Our setting is quite unique and is set in the grounds of the owner’s home. The nursery building is completely self-contained, which means that we operate independently but within the grounds of domestic premises.We pride ourselves on running a family orientated business with strong principles to provide high quality care to our children. We fully embrace and adhere to all EYFS standards and regulations.We have a proven track record of employing Apprentices and developing their skills and retaining those team members who show a passion and commitment for our setting. The candidate must be able to travel to Shobnall, an area of Burton on Trent. We are an incredibly well-utilised nursery setting and we rely on our team members to be committed to their role. We pride ourselves on providing an engaging, happy, healthy and energetic environment both for team members and children and we wish for our new Team Member to embrace those principles.We have built a strong reputation in the childcare sector in Burton on Trent and Shobnall area and we wish to further improve and build on that. Duties to include: To provide a safe, caring, stimulating educational environment, both indoors and outdoors, at all times.
To deliver an appropriate play-based Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum that enables children to make individual progress.
To help ensure the setting always meets Ofsted requirements.
To undertake additional tasks such as cleaning duties of the rooms within the setting.
To assist with mealtimes and the principles of helping children establish a healthy diet.
To understand and work with the setting’s policies and procedures, including how to deal with child protection issues appropriately and how to respond to incidents, accidents, complaints and emergencies.
To plan activities which ensure each child is working towards the early learning outcomes.
To be a key person.
To ensure records are properly maintained, e.g. daily observations, accident and incident recordings, risk assessments and nappy changing/sleep routine records.
To work alongside other team members to learn from and strengthen knowledge to be able to include such learning as part of the apprenticeship programme.
To work in partnership with senior team members to update and review the self-evaluation and improvement plan.
To assist in any other tasks that are required in the setting to ensure the well-being of all is highly maintained.
Training:Level 2 Early Years Practitioner apprenticeship standard Level 1 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)This apprenticeship is delivered through a combination of Work Based Assessment and day/block release. The programme will culminate in an End Point Assessment, where all the skills and knowledge gained on the apprenticeship will be formally tested.Training Outcome:Upon completion of an apprenticeship at level 2, there will be the opportunity to progress to Level 3.On completion of a level 3 apprenticeship (or level 3 standalone studies), there is a further opportunity to progress to Degree Level.Our establishment has a strong record for the ongoingdevelopment of its team members, which include:1) Supporting studies to achieve higher levels ofqualifications.2) First Aid Training3) Food Hygiene Training4) Ongoing online learning via various sources5) A strong in-house learning programme/on-the-job training.6) Supporting future aspirations, such as supporting andfacilitating the degree in education.Employer Description:A rare opportunity has become available to join a small family run/orientated niche nursery (Childcare on Domestic Premises). Working in a small team of 5, we provide care for children from the ages of 12months to age 5 with a small school wrap around provision. Our setting is quite unique and is set in the grounds of the owner’s home. The Nursery building is completely self-contained which means that we operate independently but within the grounds of a domestic premises. We pride ourselves on running a family orientated business with strong principles to provide high quality care to our children. We fully embrace and adhere to all EYFS standards and regulations. We have a proven track record of employing Apprentices and developing their skills and retaining those team members who show a passion and commitment for our setting. The person we seek must be flexible to work Monday to Friday (see the hours below), and must be able to travel to Shobnall, Burton on Trent. We are an incredibly well utilised nursery setting and we rely on our team members to be committed to their role. We pride ourselves on providing an engaging, happy, healthy and energic environment both for Team Members and children and we wish for our new Team Member to embrace those principles. We have built a strong reputation in the childcare sector in Burton on Trent and Shobnall area and we wish to forever improve and build on that. Therefore, we are seeking a person who has a desire to provide the upmost care and professionalism to our children and parents.Working Hours :Working 5 days per week in total (Mon – Friday) Hours range from 7.30am to 6pm to cover the opening.Skills: Communication skills,Creative,Customer care skills,Non judgemental,Organisation skills,Patience,Problem solving skills,Team working,Time-Management....Read more...