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Job Opportunity: Nursery Practitioner Apprentice
Blue Orkids Ltd are looking for eight motivated and enthusiastic Nursery Practitioner Apprentices to join their teams in the Queens Park, Wootton, Putnoe, and Goldington areas (two placements for each nursery).
About the Role
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
Blue Orkids are a 60-place nursery, supporting babies and children from 3 months to 5 years. They pride themselves in delivering excellent care and early education, with the children at the centre of everything that they do. Their promise is to support every child as individuals.
Key Responsibilities
- Work closely with colleagues to provide high-quality childcare and education.
- Build positive relationships with children, parents, and carers.
- Help create and deliver engaging activities that meet the individual needs and interests of the children in your care.
- Support children's learning and development through accurate observations and learning journey records.
- Follow all safeguarding procedures to ensure children remain safe, secure, and well cared for at all times.
- Maintain confidentiality and adhere to nursery policies and procedures.
Additional Duties
- Work in partnership with parents and family members, sharing information about children's progress.
- Contribute positively to the staff team, working alongside the Nursery Manager and colleagues.
- Assist with a range of nursery duties, including preparing snacks and meals, cleaning equipment, recording accidents, and ensuring children are collected by authorised adults.
- Participate in training, staff meetings, parents' evenings, fundraising events, and other activities.
Essential Qualifications
- GCSE in:
- Maths (grade 4)
- English (grade 4)
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Course Contents
- Recognise when a child or a colleague is in danger or at risk of abuse and act to protect them in line with safeguarding policy and procedure.
- Apply legislation, policy, and procedure to protect the health, safety, and wellbeing of children in the setting.
- Apply the principles of risk assessment and risk management within documentation and practice.
- Teach children to develop skills to manage risk and maintain their own and others safety.
- Use a range of communication methods, including technology, with other professionals to meet the individual needs of the child.
- Develop and maintain effective professional, collaborative relationships with others involved in the education and care of the child.
- Undertake the role and responsibilities of key person.
- Recognise and apply theories of attachment to develop effective relationships with children.
- Provide sensitive and respectful personal care for children from birth to 5 years.
- Advocate for all children’s needs, including children which require SEND or EAL support.
- Promote and facilitate children’s interpersonal communication to develop their social interactions and relationships.
- Support children to develop a positive sense of their own identity and culture.
- Support children to understand and respond to their emotions and make considered choices about their behaviours.
- Assess the responsiveness of the environment for effective child-centred experiences in line with curriculum requirements.
- Create inclusive, child-centred, dynamic, innovative, and evolving physical environments both indoors and outdoors.
- Create inclusive and supportive emotional environment that enables the child to feel safe, secure, respected, and experience a sense of wellbeing; maintaining and prioritising the individual child’s voice.
- Apply strategies that support children’s ability to manage change, transition, and significant events.
- Analyse observation evidence to assess and plan holistic individual learning based on a comprehensive understanding of the child’s needs and interests.
- Facilitate and support child-centred opportunities and experiences based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
- Provide adult-led opportunities and experience based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
- Use reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally.
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Job Details
- Hours: 17.5 hrs per week (contract will either be Mon to Weds or Weds to Fri (half-day Weds))
- Interview: Candidates must attend an initial interview with a member of the Bedford College Apprenticeship Recruitment Team if they meet the initial criteria, as part of the recruitment process.
Why Join Us?
At Blue Orkids Ltd, we strive to be a fun, affordable, inclusive Early Years setting where children are welcomed, valued, and encouraged to reach their full potential in a safe and nurturing environment.
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Blue Orkids are dedicated to supporting apprentices with their professional growth from the very start. As you progress, you will have the chance to advance onto higher-level apprenticeships to build your skills and career. After successfully completing this apprenticeship, opportunities may be available to progress into roles such as Lead Practitioner. You may also have the option to specialise in key areas, including SEND support, Health and Safety, or Safeguarding.
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