Apprentice Nursery Assistant
GOULTON GRANGE DAY NURSERY LTD
Potto, DL6 3HP
Closes in 13 days (Sunday 3 November at 11:59pm)
Posted on 8 October 2024
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Summary
To work as an effective member of an early year’s team delivering a flexible, high-quality education and care-centred service that meets the needs of the young children and their families. The nursery is based on a farm, and you will need to be able to reliably get there each day.
- Annual wage
- £13,312 a year
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday hours to be confirmed.
40 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 11 November
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
Duties will include:
- 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
- Developing partnerships with parents/carers to increase involvement in their child’s development
- To be responsible for any tasks delegated by the Nursery Manager
- To complete all academic aspects of the apprenticeship
- To provide a safe, caring, stimulating educational environment, both indoors and outdoors, at all times
- To deliver an appropriate play-based Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum that enables children to make individual progress
- To help ensure the nursery meets Ofsted requirements at all times
- To understand and work to 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, and 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 nursery's aims and objectives
Where you’ll work
Goulton Grange Farm
Potto
DL6 3HP
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
THE EDUCATION TRAINING COLLECTIVE
Your training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
Your training plan
- Level 3 Early Years Educator at Stockton Riverside College
- Functional Skills maths & English, if required
- Paediatric first aid qualification
More training information
This will be one morning each week at Stockton Riverside College, please make sure you can reliably travel there.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade A*-C/9-4)
- Maths (grade A*-C/9-4)
- Childcare (grade A*-C/9-4/Pass or higher)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Organisation skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Good time management
- Literacy skills
- Punctual and reliable
- Able to follow instructions
- Enthusiastic
- Willingness to learn
- Ability to travel to work
Other requirements
They are based on a farm, so you will need wellies & will also need to be able to arrange your own transport, as they are not near to any public transport.
About this company
Goulton Grange Day Nursery is privately owned and run by Marian Cornforth. Marian has brought up 10 children of her own, and was a registered childminder for 17 years. She has always had the desire to run and manage her own private nursery, sharing the joy and experience of the development of children in a safe rural setting.
After this apprenticeship
This is an initial 18-month contract with the opportunity for a full-time role at the end of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE EDUCATION TRAINING COLLECTIVE
Anna Reeves
anna.reeves@the-etc.ac.uk
07436795883
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000280892.
Apply now
Closes in 13 days (Sunday 3 November at 11:59pm)
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