Early Years Practitioner Level 2 Apprenticeship

Summary

This is an excellent opportunity to gain a Level 2 Early Years Practitioner qualification, for those looking to start their early years career on a Fixed Term 15 month contract. To work as part of a team with the other members of staff in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, develop and learn.

Annual wage

£13,312 a year

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The nursery is closed on Bank Holidays and between Christmas and New Year. Two staff training days a year (mandatory attendance) Staff lunch available

Training course

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Hours

The nursery is open Monday to Friday 8.00am – 6pm. You will work shifts on a rota basis either 7.30am-4.30pm, 8am -5pm, 8.30am – 5.30am or 9am – 6pm with one hour for lunch.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Tuesday 1 October

Duration

1 Year

Positions available

2

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

To offer children a safe, secure, caring and supportive environment, providing opportunities to foster their growth and development within the Nursery, ensuring that their physical, social, emotional, educational and play needs are met. To build and maintain strong partnerships working with the parents and other members of staff to enable each of the children’s needs are met.

Your tasks will include:

To assist for the planning, development and delivery of themes within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), ensuring all learning interests and individual needs of the children are met, extending them where necessary.
To assist for organising the environment inside and outside to ensure resources and equipment are available and appropriate to meet the needs of the individual children within the group, whilst making sure the resources and equipment are set out in a purposeful, stimulating and safe way, rich in learning opportunities.
To clear away activities, toys and equipment once finished with, encouraging children to help, making sure all is put away correctly.
To be a positive role model to other staff and children in respecting the Nursery’s environment and resources.
To meet the physical needs of the children, encouraging good standards of personal hygiene, whilst helping children develop independence and self-help skills in toileting, dressing and feeding.
To assist and evaluate children’s learning through a range of assessment, observation and monitoring strategies, ensuring progress records are maintained.
To ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times.
To assist with meal and snack times and to ensure children's dietary requirements are catered for.
To assist in the promotion of parental involvement ensuring you develop and maintain strong partnerships and communication channels with parents/ carers to facilitate day-to-day caring and early learning needs and to provide constructive feedback on children’s progress/ achievement.
To work alongside the Nursery Managers and Room Leaders to ensure the Nursery’s philosophies are fulfilled.
To advise the Nursery Managers and Room Leaders of any concerns in relation to the children, parents, and the safety of the environment.
To develop your role with the team.
To support all staff and engage in cohesive, positive working practices.
To ensure confidentiality is upheld at all times in relation to information regarding the children, their families, and other staff members.
To be familiar with and adhere to the Nursery’s policies and procedures at all times.
To adhere to and work in line with the Nursery’s values, contributing to the success of the Nursery’s vision.
To be flexible within working practices of the Nursery, sharing in any other duties and responsibilities such as cleaning equipment, preparing snacks, domestic tasks etc. as required from time to time, that will assist in the day-to-day running of the Nursery.

Where you’ll work

KINGS ROAD NURSERY SCHOOL

KINGS ROAD

RICHMOND

SURREY

TW10 6EE

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

HAWK MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED

Your training course

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents

Support babies and young children through a range of transitions.e.g moving onto school, moving house or the birth of a sibling

Recognise when a child is in danger, at risk of serious harm or abuse and explain the procedures to be followed to protect them. Types of abuse including: domestic, neglect , physical, emotional, and sexual abuse.

Identify risks and hazards in the work setting and during off site visits.relating to both children and staff

Demonstrate skills and understanding for the prevention and control of infection, including hand washing, food preparation and hygiene, dealing with spillages safely, safe disposal of waste, using correct personal protective equipment.

Use equipment, furniture and materials safely, following the manufacturers’ instructions and setting’s requirements.

Encourage children to be aware of personal safety and the safety of others and develop personal hygiene practices (including oral hygiene).

Promote health and wellbeing in settings by encouraging babies and young children to consume healthy and balanced meals, snacks and drinks appropriate for their age and be physically active through planned and spontaneous activity throughout the day, both indoors and outdoors.

Carry out respectful care routines appropriate to the development, stage, dignity and needs of the child, including eating (feeding and weaning/complimentary feeding), nappy changing procedures, potty/toilet training, care of skin, teeth and hair and rest and sleep provision.

Communicate with all children in ways that will be understood, including verbal and non-verbal communication.

Extend children’s development and learning through verbal and non-verbal communication.

Encourage babies and young children to use a range of communication methods.

Use a range of communication methods to exchange information with children and adults.

Work with colleagues to identify and plan enabling environments, activities (both indoors and outdoors), play opportunities and educational programmes (both adult led and child initiated) to support children’s holistic development through a range of play, creativity, social development and learning.

Implement and review activities to support children’s play, creativity, social development and learning and clear up after activities.

Observe children, assess, plan and record the outcomes, sharing results accurately and confidentially in line with expected statutory framework and setting’s requirements.

Use learning activities to support early language development.

Support children’s early interest and development in mark making, writing, reading and being read to.

Support children’s interest and development in mathematical learning including numbers, number patterns, counting, sorting and matching.

Support the assessment, planning, implementation and reviewing (the graduated approach) of each baby’s and young child's individual plan for their care and participation.

Work in ways that value and respect the developmental needs and stages of babies and children.

Use feedback, mentoring and/or supervision to identify and support areas for development, goals and career opportunities.

Work co-operatively with colleagues, other professionals and agencies to meet the needs of babies and young children and enable them to progress.

Work alongside parents and/or carers and recognise their role in the baby’s/child’s health, well-being, learning and development.

Encourage parents and/or carers to take an active role in the baby’s/child’s care, play, learning and development.

Demonstrate how to share information with parents/carers about the importance of healthy balanced diets, looking after teeth and being physically active.