Ref: CC08 Early Years Apprentice level 2 at Gelston Manor Day Nursery

Summary

Be a part of the nursery team and learn and work alongside practitioners, follow the routines of the nursery day and understand how to plan in the moment and cater for the children’s needs, interests, learning and development. Learn how to use the nursery curriculum and assessment process to understand areas of development to support.

Annual wage: £13,312 a year
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Training course: Early years practitioner (level 2)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am - 5.00pm.
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Sunday 10 November
Duration: 1 Year 7 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

To acquire skills to understand children in nursery, plan for their learning needs and future development.
Provide a safe, high-quality education and become part of team working alongside trained professionals.

Main duties and responsibilities:

Develop a partnership between you, the staff in the classroom and management which will be connected by good quality communication to keep everyone connected.
Course work must be completed in a timely manner.
To work flexibly as part of a larger team, assisting and supporting colleagues wherever required, in order to ensure the smooth running of the nursery.
Provide high quality care and education to all children in the setting.
Contribute to effective teamwork and positive relationships by;
Reflect upon your own practice daily with the support of the practitioners working alongside you.
Learn from each other, take on advice given and feedback to help improve practice.
Ensure daily tasks are being distributed evenly between all staff and each person takes on a fair and even workload to maintain the upkeep of the classroom.
To be part of a team that provides purposeful, stimulating environment that is rich in learning opportunities, both indoors and outdoors. The environment should take into account children’s abilities, interests, language and cultural backgrounds.
To embrace, understand and promote Gelston Manor Day Nursery and the role you play as part of the team which provide high levels of care and education.
Promote positive relationships in the early years setting.
Work towards becoming a key person to 2 or 3 children and carry out key person responsibilities such as building relationships with the children and their families.
Key persons are responsible for ensuring key children have an appropriate, achievable goal for development where planning, assessment and reflection happens on a continued loop.
Continual communication between keyworker and parents on a daily basis to be effective, positive, meaningful and professional.
Children’s information, documentation and curriculum.
Daily dairies to be filled out on the nursery app and on daily records for the room where appropriate.
Photos to be taken of key children and children in the classroom to be published to their parents showing development, interest and curiosity.
Fill out 6 weekly summaries for key children and passed on to parents to read and sign. These to be checked by room leader before published.
To complete appropriate paperwork regarding health care routines within the classrooms recording children’s sleeps, nappies and bottle feeds where appropriate.
Complete 2 years checks in Otters and Owlets where appropriate, these must be checked by room leader before being published to parents to sign.
To fill out accident, existing injuries and incident forms where needed. These are to be over seen by room leaders until confident to fill out independently.
If needed, fill out safeguarding forms accompanied by a senior member of staff.

Policies and Procedures:

To reinforce the settings policies and procedures at all times, if breaches are noted these are to be reported to management immediately.
To ensure you have a working knowledge of all aspects of health and safety and risk assessments that are in place.
Ensure all Safeguarding procedures are followed in line with local authority and nursery policies.
Respond appropriately to issues regarding confidentiality.
Work in partnership to ensure standards are continually being met in line with Ofsted requirements and the EYFS.

Where you’ll work

GELSTON

DAWSON LANE

WHITTLE LE WOODS

CHORLEY

PR6 7DT

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

RUNSHAW COLLEGE

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.