Apprentice Early years Educator - Ruskington Rasals - NG34 9HS

To provide inclusive play and learning opportunities for all children attending the preschool and to maintain a safe, stimulating and enjoyable environment. Be responsible for supporting the children and their parents that attend the setting. Be inspirational in providing the children with the best start to the development and educational journey.

Main Duties:

To supervise the children where appropriate and to protect them from dangerous or harmful situations.  To share any child protection concerns immediately with the Preschool Manager To provide a high level of care that will enhance the children’s general health and well-being. To act as a key person to a small group of children if needed and to ensure their needs are reflected in the planning of routines and activities. To be aware of children’s special educational needs and ensure staff support these children effectively. To keep informative, accurate and up-to-date records, including records of progress and any behavioural or developmental reports. To liaise regularly with parents/carers about their children’s needs, interests and progress. To arrange and attend parents’/carers’ meetings to allow two-way discussion of their children’s progress.    To attend regular team meetings. To have basic IT skills To adhere to the preschool policies and code of practice on confidentiality. To perform any other duties as deemed necessary by the Preschool Manager.

This job description is not an exhaustive list of duties and the post holder will be required to undertake any other reasonable duties discussed and directed by the line manager.

Training:
This is a hybrid model apprenticeship. You will work within the setting full-time, with time given off the job to complete units for your apprenticeship The training schedule has yet to be agreed upon, further details will be made available at a later date

Training Outcome:
For the successful candidate, there is the opportunity of ongoing employment and progression onto the Early Years Educator Level 3

Employer Description:
Ruskington Rascal Pre-School has been running over 30 years in the village, we have 6 highly experienced staff which hold the following qualifications: - 1 Graduate Leader - 1 Primary School Teacher - 4 Level Three with a combined experience of over 50 years. At Ruskington Rascals Preschool our aim is that every child who attends will feel safe, secured, loved and valued while in our setting. We endeavour to make every day different and exciting with a wide array of different learning experiences – every day should be full of wonder. We work hard to create a preschool where every child, parent and team member truly feel like they belong to a family! This includes building strong relationships where everyone is known and celebrated as an individual with all their interests and curiosities. We are a family who has fun together! We start each day with excitement and leave with a huge smile on our faces!! Our preschool environment is calm and nurturing and the children’s happiness is always our number one priority. Our home from home atmosphere enables the children to develop a sense of security and allows them to excel in all areas of their development. Rascals’ main aim is to ensure that by the time each child leaves us to start school they have become very confident, have heaps of resilience, have become sociable and are ready for the next step in their learning journey at school.

Working Hours :
Monday to Friday (Shifts to be confirmed). Hours will start at 16 and build up to 28.

Skills:
Communication skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Presentation skills,Administrative skills,Number skills,Logical,Team working,Creative,Initiative,Non judgemental,Patience