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Apprentice Nursery Practitioner

Childminder
Pay: £160.00 - £200.00
Location: Wiltshire Swindon United Kingdom
Category: Entry Level
Available from: Sep 2019
Finishes on: Ongoing Position
Type of work: Full Time, Indoor & Outdoor
Job reference: E03088240
Childcare/Care Work 2019-07-22 2019-09-01

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities:




  • To provide high quality care for all children and families

  • To support qualified staff with daily routines in the nursery

  • To learn the skills of a nursery nurse, (on the job), working practically as part of the team.

  • To understand the values and principles of the sector and implement in your daily routine with the children

  • To learn and follow the EYFS when caring for our children

  • To support and promote diversity and equality

  • To learn how to provide high quality childcare to our children

  • To show commitment to achieving the apprenticeship in the agreed timeframe

  • To work in partnership with your assessor

  • Understand the importance of keeping everyone safe and the part you play

  • To ensure you attend all the training courses and staff meetings as required

  • To complete and submit work to agreed timelines

  • Demonstrate a proactive approach using your initiative and showing resilience to take responsibility for getting things done

  • To contribute to the children’s developmental records, doing incidental observations on the children, with the possibility of taking on your own key children when you are fully trained

  • Maintaining a professional relationship with parents and keeping them informed about their child’s day

  • To promote social mealtimes and encourage sharing. Mandatory Must include a general description of the role within their team and 5 day-to-day duties

  • Changing children as required and promoting good hygiene

  • Work as a supportive member of the staff team, where the nursery is viewed as a “whole”

  • Utilise your time to help in other areas being constantly aware of the children’s needs

  • To attend all out of working hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings, parents evenings, open days etc

  • To be flexible within working practices of nursery. Be prepared to help where needed, including to undertake certain domestic jobs within the nursery, e.g. preparation of snack meals, cleansing of equipment, cleaning etc

  • To respect and maintain the confidentiality of information received

  • Complete the nursery’s in-house training schedule

  • To be aware of the high profile of the nursery and to uphold its standards at all times

  • To comply with the nurseries policies and procedures at all times

  • To report any injury or accident ensuring that health and safety of the individual is maintained. Inform seniors of all accidents

  • To report any suspicious or suspected non-accidental injury

  • To undertake any other duties commensurate to the post as required by the nursery


Personal Qualities :

  • Energy, enthusiasm and a desire to make a difference

  • Passionate about education and children

  • Self-motivated

  • Enthusiastic

  • Good communication

  • Flexible

  • Organized 



Skills Required :

  • Strong organizational skills

  • Good verbal and written communication

  • Ability to work under pressure

  • Problem solving

  • Friendly 



Future Prospects :

Permanent position at the end of the apprentice- further progression available at two of our nurseries in Swindon


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