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Early Years Apprenticeship
Implementing the delivery of high-quality care and education to ensure that all children reach their full potential for afterschool and holiday provision.
You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
Requirements
- Development or Level 3 Play Worker Qualification with a demonstrable successful track record of working in an early years setting
- Holds a current Paediatric First Aid Certificate
- Holds a current food hygiene and health and safety certificate
- GCSE in English (grade 4)
- GCSE in Maths (grade 4)
- Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
- Communication skills
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Responsibilities
- Ensure safeguarding and child protection is prioritised and the safety, health and welfare of children paramount at all times
- Have an understanding and knowledge of the current statutory guidance and curriculum framework
- Working as part of a team, you will need good communication skills, flexibility and reliability
- Attend and contribute to regular team meetings
- Be organised, have good time keeping and be able to manage your own workload
- Be able to record and share information and communicate confidently to a range of stakeholders using clear and concise written, verbal and IT methods
- Deal with all data and information sensitively and in line with data protection and safeguarding policies and procedures
- Demonstrate the ability to differentiate activities to meet the individual needs of all children and have a passion for promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity
- Understand and implement the charities policies and procedures
- Be committed to working with all parents
- Engage in continuous professional development
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StrongYour economics background and your summer at a regional bank line up with what PwC looks for on the consulting scheme. Applications close in four weeks.
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You’ve got the grades and the economics background, and your bank internship is exactly the experience this scheme looks for. Apply soon — deadlines close within the month.
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Your summer at the bank plus your econometrics coursework map directly to the day-one responsibilities on this scheme — client modelling, market briefings, and deal support.
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Benefits
- Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay.
Application Process
- Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
About The Lloyd Park Children's Charity
Founded to build brighter futures for local children and their families. We believe children learn through play. We strive to understand every child, plan for their individual needs and work in partnership with parents to ensure that each child can reach their full potential. Each value is a challenge that we seek to live and work to every day. They also inform how we communicate within communities and with each other.


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As a result, we were given use of five portacabins in Lloyd Park and in 1984 we formed The Lloyd Park Parent and Toddler Group; with play sessions every weekday afternoon. Since this time we have continued to campaign and develop community-led services to support local families, and there have been so many successes. From raising the funds to employ our first staff members, securing grants of £1.3 million in 2003 for the building in Lloyd Park and in 2016 winning the contract for Children and Family Centres to enable us to support families across Waltham Forest.
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WALTHAM FOREST COLLEGE Ayesha Biamba ayesha.biamba@waltham.ac.uk 020 8501 8389 Reference code: VAC2000037347
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