Level 3 Early Years Apprentice

About the role

✨ Early Years Practitioner Apprentice ✨

Are you ready to kickstart a rewarding career in childcare? We're looking for enthusiastic and caring individuals to join our team as Early Years Practitioner Apprentices! 🚀 This is your chance to gain hands-on experience and make a real difference in the lives of young children.

What you'll be doing:

• Building awesome, friendly, and professional connections with children. 🤗
• Getting involved with kids through chatting, playing games, reading stories, singing songs, and fun age-appropriate activities. 🎶
• Helping little ones grow their communication skills, physical abilities, and emotional well-being. 💪
• Setting up and joining in on exciting indoor and outdoor activities that kids will love! 🌳
• Supporting children during meal times, snack breaks, and daily routines. 🍎
• Assisting with personal care, like nappy changes and toilet training, always with respect and following hygiene rules. 🧼
• Encouraging kids to be independent, confident, and to learn positive behaviours and boundaries. 👍
• Keeping a close eye on children, ensuring they are safe and happy throughout the day. 👀
• Supporting nap and rest times as needed. 😴
• Observing children and contributing to their learning and progress records. 📝
• Working with experienced team members to plan amazing activities and support individual children's growth. 💡
• Helping to create and maintain a safe, inspiring, and organised learning space. 🎨
• Keeping the nursery environment clean and tidy, including play areas, tables, equipment, and shared spaces. 🧹
• Following strict hygiene and infection control procedures to ensure a clean and safe nursery. ✨
• Cleaning and sanitising toys, equipment, surfaces, and high-touch areas. 💯
• Promoting good hygiene practices like handwashing, safe food handling, and cleaning up after activities. ✋
• Following correct procedures for nappy changing, waste disposal, and cleaning changing areas. 🍼
• Helping to prevent the spread of illness by sticking to infection control policies and reporting any health or safety concerns. 🚨
• Following safeguarding procedures and reporting any concerns immediately to senior staff. 🛡️
• Chatting with parents/carers about their child's day, guided by senior staff. 🗣️
• Being a great team player and supporting your colleagues. 🙌
• Attending staff meetings, supervision sessions, and relevant training. 📚
• Completing your apprenticeship coursework, assessments, and off-the-job training. 🎓
• Adhering to all nursery policies and procedures, including safeguarding, confidentiality, health and safety, behaviour management, and equality. ✅

We're looking for someone who is:

• Passionate about working with children. ❤️
• Reliable and responsible. 💯
• A good communicator. 🗣️
• Eager to learn and develop. 🌱
• A team player. 🤝

This is an incredible opportunity to gain a recognized qualification while earning and learning in a supportive environment. Apply now and start your journey in early years education! 🌟

Key responsibilities

• Completing apprenticeship coursework, assessments and off-the-job training requirements.
• Engaging with children through conversation, play, stories, songs and age-appropriate activities.
• Supervising children closely and ensuring their safety and wellbeing throughout the day.
• Helping to prepare and maintain a safe, stimulating and organised learning environment.
• Following all nursery policies and procedures, including safeguarding, confidentiality, health and safety, behaviour management and equality and inclusion.