Apprentice Nursery Assistant

About the role

🌟 Apprentice Early Years Practitioner - Kickstart Your Career! 🌟

Ready to dive into the amazing world of childcare? This apprenticeship is your golden ticket to gaining real-world experience while becoming a pro in child development and safeguarding! 🚀

What You'll Be Doing:

• Be a rockstar in looking after young minds, helping them grow and learn. 🌱
• Witness those incredible milestones – first steps, first words, and watch them get ready for school! 🚶‍♀️🗣️
• Cook up awesome activities that cater to each child's unique interests and needs. 🎨
• Document their learning journeys and share their amazing progress with parents, carers, and the whole crew. 📝
• Be the friendly face supporting parents, carers, and families. 🤗
• Get involved in essential stuff like staff meetings, training, and fun nursery events (evenings/weekends sometimes, so flexibility is key! 🗓️).
• Lend a hand wherever needed, from prepping snacks to keeping our space sparkling clean. ✨
• Be the EYFS champion, ensuring we're all about best practices! ✅
• Help keep our nursery running like a dream! 💖
• Read, get, and follow all our nursery policies and procedures – we'll guide you every step of the way. 📖

Your Apprenticeship Journey:

• Commit to at least 6 hours per week for your apprenticeship work and training. 📚
• Connect monthly with your tutor for virtual 1-2-1s (via Teams – no boring classrooms here!). Learn about vital topics like risk management, the 'key person' approach, child development, and loads more! 💻
• Get a minimum of 3 hours each week for your own assignments, research, and projects. 💡
• Plus, receive at least another 3 hours of employer-led training to boost your skills! 🚀

This is more than just a job; it's a chance to shape futures and build an incredible career. Let's do this! 💪

Key responsibilities

• Contributing to a programme of activities that meet the individual needs and interests of the children.
• Recording children's learning and development journeys, and communicating these with parents, carers, and other key adults.
• Liaising with and supporting parents, carers, and other family members.
• Ensuring that EYFS is promoted efficiently and that its policies are followed correctly.
• Being flexible and prepared to help where needed, including domestic jobs (e.g., preparing meals, and cleaning toys).

Skills