Apprentice Early Years Educator

Provide good quality care and education for the children through working as a team to plan a curriculum that offers a variety of resources, equipment and activities that support children’s intellectual, physical, social and emotional development. Work as a team to offer all children the attention, support and stimulus ensuring there is opportunities for continuity and progression in their play. Work as a staff team to ensure that activities positively reflect religious and cultural diversity of the community Listening, encouraging, stimulating, enabling and ensuring the safekeeping of all children in our care Implement and operate the policies and procedures that are adopted by Puddleducks Playgroup, including the Aims and Objectives. Abide by the staff code of conduct at all times. Keep completely confidential any information regarding children, their families, staff or committee members that is learnt through your job. Ensure a safe environment for children and adults in the setting, this will include: Ensuring the equipment is well maintained and safe for purpose, adhering to good hygiene standards at all time, enforce and review safety procedures for fire drills, arrival and departure of children and general safety throughout the sessions.

To keep accurate records including: notes of observations and assessments of children in your key person group, accident book for both children and staff and daily risk assessments.

Comply with all Children’s Act and OFSTED requirements.

Attend staff meetings and training when required. Perform other tasks that may be reasonably requested.

Training:

For the full apprenticeship, candidates will complete:

Level 3 Early Years Educator Qualification  Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid (RQF) or Emergency Paediatric First Aid (mandatory requirement for the overall qualification) 

For the End Point Assessment (EPA) apprentices will undertake an observation with questioning, and a professional discussion underpinned by the portfolio

Apprentices must attend college sessions once per fortnight at the Ipswich Road campus, located near Norwich city centre.

Training Outcome:
A position may be available for the right candidate following successful completion of the apprenticeship. The business is looking for somebody who wants to develop and gain a position following their apprenticeship.

Employer Description:
Puddleducks Preschool offers high quality early years education and care to children aged 2-school age in Mulbarton, South Norfolk. Puddleducks has been part of the community for over 30 years and offers extended day and sessional care to children from Mulbarton and surrounding villages. Puddleducks is set up as a non-profit making entity, therefore meaning that we use any profit to purchase new equipment, extracurricular activities and experiences for the children. Puddleducks staff are highly qualified and experienced, using their knowledge and experience as parents themselves to support the families and children in their care. Puddleducks Preschool offers high quality early years education and care to children aged 2-school age in Mulbarton, South Norfolk. Puddleducks has been part of the community for over 30 years and offers extended day and sessional care to children from Mulbarton and surrounding villages. Puddleducks is set up as a non-profit making entity, therefore meaning that we use any profit to purchase new equipment, extracurricular activities and experiences for the children. Puddleducks staff are highly qualified and experienced, using their knowledge and experience as parents themselves to support the families and children in their care. We aim to offer the best care to all children attending Puddleducks, working with each individual child and their family to ensure they are given the support, understanding each child’s interests, likes and dislikes, supporting their continuing development through play, nurturing them in the safe, secure environment. Staff support children in their play, modelling language, scaffolding their learning by encouraging them to ask questions, take risks and learn through a trial-and-error approach. Puddleducks has a large indoor environment that offers many different play and learning opportunities. It also boosts a very large outdoor environment that offers a mud kitchen and digging area where all children are encouraged to explore getting wet and muddy. There is a large space for bikes and scooters. We are also very lucky to have an allotment garden where the children are supported by the adults to help with growing, caring for and harvesting the fruit and vegetables they have grown.

Working Hours :
Shift pattern to be agreed with candidate based on study day and staff rota allocation ensuring ratios are maintained.

Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Team working,Initiative,Non judgemental,Patience,Interpersonal skills,Good at building relationships,Friendly and reliable,Committed to children's needs