Early Years Practitioner Apprentice

Main responsibilities

To deliver a high standard of learning, development and care for children aged 0-5yrs To ensure that the nursery is a safe environment for children, staff and others To develop partnership with parents/carers to increase involvement in their child’s development To be responsible for any tasks delegated by the Deputy Manager/Nursery Manager To complete all academic aspects of the apprenticeship

Main duties/daily tasks

To provide a safe, caring, stimulating educational environment, both indoors and outdoors, at all times. To assist with meeting the personal, social and emotional needs of individual children To provide adult interaction with children in the nursery  Contribute to ideas regarding implementation of policies and procedures such as Early Years Foundation Stage To plan activities which ensure each child is working towards the early learning outcomes  Under supervision provide all aspects of care for children including washing, changing, and feeding  Contribute to good standards of hygiene and cleanliness in the nursery To respect the confidentiality of information received To ensure records are properly maintained, e.g. daily attendance register, accident and incident forms. To understand and work to nursery policies and procedures, including how to deal with child protection issues appropriately and how to respond to incidents, accidents, complaints and emergencies. To attend all training relevant to the role and deemed appropriate by the manager/ training provider including parent’s evenings and monthly out of hours staff meetings To attend team planning sessions and participate in sharing ideas

Training:

You will attend South Devon College one day per week.

Training Outcome:

Potential of full time employement for the right candidate.

Employer Description:
YMCA South Devon, a registered charity, which runs Muddy Wellies Nursery

Working Hours :
On a rota basis - 7.30am-3.30pm, 9am-4.30pm or 10.30am-6pm

Skills:
Communication skills,Team working,Initiative,Patience