Early Years Educator Apprenticeship

Early Years Educator Apprenticeship - Humpty Dumpty's Day Nursery

About the employer:

Both of our Nurseries are located in convenient settings within their own private grounds, both providing Forest School and Pre-School experiences. We believe in a happy and relaxed environment so that your child feels at home and secure. The approach is friendly and informal creating an atmosphere conducive to healthy social interaction and sound emotional and physical development in their early years. All children are individuals and the daily routines give them the opportunity to enjoy a wide variety of activities, which are tailored to suit their needs.

Overview of role:

Early years educators play a large role in laying the foundations for a child's future learning and development. By planning and providing nurturing and stimulating activities, play opportunities and environment, they have the opportunity to positively influence a child's prime and specific learning and development, leaving an impact on their lives.

Key details:

• Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week. Starting time and end time may change, e.g. 7am to 4 pm, 9 am to 6 pm, etc


• All Year Round (52 weeks per year)
  


• Wage: £7.55 per hour
  


• Location: Marlow St, Rowley Regis B65 0AY

Apprenticeship details:

• Qualification: Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Standard 
  


• Duration of course: 16 months 
  


• Training Provider: LMP Education (Rated BEST UK training provider 🎉!)
  


• All learning delivered online/ remotely alongside role.

Full Duties and Responsibilities:

• Carry out daily room checks and report any issues to the management team.


• Adhere to all policies and procedures, keeping up to date with any changes.


• Ensure all visitors comply with the nursery’s policies and procedures at all times.


• Report any changes in a child’s behavior or appearance to the manager, especially those that may concern the child’s health, welfare, or development.


• Take responsibility for the children in your group, ensuring individual care and attention with regard to their physical, intellectual, cultural, emotional, and religious needs.


• Provide quality daycare for children aged 0–8 years, respecting their abilities, ethnic, cultural, and religious backgrounds.


• Promote a sense of identity and self-worth in each child by being sensitive to their ethnic, cultural, and religious backgrounds, as outlined in the equality and diversity policy.


• Create a varied and stimulating program of activities to encourage children’s development, completing weekly planning in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).


• Evaluate weekly plans to align with the EYFS standards.


• Regularly monitor and record each child’s development progress, identifying areas needing additional support.


• Ensure children’s records are consistently up to date.


• Participate in staff appraisals, parent/carer evenings, staff meetings, training sessions, and professional meetings concerning children, even outside of regular working hours.


• Develop strong relationships with parents/carers and work in partnership with them to ensure the children’s safety and well-being.


• Be aware of your roles and responsibilities, following correct routines and procedures.


• Maintain high cleanliness standards, participating in cleaning rotas.


• Communicate confidently and effectively with parents/carers, children, staff, proprietors, visitors, and external agencies.


• Understand and abide by the confidentiality policy, signing a confidentiality agreement.


• Be punctual, reliable, flexible, and ready to work as per your rota. Display a friendly, fair, and approachable manner at all times.


• Provide cover at the sister nursery as required, for both short-term and long-term periods.


• Perform any other duties and responsibilities necessary for the efficient running of the nursery.
  

Skills & Personal Qualities:

• Enthusiastic, and have a genuine passion for working with young children and supporting their development
  


• A team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  


• Reliable, committed, and punctual
  


• Professional, organised, and attention to detail
  


• Previous experience working with children is desirable, but not essential
  


• Confidence in your own ability to want to learn and develop


• Maintain a current DBS on the online system, ensuring annual payments are made.


• Provide at least two satisfactory references, one of which must be from the most recent employer or college.


• Hold a current First Aid certificate and Food Hygiene certificate, attending courses outside of nursery hours when required.


• Complete any training assigned on Noddle Now within the agreed time frame.
  

Next steps & Pre-employment checks:

• Permitting you’re eligible for the role) Please expect to receive contact from our LMP Education Recruitment team, to discuss your application further.
  


• Additionally, please be aware that upon a successful offer of employment, DBS checks and references will be obtained as part of your enrolment.

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