- GMFJ Reference
251941
- Wages
£6.40 p/h
- Hours
40.00 per week
- Date Posted
08/07/2024
- Start Date
11/11/2024
- Approx. Duration
12 months
- Location
Birmingham
- Status
Now Taking Applications
- Sector
Education & Training
- Opportunity Type
Intermediate Level 2
- Apprenticeship Standard
Early years practitioner (ST0888)
- Employer
Kingshurst Caterpillars
Description
Kingshurst Caterpillars is a privately run, well established and well equipped pre-school setting, with a safe environment for children to learn, play and thrive.
They are looking for a positive hard working apprentice to join their experienced, friendly team and complete an early years level 2 apprenticeship.
Duties include;
- Ensure the welfare and safety of children is
promoted and report safeguarding issues and concerns to the person in charge
- Support the planning and delivery of purposeful
play activities in line with the early years foundation stage
- Work with parents, colleagues and other agencies to
ensure children’s individual needs are met
- Support the children to understand healthy life
choices through engaging play activities
- Take an active role in seeking out continuous
professional development opportunities during the apprentices programme and
beyond
- Use communication and knowledge of child
development to engage with children and support those requiring additional
support
- Support children who are experiencing transitions
such as moving to school or birth of a sibling, using your knowledge of the
children to support them
- Carry out respectful care routines such as feeding,
nappy changing and dental care
- Take an active part in the completion of their
apprenticeship, meeting deadlines set by their trainer assessor and working
with the dedicated mentor to develop their knowledge, skills and behaviours
- Support children’s numeracy, literacy and language
through a range of play activities and opportunities
For more information about this vacancy please contact Realise on 0333 444 3973 (Ref ID: 251941)
Company website : https://www.kingshurst.solihull.sch.uk/welcome-to-kingshurst-caterpillars-playgroup/
- Self-motivation
- Good
communication skills
- Ability to
meet strict deadlines
- Time
management
- Maths & English at Level 1 or equivalent preferred
Your full role and responsibilities will be set out by your employer. Kinghurst Nursery will provide you with all of the on-the-job training you need to up-skill in your role, and your 20% off-the-job learning will be incorporated as part of your working day.
You will be working towards the Level 2 Early Years Practitioner apprenticeship standard, which includes:
- Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
- Level 2 Early Years Practitioner Qualification
- Functional skills in Maths and English if required
This will be delivered through Kinghurst's dedicated training provider, Realise.
Realise is an established training provider that’s enjoying an exciting period of growth following a management buyout and rebrand in late 2020.
- Passionate
- Empathetic
- Kind
- Caring
- Dedicated
- Progression
to the level 3 early years educator standard
You will be required to undertake an enhanced dbs check as part of the employers safer recruitment process