Nursery Apprentice Great Bridge DY4 7BX

Summary

Kangaroo Pouch are looking for their next superstar Apprentice. To contribute to a high-quality caring environment for children. This includes creating a warm, friendly and stimulating atmosphere in which the children can develop emotionally, socially and educationally through individual attention and group activities.

Annual wage

£23,795.20 a year

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Starting pay is £23795.20 which may increase depending on experience.

Training course

Early years lead practitioner (level 5)

Hours

Monday - Friday, shifts to be agreed between 7:30am-6:00pm

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Saturday 30 November

Duration

2 years

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

The Room Leader is a qualified childcare professional with the responsibility for the day to day running of their room. They perform an important role caring for children, maintaining a high quality, stimulating learning environment, supervising staff and imparting their knowledge and skills to others. They are creative and reflective leaders able to implement new ideas and use a range of strategies to continually improve practice and support the management team.

To work flexibly as part of the larger team, assisting and supporting colleagues wherever required, in order to ensure the smooth running of the nursery.
Contribute to the effectiveness of team work by:
Communication is a vital part of team work
Supporting management in remaining ‘good’ and strive towards achieving outstanding with Ofsted.
Reflect upon our practice daily in everything we do. Things can always be made better.
Learn from each other, we all hold different skills.
To be part of a team that provides a purposeful, stimulating environment that is rich in learning opportunities, both indoors and outdoors. Activities should take into account children’s abilities, interests, language and cultural backgrounds.
To assist in the development and support of other staff members by communicating effectively, sharing knowledge and experience, delegating tasks appropriately, identifying training needs, leading meetings, inductions and 1:1’s – with support from the nursery manager.
To respect and value all colleagues, children and parents, encouraging a positive and diverse working environment.
To co-operate and work effectively with the manager, taking on additional responsibilities/duties and positively promoting developments in policies and procedures to team members

Where you’ll work

57 New Road

Tipton

DY4 7BX

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 CHILD CARE COMPANY (OLD WINDSOR) LIMITED

Your training course

Early years lead practitioner (level 5)

Equal to higher national diploma (HND)

Course contents

Analyse and articulate how all children’s individual learning can be affected by their current developmental capabilities, characteristics and individual circumstances taking into account all factors contributing to typical and atypical development.

Promote equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice.

Observe, assess, plan, facilitate and participate in play opportunities which include current curriculum requirements.

Ensure plans fully reflect the individual development needs and circumstances of children and actively participate in the provision of consistent care, responding quickly to the needs of the individual child.

Provide a dynamic, evolving and enabling environment that reflects the current interests, motivations, and play of individual and groups of children.

Encourage all children’s participation, ensuring a sensitive, respectful and effective balance within the adult and child dynamic to facilitate play opportunities.

Engage in effective strategies to develop and extend children's learning and thinking, including sustained shared thinking.

Support and promote children’s speech, language and communication development and determining and adapting appropriate responses and interventions.

Support children to engage in a range of learning contexts such as individual, small groups and larger groups as appropriate for their play and support confidence within social experiences.

Ensure staff are deployed effectively to suit and enhance the learning environment, prioritising the safety and wellbeing of all children.

Advocate for the child, cultivating professional partnerships with parents/carers and other professionals, presenting their understanding of the child’s journey within multidisciplinary teams to holistically support the child’s individual needs.

Demonstrate the importance of the home learning environment, developing an effective and collaborative partnership to enhance opportunities for the child.

Make use of formative and summative assessment, tracking children’s progress to plan for future learning possibilities including early interventions based on individual developmental needs.

Take responsibility for supporting the key person in articulating children's progress and planning future learning possibilities.

Use current and contemporary knowledge, research, theories and approaches to develop, enhance and articulate their own pedagogical approach and practice.

Use reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally to enhance their practice.

Plan, carry out and guide appropriate physical care routines for individual children.

Promote, model and support children and families to develop a healthy approach to making choices relating to personal care including eating, sleeping and physical activity.

Develop, model and implement strategies to support the emotional, psychological, physical and cultural needs of all children within the setting.

Identify and act upon own responsibilities in relation to health and safety, prevention and control of infection, carrying out risk assessments and risk management processes in line with policies and procedures.

Ensure the security and confidentiality of data, records and information in line with current legislation.

Be a leaderful practitioner to support, mentor, coach, train and guide colleagues in a range of settings, providing inspiration and motivation to engage others to develop their practice.

Be confident to identify, action and competently challenge issues and undertake difficult conversations where appropriate.

Advocate for children through their child centred approach, listening to the voice of the child; ensuring children’s rights, views and wishes are heard, respected and acted upon at all times. Offer appropriate support and influence decisions in the best interests of the child.

Competently action and carry out safeguarding procedures, using their professional curiosity, knowledge, insight and understanding.

Explore and understand, challenge and question; knowing when to act to safeguard and protect children.