Apprentice Early Years Educator

About the role

Job Title: Early Years Practitioner 👶

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of young children? ✨ Pre School Playhouse is looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our team as Early Years Practitioners! This is your chance to contribute to a nurturing and dynamic environment where every child's development is our top priority.

What you'll be doing:

• Be a Reliable Star! 🌟 Show up on time and ready to go, understanding the importance of consistent care for the little ones.
• Create a Safe & Loving Space: 🏡 Help us provide a secure, supportive, and caring atmosphere for children, ensuring all aspects of their growth – from social to emotional – are thoughtfully considered.
• Keep it Sparkling Clean: 🧼 Maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene. This includes daily cleaning tasks, nappy changes, and other essential housekeeping duties like laundry.
• Safety First, Always! 🚦 Uphold and follow all Health & Safety policies and procedures diligently.
• Know Our Game Plan: 🧠 Become an expert on all our company's operational policies and procedures, ensuring they are respected and followed by everyone.
• Stay Ahead of the Curve: 📚 Be fully up-to-date with the "Early Years Foundation Stage" requirements and strive to not just meet, but exceed them in your daily practice.
• Be a Planning Pro: 🚀 Actively participate in planning engaging activities, observing children's progress, and maintaining development records as directed by your supervisor and Nursery Manager.
• Follow the Flow: ✅ Adhere to all routines, duties, timetables, rotas, record-keeping, and any other reasonable tasks assigned by your supervisor or Nursery Manager.
• Communicate with Kindness: 👋 Engage with children, parents, and colleagues in a polite and courteous manner at all times.
• Be a Key Person Extraordinaire: 🔑 Take on the role of a dedicated key person for assigned children, and embrace other responsibilities as advised, utilizing your skills and experience.
• Confidentiality is Key: 🤫 Uphold the highest standards of confidentiality regarding children, families, staff, and all operational matters.
• Embrace Learning & Growth: 🌱 Participate in and complete company training courses, which may sometimes be scheduled outside of normal working hours.
• Attend Essential Sessions: 🗓️ Be present for all mandatory training sessions, workshops, staff meetings, professional development events, and any other gatherings requested by your Nursery Manager.
• Flexibility & Teamwork: 💪 Be willing to undertake any other reasonable additional duties as requested by your supervisor and/or Nursery Manager.

We can't wait to see your talent shine! Apply today! 🚀

Key responsibilities

• Assist in providing a safe, supportive, and caring environment for children.
• Maintain clean and hygienic standards, including daily housekeeping duties.
• Adhere to all company operational, health, and safety policies and procedures, maintaining confidentiality.
• Participate in activity planning, child observation, and development record keeping.
• Attend mandatory training, staff meetings, and professional development sessions.