Early Years Apprenticeship - Woodley Gardens Day Nursery

Join Woodley Gardens Day Nursery as a full-time Early Years Apprentice, working with children under five. You'll gain hands-on experience in a supportive environment and attend bi-weekly classes at Chiltern Training in Reading.

Requirements

• Desirable qualifications:
  • GCSE in Maths (grade 4)
• Skills:
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness
  • Kindness
  • Caring

Responsibilities

• Morning Setup: Prepare the classroom or play area by arranging furniture, setting up learning materials, and ensuring the environment is clean and safe
• Welcoming Children: Greet children and their parents as they arrive, helping them transition into the nursery environment
• Supervision and Safety: Monitor children's activities to ensure their safety and encourage positive interactions among peers
• Assist with Activities: Support lead staff in planning and conducting educational activities, such as arts and crafts, storytelling, and games
• Meal and Snack Times: Help with serving meals and snacks, ensuring children eat healthily and follow proper meal routines
• Hygiene Practices: Supervise children during washing hands and bathroom breaks, promoting hygiene practices
• Educational Support: Assist in implementing learning activities tailored to the developmental needs of the children (cognitive, physical, social, emotional)
• Observation and Documentation: Observe children's behaviors and progress, documenting milestones and any concerns for discussion with supervisors
• Engage in Play: Actively participate in playtime, encouraging social skills and creativity while supporting children’s individual interests
• Clean-up Duties: Help maintain a tidy, organised space by participating in clean-up after activities and ensuring equipment is stored properly
• Communication with Staff: Attend staff meetings and training sessions, sharing observations and learning from experienced staff
• Parent Interaction: Occasionally communicate with parents about their child’s day, reinforcing positive experiences
• Personal Development: Engage in continuous learning through training opportunities, workshops, and feedback from supervisors
• Support babies and young children through a range of transitions and significant events.
• Recognise 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 relating to both children and staff and visitors and follow reporting procedures.
• Use prevention and control of infection techniques for hand washing and food preparation and hygiene, deal with spillages safely, safe disposal of waste, using correct personal protective equipment.
• Use equipment, furniture and materials safely and securely, following the manufacturers’ instructions and provision’s requirements.
• Encourage children to be aware of personal safety and the safety of others and develop personal hygiene practices.
• Promote health and wellbeing in the provision by encouraging babies and young children to consume healthy, balanced and nutritious meals, snacks and drinks appropriate for their age and be physically active.
• Carry out respectful care routines appropriate to the development, stage, dignity and needs of the child.
• Communicate with all children, including those for whom English is an additional language and those with additional needs, in ways that will be understood.
• 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 to support children’s holistic development through a range of play, creativity, social development and learning.
• Implement and review activities to support children’s play, creativity, social development and learning and clear up after activities.
• Observe children, assess, plan and record the outcomes, share results accurately and confidentially in line with expected statutory and the provision’s requirements.
• 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 including numbers, number patterns, counting, sorting and matching.
• Support the graduated approach for the assessment, planning, implementation and reviewing of each baby’s and young child's individual plan for their care and participation.
• 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 to meet the needs of babies and young children and enable them to progress.
• Work alongside parents or carers and recognise their role in the baby or child’s health, well-being, learning and development.
• Encourage parents or carers to take an active role in the baby's or child’s care, play, learning and development.
• Demonstrate how to share information with parents or carers about the importance of healthy, balanced and nutritious diets for their child, looking after teeth and being physically active.