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Apprentice Early Years Educator

We are looking to recruit an apprentice to join our team to deliver a high standard of learning, development and care for children aged 0-5 years. To ensure that the preschool nursery is a safe environment for children, staff, and others.

  • What will the apprentice be doing?
    • To provide a safe, caring, stimulating educational environment, both indoors and outdoors, always
    • To deliver an appropriate play based Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum that enables children to make individual progress
    • To help ensure the preschool nursery always meets Ofsted requirements
    • To understand and work to preschool 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 preschool aims and objectives

  • What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?

    We host supporting workshops regularly throughout the apprenticeship which you will attend in person at our designated training site/campus. These workshops are carefully designed to support the learning required throughout the apprenticeship programme.

    You will work with expert assessors and tutors to develop new knowledge, skills and behaviours within the profession.

    You will experience a blended learning model.

  • What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?

    There may be an opportunity to progress into a full time, permanent role.

  • Desired skills and personal qualities
    Communication skills, Attention to detail, Organisation skills, Customer care skills, Logical, Team working, Creative, Initiative, Non judgemental, Patience

  • Qualifications
    GCSE English (Grade 4) Essential
    GCSE Maths (Grade 4) Essential

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