Apprentice Early Years Practitioner

Main activities:

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 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 Old Co-operative meets Ofsted requirements at all times. To understand and work to Old Co-operative Day Nursery 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 attendance register, accident and incident book, risk assessments. To liaise closely with parents/carers, informing them about the nursery and its curriculum, exchanging information about children’s progress and encouraging parents’ involvement. To work in partnership with senior management to update and review the self-evaluation and improvement plan. To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed, in accordance with The Old Co-operative aims and objectives.

Training:

Apprentices will be allocated a Trainer Assessor and training will be
planned and delivered in conjunction with the employer to meet
the individual needs of the apprentice.

The apprentice will spend 20% of their working hours in off the job
activities and training. On the job and off the job training will be delivered in the workplace.

Training Outcome:

Some of our apprentices have gone on to do:

Teaching Nursing Social worker Children's travel agent Family solicitors

Employer Description:

We are a friendly and independent nursery with a real family
atmosphere set in the small village of Gotham, just south of
Nottingham. We have a Good Ofsted rating. The Nursery premises
are spacious, light and bright with designated rooms for Babies,
Toddlers and Pre-School.

Working Hours :
Monday to Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm. 1 x hour unpaid lunch.

Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Administrative skills,Number skills,Analytical skills,Logical,Team working,Creative,Initiative,Non judgemental,Patience,Physical fitness,Knowledge of children's needs