Early Years Apprentice
To help children acquire self-help skills, including dressing, feeding, toilet training and an awareness of personal hygiene as an important element of planning to support learning and development
To act as key person for a group of children, by observing, monitoring and accurately recording each child’s individual development
Ensure that all your key children have an accurate up to date record of their learning and achievements
Implement positive management of children’s behaviour
Be proactive in the use of reflective practice to help develop and improve own practice and working environment
Contribute to the development and maintenance of effective relationships with parents and other agencies
To support the transitions throughout the nursery and to mainstream school
To assist in the daily domestic management of the nursery, including ensuring that the nursery is kept safe, secure and clean at all times. Be prepared to help where needed in preparation of snack, meals, cleaning of equipment and doing laundry etc.
To work in partnership with fellow colleagues to create an effective nursery team and be fully involved in all activities associated with the nursery
Preparation, care, cleanliness and maintenance of the playrooms and equipment
To clean up after activities ensuring equipment is stored properly
To work under supervision to maintain records and documentation that complies with statutory requirements
To be aware and comply with nursery’s child protection policy, confidentiality procedures and other nursery policies and procedures
In consultation with Room Manager, Assistant Room Manager assist in identifying suitable care plans when accommodating children with special educational needs
To ensure that quality handovers are given to parents on collection in accordance with collection procedures
To share in the responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children in the nursery
To ensure that all cleaning records are written and filed for evidence
To report and record all accidents, incidents and to be aware of all risk assessments within the nursery
To implement the necessary health and safety, fire, accident and emergency procedures in accordance with Sandytots policies.
To report any signs of illness, neglect or apparently non accidental injury directly to the Room supervisor/ Assistant or a senior member of the management team
Providing comfort and warmth to a poorly child, ensuring that the senior team is made aware of the child’s progress
To assist in the organisation of the room and help to ensure that the staff/child ratios are maintained at all times
To attend staff meeting the first Wednesday of each month Participate in regular parent’s evening, open weekends and children’s outings
Keep up to date with developments in childcare through regular training as appropriate
Ensure that practices fully embrace the company’s equality of opportunity policy at all times
To ensure that everyone is treated as individuals with respect and full consideration
Ensure that the requirements of children with learning difficulties and/or disabilities are fully supported via appropriate programmes
To assist in the provision of a high quality environment to meet the needs of individual children from differing cultures and religious backgrounds
To assist in the provision of a high quality environment
Training:
Level 2 Early Years Practitioner Apprenticeship Standard
You will spend 4 days a week in the work place and one day a week at Stafford College
Training Outcome:
Upon successful completion of your apprenticeship, you will have the opportunity to apply for any appropriate vacancy available at that time. It is our firm commitment to offer a permanent position wherever possible upon completion of your level 2 with the potential to progress to your level 3 qualification.
Employer Description:
At Sandytots, we have high expectations of ourselves. We aim to provide high quality care and a wide range of stimulating and fun experiences that will help children develop the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes to help them make sense of the world in which we live.
Working Hours :
Monday to Friday. Times to be confirmed.
Skills:
Communication skills,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Team working,Initiative,Patience,Good Telephone Manner,Good Listening Skills,Computer Literacy,Good Timekeeping