Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship

Purpose of Post:

1.    To provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children place in the setting. 

2.    To give support to their staff within the setting.

3.    To work as part of a team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, develop and learn. 

4.    To build and maintain strong partnership working with parents to enable children’s needs to be met.

Responsible to:

Nursery Manager/Deputy

Main Duties:

To effectively deliver the EYFS ensuring that the individual needs and interest of children in the setting are met (in conjunction with other team members) To keep records of your key children’s development and learning journeys and share with parents, carers and other key adults in the child’s life Support all staff and engage in a good staff team To develop and maintain strong partnerships and communication with parents/carers to facilitate day-to-day caring and early learning needs To ensure the provision of a high quality environment to meet the needs of individual children having an awareness of any disabilities, family cultures and medical histories To advise manager/deputy of any concerns, e.g. over children, parents, the safety of the environment, preserving confidentiality as necessary To be involved in out of working hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings, summer fayre, etc. To be flexible within working practices of the setting, undertaking other responsible duties where needed, such as domestic tasks, preparation of snack meals, cleansing of equipment, etc. To work alongside the manager and staff team to ensure that the setting’s philosophy   is fulfilled To read, understand and adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to your role and the safe running of the setting To develop your role within the team, especially with regard to being a key person To keep completely confidential any information regarding the children, their families or other staff that is acquired as part of the job To be aware of the high profile of the setting and to uphold its standards at all times, both in work hours and outside To support nursery assistants, students and volunteers To ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times To undertake and lead on additional responsibilities such as SENCO, training co-ordinator, safeguarding Officer etc.

Training Outcome:
Following successful completion of this Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship you can progress into the roles of Supervisor or Nursery Teaching Assistant

Employer Description:
We are a family run Children's Day Nursery offering services for childcare 0 - 5 years between the hours of 7:30am and 6pm. We can accommodate flexible childcare patterns to allow you to pick and choose the days you need and the sessions times you want. We also offer term time only places. We provide free childcare for children aged 2, 3 and 4 years, terms and conditions apply.

Working Hours :
Monday to Friday 7:30 am- 6pm (Term time only)

Skills:
Communication skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Problem solving skills,Logical,Team working,Creative,Initiative,Non judgemental,Patience