Early Years Apprentice

Day-to-day duties:

Operate a programme of activities suitable to the age range and stage of development of children in your area, in conjunction with other staff. Keep health and safety of children and staff paramount at all times. To remain calm and professional at all times. To keep an informative record of achievement on your key children for parents. Work with all parents to give full support for their child to settle into the nursery. Support all staff and engage in positive team interaction. Liaise with and support parents and other family members. To maintain positive and respectful communication with colleagues and parents. To be flexible within working practices of nursery. Be prepared to help where needed, including undertaking certain domestic jobs within the nursery, e.g. preparation of snack meals, cleaning of equipment, etc. Work alongside the manager and staff team to ensure that the philosophy behind the setting is fulfilled. Recording accidents in the accident book. Ensure the manager has initialled the report before the parent receives it. Look upon the nursery as a “whole” where your help can be most utilised and be constantly aware of the needs of children. Ensure the children are collected by someone known to the nursery fully enforcing the password system. To respect the confidentiality of information received. Washing and changing children as required and generally seeing to their needs. To ensure the provision of a high quality environment to meet the needs of individual children from differing cultures, religious backgrounds and stages of development in accordance with Equal Opportunities and SEN policies. To represent the school positively at all times, internally and externally. Be a positive role model to colleagues and children.

Training:
Early Years Practitioner Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard  https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/early-years-practitioner-v1-1 Training to take place at NSCG Newcastle College, ST5 2GB, 1 day per week

Training Outcome:

Future prospects may lead to full time employment at the end of the course.

Employer Description:
Little NULS Nursery is an ISI rated ‘Excellent’ nursery. The purpose-built nursery is set within the extensive surroundings of Newcastle-under-Lyme School which comprises. Our aim is to provide a unique Nursery experience where our access to School facilities elevates our youngest children’s offer beyond the norm.

Working Hours :
40 hours over 5 days. Monday - Friday.

Skills:
Communication skills,Organisation skills,Team working,Initiative,Patience,Flexibility,Time management