Early Years Apprentice

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 help ensure the nursery meets Ofsted requirements at all times To understand and work to school 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 preschool aims and objectives

Training:
Level 3 Early Years Educator at Stockton Riverside College Functional Skills maths & English, if required Paediatric first aid qualification

Training Outcome:
An opportunity for a full-time position at the end of the apprenticeship

Employer Description:
Berwick Hills Primary is a happy, caring school, with relationships built on mutual respect. Our supportive pastoral systems help children to achieve their full potential and develop a strong sense of responsibility for themselves, their peers and the wider world. Berwick Hills Primary children develop skills for lifelong learning. Achievement and a 'can do' attitude are at the heart of our philosophy; we support this through nurturing pupils’ creativity, encouraging independent thinking and learning and showing that mistakes can be a learning opportunity Our school firmly believes in making children’s learning relevant and we make great efforts to ensure that learning and teaching is linked to the world around us. We take the children out of school as much as possible so that the environment locally and further afield provides the inspiration for learning. At Berwick Hills Primary School, we have high expectations of our children. We want them to work hard, enjoy school life, demonstrate good behaviour, show respect for others and take responsibility within the school.

Working Hours :
Monday to Friday, hours to be confirmed. Term time only, plus 5 PD days.

Skills:
Communication skills,Attention to detail,Problem solving skills,Team working,Creative,Non judgemental,Time management,Enthusiastic,Punctual and reliable,Willingness to learn,Able to relate to children