Nursery Nurse Apprentice

About this opportunity

This is a great opportunity for a motivated person who is passionate about a career in childcare and teaching.

The role will involve the following: -
• To develop your role within the team, especially with regard as a key person.
• To work closely with your tutor and complete written tasks on time.
• To implement the daily routine in the room under the direction of your room leader.
• To read the policies and follow them accordingly.
• To work together as a team supporting each other for the benefit of the children.
• Liaise with Parent’s and Carer’s sharing information about their child’s development under the supervision of your room leader.
• To be flexible within working practices of nursery. Be prepared to help where needed, including to undertake certain domestic jobs within the nursery, cleansing of toys, children’s furniture, etc.
• To implement and maintain the company’s Equality policy ensuring that children, parents and the staff team are valued and practice is positive and non-discriminatory.
• Once you have been trained on the EYFS, support the staff team by completing observations and begin to link these to the Development Matters Framework.
• After your settling in period and successful observations as determined by your mentor, you will be required to keep an accurate online ‘Learning Journey’ file on your key children.
• To respect the confidentiality of information received.
• To communicate effectively with all members of staff and be professional always.
• To ensure the safety and well being of the children, ensuring that their needs are met.
• To take part in the weekly feed forward meetings and staff supervisions, with agreed action plans with individual, clear targets and goals, realistic timescales and opportunities for constructive feedback and monitoring, ensuring that all documentation is accurate and signed.
• To observe children through play to identify their individual needs and aims by carrying out observations and evaluations of children’s activities under the guidance of your room leader.
• Be professional, polite, and positive in all verbal and non-verbal interactions with staff, parents and children at all times.
• To understand that as part of your training you will be required to work with all age ranges in the nursery.
• To attend all training delivered by the manager/ Deputy and any external agencies.
• To have clear knowledge of procedures to be followed in case of emergency e.g. Fire, and accident, completing and submitting relevant paperwork.
• To report any repairs or replacement of equipment to the duty manager

How you will be supported
Full training and support will be provided by our expert training and assessment staff at The Skills Company.

What will happen next

New applicants to The Skills Company who meet any basic entry requirements of the role will be contacted within two working days to be invited to meet a member of our team. You will then have the opportunity to find out:
• More about this vacancy and any others you are suitable for
• Any training you need to complete
• What the next steps will be

How you could get there
If you would be catching public transport for this role, visit the Journey Planner on www.tfgm.com to see how you would get there and how long it would take.

What you should have to apply

• Good standard of Maths and English

Personal Qualities

• Enthusiastic
• Fun Loving
• Caring
• Committed

Skills

• Good work ethic
• Able to multi task