- GMFJ Reference
259122
- Wages
£9.00 p/h
- Hours
40.00 per week
- Date Posted
28/03/2025
- Start Date
02/05/2025
- Approx. Duration
15 Months
- Location
Waddesdon
- Status
Now Taking Applications
- Sector
Education & Training
- Opportunity Type
Advanced Level 3
- Apprenticeship Standard
Early years educator (ST0135)
- Employer
The Big Top Nursery - Waddesdon
Description
Big Top Waddesdon Day Nursery opened in 2013, in a beautiful village setting our large building is set over 2 floors with a huge garden and outdoor classroom. They are looking for a dedicated apprentice to join their successful team.
Job Description
- To be trained to do the same post as an Early Years Practitioner.
- To contribute to a high-quality caring environment for children. This includes creating a warm, friendly and stimulating atmosphere in which the children can develop emotionally, socially and educationally through individual attention and group activities.
Key Areas:
- To work with all children
- To attend all training as set out in your training agreement
- To complete all assignments set on time
- To work as part of the team
- To attend associated training deemed appropriate by the manager in consideration of your individual needs and wishes.
- To liaise with your mentor and manager.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Attend all meetings with training provider and complete assignments on time.
- To attend staff meetings and participate in sharing ideas.
- Under supervision provide all aspects of care for children including washing, changing and feeding.
- To assist with meeting the personal and emotional needs of individual children.
- To provide adult interaction with the children in the nursery. To attend all training relevant to the role and deemed appropriate by the manager/training provider.
- To be aware of the nursery’s confidentiality policy and all other policies the manager deems appropriate.
For more information about this vacancy please contact Realise on 0333 444 3973 (Ref ID: 259122)
Company website : https://www.bigtopnursery.co.uk/?page_id=1856
- To respect the confidentiality of all information received.
- To ensure the provision of a high-quality environment to meet the needs of all individual children.
- To develop and maintain strong partnerships and communications with parents/carers to facilitate day
- Prior experience desirable but not necessary
- GCSEs in math and English at grade 4 and above is desirable but not necessary
- Option for a Skills Bootcamp Programme for the right candidate
Your full role and responsibilities will be set out by your employer. The Big Top 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 3 Early Years educator apprenticeship standard, which includes:
- Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
- Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Educator
- Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid or Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid
- Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)
This will be delivered by The Big Top Nursery dedicated training provider, Realise.
- To be well presented and have good time keeping skills.
- Must be enthusiastic, passionate and hard-working
- To be able to work as part of a team
- To be able to use your own initiative