Happy Days Nursery - Lunchtime Practitioner Apprenticeship – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

Happy Days Nursery are looking for a flexible, hard-working apprentice to support the nursery and children, plan and facilitate age-appropriate activities that cater to each child's developmental stage and interests.

Annual wage

£7,488 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

£6.40 an hour (based on 22.5 hours per week a year, the annual wage you will receive will actually be £5,472)

Training course

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Hours

Monday - Friday 11:00am - 3:30pm, 38 weeks term-time.

22 hours a week

Possible start date

Sunday 17 November

Duration

1 Year 4 Months

Positions available

1

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

Our nursery offers three bright, spacious play areas, packed with exciting activities and a soft baby room, away from loud noises and rambunctious children. We’re proud to offer fresh meals made on-site by our cook, providing nutritious lunches and snacks. We cater to children’s needs and allergies such as vegetarian diets. Our 5 Star Food Hygiene Rating shows how seriously we take our food.

Our fully enclosed outdoor play area offers grass and tarmac surfaces, a covered area for wet play and a five-star mud kitchen. With bikes, obstacle courses and races, our outdoor area is perfect for little athletes.

The chosen Apprentice must be able to work between 8.00am to 5.30pm and shifts are published every Thursday for the following week which means that their days/time are different from one week to the other, however, they can request to work 4 days or can book an appointment/time off which does not affect their hours of works.

Plan and facilitate age-appropriate activities that cater to each child's developmental stage and interests
Maintain accurate records of key children's development and learning journeys, sharing updates with parents, carers, and other key adults
Ensure mealtimes are pleasant social experiences
Attend to children's hygiene needs, including washing, changing, and monitoring their well-being
Respond promptly to any medical concerns, keeping unwell children calm and notifying management immediately

Team Collaboration and Professional Development:

Support and collaborate with staff members, fostering a positive team environment
Participate in out-of-hours activities, such as training sessions, staff meetings, parent evenings, and fundraising events
Embrace flexibility within the nursery's working practices, assisting where needed, including with domestic duties like snack preparation and cleaning equipment
Uphold the nursery's philosophy and adhere to all relevant policies and procedures
Liaise with and support parents and other family members
Develop and maintain strong partnerships and open communication with parents/carers to address day-to-day caring and early learning needs

General Responsibilities:

Accurately record accidents in the accident book, ensuring the Duty Manager initials the report before sharing it with parents
Ensure children are released only to known and agreed-upon individuals
Respect the confidentiality of all information received
Maintain high standards of safety, hygiene, and cleanliness at all times
Uphold the nursery's high profile and standards both during and outside work hours

Where you’ll work

204 WYTHENSHAWE ROAD

MANCHESTER

M23 0PH

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

LET ME PLAY 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.