legibly and good presentation skills.
- Good organisational skills
- Demonstrate creative ability.
GOOD LEVEL OF MATHS AND ENGLISH.
Must have a
level 2 childcare qualification or 6-12 months experience of working in an early
years setting with children.
- Option for skills Bootcamp course to start accelerated apprenticeship at level 3 for the right candidate.
Your full role and responsibilities will be set out
by your employer. Rothley Park Kindergarten 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 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship standard, which includes:
• Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
• Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Educator
• Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid or Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid
• Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)
This will be delivered through Rothley Park Kindergarten's dedicated training provider, Realise.
- Caring
- Have safeguarding awareness and an understanding of equal opportunities
- awareness of Health and Safety.
At the end of the
apprenticeship you will be a highly trained early years educator. Depending on
the setting in which you work you could progress onto becoming a room leader or
taking on additional specialisms such as special educational needs co-ordinator
or the designated safeguarding lead.
You will be required to undertake an enhanced dbs check as part of the employers
safer recruitment process.
Parking onsite.