GBNFC Group is made up of three Early Years Provision across the Billesley and Highters Heath Wards of Birmingham and a Children’s Centre that provides services relating to Family Support, Parent and Children Groups that support the development of children, across the Selly Oak District.
They are looking for a dedicated apprentice to join their supportive team.
Main functions:
•Adhere to the requirements of the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage, Ofsted and Development Matters guidance
•Support the preparing of a stimulating and attractive child care environment prior to the arrival of the children, according to plans and ensure health and safety is maintained, and tidy away after their departure. Ensure rooms are left clean and tidy at the end of each day.
•Have day-to-day responsibility for health and safety and the care of the children in your designated room within the setting.
•Ensure confidentiality with regard to the staff, parents and children is adhered to at all times
•Be aware of the staff team including assistants, volunteers and students on a day to day basis to ensure high standards are constantly achieved.
•To initiate and contribute to a programme of activities that meet the individual needs and interests of children and the EYFS and involves other team members as appropriate
•To provide a high standard of observations, record-keeping and understanding of your key children’s development and learning journeys (and non-key children, particularly when their Key Person is not present)
•To liaise with and support parent, carers and other family members and form professional parent partnerships, sharing their children’s developmental and learning journey through written, print or electronic systems.
•To work alongside the Management Team and colleagues to ensure that the nursery’s philosophy and standards are maintained
•To look upon the nursery as a "whole" to see where your help can be most utilised, not just with your Key Children, so that you are constantly aware of the individual needs of all children and colleagues, in order to improve their and your experience.
•Have a high awareness of the setting’s policies and procedures and ensure these are carried through by you during everyday tasks.
Understand and adhere to the settings safeguarding policies and procedures to keep children safe and secure and ensure others at the setting are adhering to the policy.
•Ensure the needs of Special Educational Needs (SEN) children are met in conjunction with the settings SENCO.
•Ensure non-discriminatory behaviour and equality is maintained within the day care environment and promotes diversity and that the settings equal opportunity policy is adhered to at all times.
Benefits
Holiday entitlement, free healthy scheme, sick pay, discount benefits, film pass, CPD and training.