Apprentice Nursery Educator

Reports to: Room Supervisor Nursery Manager/Deputy Manager

What is the purpose of the job?

Are you looking to retrain? Always wanted to work with children and support their learning and development.? We are looking for someone who is keen to undertake training to become a Nursery Educator.

To provide the highest level of service to the customers, ensuring a professional and yet caring and nurturing service is given, incorporating teamwork and values into the nursery.

What do you have to achieve?

To ensure the children are given a home from home environment, allowing them security and comfort when needed.
An ability to use own initiative and share ideas and information
Support the Room Leader and the nursery in achieving targets set by the Manager and business.
Support the Room Leader and team to achieve high standards of childcare.
Follow timetables and room structures ensuring children’s safety is paramount.
Logging and raising any concerns with management team.
Ensuring customer service is to high standards ensuring you are following nursery procedures and policies.
Maintaining accurate and confidential staff, children’s and parent’s records.
Using your time effectively, being pro-active and working in a team.
Ensuring parents are updated accordingly and reassuring them when needed.
Ensuring Daily system updates to parents of their child’s day are carried out efficiently.
Providing a personal and caring approach to key children and parents.
Ensuring observations are carried out to track and assess children’s learning development.
Ensuring daily administration duties in the room are carried out, checking and correcting where needed.
Ensuring planning is relative to the children and their abilities whilst incorporating EYFS expectations and the characteristics of learning, providing support to their team where needed.
Bring fun and excitement to every child’s day.
General computer use is essential.
Welcoming parents, children and visitors.
Communicating pleasantly and effectively in person, in writing and on the telephone.
Carrying out general housekeeping duties, keeping the nursery tidy.
Any other duties requested by the Room Leader/Manager/Deputy.

This job description is not exhaustive and may be reviewed further to the requirements of the Nursery.

The applicant should be willing to undertake a level 2/3 apprenticeship

The hours are negotiable and pay will be discussed at interview.

Benefits can include:

Free lunch, Discounted childcare, Employees assisted programme and Pension.

If you think this is what you are looking for and would like to join the Cracker Jacks Team, please send your CV and covering letter detailing your relevant experience and why you are interested in this position to info@crackerjacksdaynursery.org . We look forward to reviewing your application.

We are committed to safeguarding and all applications are subject to Enhanced DBS, online and reference checks. We will only submit an application to DBS once an applicant has accepted the position. DBScodeofpractice-GOV>UK(www.gov.uk)

All job offers are subject to 2 satisfactory references

We are committed in promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion throughout the recruitment process and within the nursery day to day practice.

Proof of identity will be required as part of the recruitment process

Closing date 14th March 2025

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Apprenticeship

Benefits:

Childcare
Discounted or free food
Health & wellbeing programme

Schedule:

Monday to Friday

Education:

GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 14/03/2025Reference ID: Nursery Educator

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