Early Years Educator Apprentice - Oval Day Nursery (Ark Start)

An exciting opportunity to join Ark Start as a Early Years Educator Apprentice.

Requirements

• GCSEs in: 5 GCSEs including English and maths (grade A*-C/9-4 or equivalent)
• Team working skills
• Initiative
• Understanding of safeguarding
• A willingness to develop
• Calm under pressure
• Flexible attitude towards work
• A drive to learn
• Ability to improve own knowledge
• Interest in gardening, art, music or cooking
• Experience of looking after young children as a nanny, parent, sibling or volunteer
• Genuine passion for and a belief in the potential of every child
• An understanding of safeguarding in the early years
• Belief that everyone should have access to an excellent education regardless of background
• Knowledge of how young children play and learn (desirable)

Responsibilities

• Participate fully in your apprentice study
• Promote the aims and objectives of the nursery
• Promote the high standards of the nursery at all times to parents, staff and visitors
• Learn how to follow the nursery safeguarding procedure to ensure all children are kept safe, well and secure
• Ensure the provision of high standards of physical and emotional care
• Develop your knowledge of working with families and parents/carers
• Undertake required domestic jobs within the nursery
• Participate fully in team meetings and training
• Engage in training, read, understand and adhere to all policies and procedures within the nursery
• Ensure good standards of safety, hygiene, and cleanliness are maintained
• Learn how to safely and appropriately support children with intimate care when required
• Ensure mealtimes are a pleasant social experience and feed back to parents on any issues
• Provide cover when required
• Undertake any other duties as determined by the management

Benefits

Salary: £16,620 a year Hours: 37 hours 30 minutes a week (Days and shifts to be confirmed) Training course: Early years educator (level 3) Duration: 1 year 7 months

About Ark Start

Ark Start is about so much more than childcare. Our dedicated team work together to ensure that every child has a joyful, engaging and secure nursery experience and leaves us ready to start school happily and confidently. We are driven by our values in everything we do: Aim High, Be Brave, Be Kind and Keep Learning.

Ark Start is at an exciting time in its evolution. We’ve opened 7 nurseries in London since 2020 and aim to expand our reach over the coming years. As we expand, we are looking for apprentices to join our nursery teams to grow to our next stage as an organisation.

We are looking for someone with a raw passion for helping young children learn and with the skill, creativity, commitment and energy to help every child at Ark Start to thrive.

Application Process

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Contact

BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED

Reference code: VAC2000030956

Note: Early applications are encouraged; we reserve the right to close this vacancy if we find the right candidate. Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; all successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills. BPP apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry-experienced training team. Throughout the apprenticeship learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their work experience. Disability Confident: A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions. You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.