Early Years Apprentice (Level 3)

To nurture all children and adults within the setting, incorporating our Imago values caring about our people and being kind to each other. We’re ambitious, ethical, sustainable and, most importantly, we’re accountable. To work as part of a team to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children are safe, secure and can play, develop and learn. Contribute to the provision of a high quality-learning environment which reflects the setting’s pedagogy and meets the needs of individual children, including disabilities, family cultures and students. Plan broad, balanced, stimulating and challenging experiences both indoors and outdoors in all areas of learning for children’s individual needs, interests, and stages of development. Deliver high quality teaching and learning including planned, child-initiated play, adult led, small group and continuous provision. To effectively support children’s communication needs including English as an additional language and implement a range of communication strategies including signs, symbols, visual timetables and Makaton. To form secure attachments and build a positive relationship with parents and other key adults by providing daily feedback, sharing observations, written reports and discussions as needed. To act as key person for individual children ensuring that every child’s care and learning is tailored to meet their needs. To keep accurate, systematic, and timely range of observations, assessments, and records of children’s development on a handheld tablet or similar system. To implement daily welfare requirements, policy and procedures including risk assessments, health and safety checks, accident forms and first aid. To ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are always maintained.

Training:
Apprentices will have a mixture of blended learning in the work place and taught delivery every other Friday at Loughborough College. Level 2 Functional Skills English and/or Maths (if required).

Training Outcome:

On completion of the Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship, there will be opportunity for future personal development.

Employer Description:
Recently rated outstanding by OFSTED in all aspects, our vision is simple…to build a world class nursery that consistently delivers fabulous learning, play and fun. We bring families and children together. Creating a place where children love to be. Our 100-place nursery is found in the heart of campus providing education and care to the children of university employees, students, and the local community. We are a diverse and vibrant community recognised for our excellence in inclusion, teaching, learning as well as our contribution to Loughborough, Oxford, and Nottingham Trent University academic research projects. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and expect our employees to share this commitment.

Working Hours :
Monday - Friday, flexible working over four or five days a week with shifts to be confirmed between the hours of 7.30am and 6pm.

Skills:
Communication skills,Attention to detail,Customer care skills,Team working,Creative,Initiative,Patience