Early Year Apprentice - FIRST STEPS NURSERY

Summary

To deliver a high standard of learning ,development and care for children aged 0-5 years ·

To ensure the nursery is a safe environment for children ·

To be responsible for any reasonable tasks delegated by the Assistant Manager/Nursery Manager

To complete all academic aspects of the apprenticeship

Annual wage

6.40 Per Hour

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The pay may be negotiated and may rise after a probation period has been successfully completed.

Training course: Early Year Practitioner Level 2

Hours: 5 days a week, across Monday – Friday 7.30am-6pm hours per week minimum to be discussed at interview
37.5 hours a week hours a week

Possible start date: 02 Nov 2024

Duration: 18 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 contribute to a programme of activities that meets the individual needs and interests of children in your area.
To ensure that the nursery meets the requirements of Ofsted at all times
Engage in good team working
Liaise with and support parents and other family members.
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 Help plan activities which are developmentally appropriate for individual children
Read understand and adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to your role as deemed appropriate by the Manager
To help ensure records are properly maintained e.g. daily register, accident and incident records and risk assessments
To assist staff in delivering an appropriate play based Early Years Foundation that enables children to make individual

Where you’ll work

Newall street

Littleborough

Ol15 9DL

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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

ROCHDALE TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Your training course

Early Years Practitioner

Equal to Level 2 (GCSE)

Course contents

Your training plan

Level 2 Early Years apprenticeship standard
Apprenticeship Training will take place both inside the workplace and outside at Rochdale Training
Functional Skills in English and maths (if required)

Requirements

Qualifications

GCSE or equivalent English (Grade C/ 4 or above)
GCSE or equivalent Maths (Grade C/ 4 or above)

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

Reliable
Compassionate
Empathy and understanding of children under 5
Excellent verbal communication with children, staff and parents
Calm and caring
Ability to work as part of a team
Able to work on own initiative
Good organisational skills

Other requirements

Please research the location of Rochdale Training as well as the location of the employer to ensure that you can travel to both locations. Apprentices are paid for their normal working hours and training that's part of their apprenticeship (usually one day per week). The Apprenticeship National Minimum Wage guide is updated every April (ANMW): https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates

About this company

This is an ideal opportunity to join the excellent friendly nursery based in Littleborough First Steps Nursery caters for children aged 0-5 years 52 weeks of the year. We offer child care in three rooms, our sunshine room is for children aged 0-2, our rainbow room is for children aged 2-3 and our bright stars preschool room is for children aged 3-4 years.