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Early Years Apprentice

Woodhouse Nursery • Sheffield, England, United Kingdom • £15.60k / year • 1w ago

Early Years Apprentice

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 work as part of a team, offering opportunities to meet the all round developmental needs of young children in accordance with the policies and procedures of the organisation.

To work with users of the service, encouraging them to become actively involved in the nursery.

Accountable to the Senior Early Years Practitioner.

To assist the team to plan, develop and facilitate quality educational experiences for the children in our nursery. Organise appropriate curriculum activities for individual and group learning needs
Ensure you foster the curriculum using the ‘Hygge’ principle approach supported by Development Matters 2021
To be involved in the general care and well-being of the under fives registered at the nursery and to provide a safe, stimulating and inclusive environment
To work with the rest of your team to encourage the development of day to day routines and childcare practices that will promote the overall aims and objectives of the nursery as agreed by the staff group and Management team
To assist in assessing children’s development and progress and to share this information with parents, staff and other agencies as appropriate. To assist Early Years Practitioner to record and document other evidence if needed for further assessment where there are concerns of the child’s development
To work with the SENCO to ensure all children’s needs are being met
To provide a high standard of personal care to children
To meet with other professionals as and when necessary
To assist and enable parents to become involved with the nursery
To ensure that safety standards and hygiene are maintained throughout the nursery
To maintain displays and picture areas
To attend and participate in meetings and all development training as required
To put learnt knowledge into your practice and provision
To carry out all responsibilities and activities with an equal opportunities framework
To undertake any other appropriate duties within the agreed policies and procedures in accordance with the management team
To assist your team leader in any of her roles and responsibilities and to follow out any specific duties as required in your team leader's absence
To ensure housekeeping of your room or the room you are working in is of a high standard
To ensure any work, assignments etc. as part of your training are up-to-date and completed on time (if part of your apprenticeship training)
To attend any further training or placements if required as part of your job role (this could include day realise, workshops etc.)
It is your responsibility to ensure you have read all policies and procedures that adhere to the setting and are up to date with any changes to the curriculum we follow and the EYFS

RequirementsEssential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4)
Maths (grade 4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Contact Lisa Caddick - Nursery Manager

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £15,600.00 per year

Benefits: