- GMFJ Reference
254089
- Wages
£6.40 p/h
- Hours
30.00 per week
- Date Posted
13/09/2024
- Start Date
13/01/2025
- Approx. Duration
15 months
- Location
Chelmsford
- Status
Now Taking Applications
- Sector
Education & Training
- Opportunity Type
Intermediate Level 2
- Apprenticeship Standard
Early years practitioner (ST0888)
- Employer
Little Waltham Preschool
Description
Little Waltham Preschool is on the outskirts of Chelmsford and has been part of the village since 1975.
They are looking for a level 2 apprentice to join the team and gain their qualification whilst working alongside their supportive team.
Main activities;
• To provide a safe, caring, stimulating educational environment, both indoors and outdoors, at all times.
• To deliver an appropriate play based Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum that enables children to make individual progress.
• To help ensure the preschool meets Ofsted requirements at all times.
• To understand and work to preschool nursery policies and procedures, including how to deal with child protection issues appropriately and how to respond to incidents, accidents, complaints and emergencies
• To plan activities in the moment which ensure each child is working towards the early learning outcomes.
• To ensure records are properly maintained, e.g. daily attendance register, accident and incident book, risk assessments
• To liaise closely with parents/carers, informing them about the preschool and its curriculum, exchanging information about children’s progress and encouraging parents’ involvement.
• To work in partnership with management and other staff
• To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed, in accordance with the preschool aims and objectives
• To pack away at the end of each day, including moving furniture, lifting and carrying
This role is term time only.
For more information about this vacancy please contact Realise on 0333 444 3973 (Ref ID: 254089)
Company website : https://littlewalthampreschool.co.uk/
- Empathy and understanding of children under five.
- Excellent verbal and communication skills with children and parents.
- Ability to write reports and keep clear and accurate records.
- Excellent organisational skills
- Administrative and basic IT skills
- Experience preferable but not required
- Maths and English GCSE grade D/3 desirable but not necessary
Your full role and responsibilities will be set out by your employer. Little Waltham Preschool 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 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner
- Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)
This will be delivered through Little Waltham preschool's dedicated training provider, Realise.
- Reliable, enthusiastic, and flexible
- Able to perform under stress
- A creative thinker
- A good sense of humour
Further development in your career in childcare
Bus routes through the village and onsite parking FOC