Childcare Apprenticeship - Andover

Finkley Down Farm Nursery are looking for a new Early Years Apprentice. You will be studying toward your Early Years Practitioner apprenticeship L2 or 3 dependent on prior experience/qualifications.

Requirements

• Creative
• Non judgemental
• Patience
• Communication Skills
• Ability to work closely with experienced early years professionals.
• Understanding of childcare, child development, and safeguarding principles.
• Ability to create a fun, nurturing environment.
• Adherence to nursery policies and procedures.
• Desire to undertake apprenticeship training and gain qualifications.
• Flexibility within working practices, including undertaking domestic duties.
• Willingness to participate in out-of-working activities like training, staff meetings, fundraising, and social events.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Interest in developing both the children and the setting.

Responsibilities

• Gain hands-on skills in childcare, child development, and safeguarding.
• Work with babies from 3 months up to 5 years.
• Help create a fun, nurturing environment where children thrive.
• Deliver high-quality care and exciting learning experiences tailored to each child’s needs.
• Follow nursery policies to keep children safe and supported.
• Ensure the completion of your apprenticeship, seeking help from your mentor where needed.
• Constantly develop and maintain an educational play framework in line with the EYFS.
• Support children to be safe while having fun.
• Observe and support children’s learning.
• Take responsibility for allocated “key children” within pre-agreed timescales.
• Develop and maintain highly professional working relationships with team members, advisory teachers, and other agencies.
• Use initiative to develop and advance both the children and the setting.
• Follow nursery procedures and policies.
• Be flexible within the working practices of the setting, including undertaking certain domestic duties (e.g., preparation of snack meals, cleaning).
• Be involved in out-of-working activities (e.g., training, staff meetings, fundraising, social events).
• Look where your skill set can be utilized and constantly look for advancement of the nursery following completion of your apprenticeship.
• Ensure confidentiality is fully maintained at all times.
• Support babies and young children through a range of transitions and significant events.
• Recognize when a child is in danger, at risk of serious harm or abuse and explain the procedures to be followed to protect them.
• Identify risks and hazards in the provision and during off-site visits.
• Use prevention and control of infection techniques.
• Deal with spillages safely and dispose of waste safely.
• Use equipment, furniture, and materials safely and securely.
• Encourage children to be aware of personal safety and the safety of others.
• Develop personal hygiene practices.
• Promote health and wellbeing by encouraging healthy eating and physical activity.
• Carry out respectful care routines appropriate to the needs of the child.
• Communicate with all children, including those for whom English is an additional language and those with additional needs.
• Extend children’s development and learning through verbal and non-verbal communication.
• Encourage babies and young children to use a range of communication methods.
• Use a range of appropriate communication methods to share information with children, parents, or carers and other professionals.
• Work with colleagues to identify and plan educational programmes.
• Implement and review activities to support children’s play, creativity, social development, and learning.
• Observe children, assess, plan, and record outcomes, sharing results accurately and confidentially.
• Use learning activities to support early language development.
• Support children’s early interest and development in mark-making, writing, reading, and being read to.
• Support children’s interest and development in mathematical learning.
• Support the graduated approach for the assessment, planning, implementation, and reviewing of each baby’s and young child's individual plan.
• Work in ways that value and respect the developmental needs and stages of babies and children.
• Use feedback and mentoring or supervision to identify and support areas for development, goals, and career opportunities.
• Work co-operatively with colleagues, other professionals, and agencies.
• Work alongside parents or carers and recognize their role in the child’s health, well-being, learning, and development.
• Encourage parents or carers to take an active role in the child’s care, play, learning, and development.
• Share information with parents or carers about healthy diets, dental hygiene, and physical activity.