Apprentice Early years Educator - Stepping Stones Nursery - DE21 6AH
DERWENT STEPPING STONES NURSERY · DERBY, DE21 6AH
Early years educator (level 3)
Are you looking to excel- working in partnership with the management to ensure the daily running and administration of the nursery, delivering flexible, high quality, education and care that meets the needs of young children and their families? If so apply now!
The work
- Model and support high quality interaction, which extends children’s learning and thinking
- Stay vigilant and support all staff to provide high quality interaction, to plan, prepare and participate in a range of activities that promote each child’s physical, intellectual, and emotional needs to enable each child to reach their full potential
- To ensure that the planned activities come from the children’s next steps, observations, and interests, as the EYFS framework requires
- To ensure the calm, smooth running of the room using staff delegation as appropriate
- Ensure that the environment is well set out and that the resources are excitingly presented and accessible
- Organise and supervise meals and mealtimes ensuring they are a time of pleasant social sharing
- To ensure where appropriate, all children to use cutlery, serve themselves, and sit at the table during meal and snack times as an important element of planning to support learning and development
- To help children acquire self-help skills, including dressing, feeding, toilet training, and awareness of personal hygiene as an important element of planning to support learning and development
- Lead and implement positive management of children’s behaviour
- To act as a key person for a group of children
- Develop and maintain positive and effective relationships with all the parents and other appropriate agencies
- Provide a good role model for all members of staff, students and volunteers and help new staff fit in with them
- Use your observations and reflective practice to plan and implement improvements to provision for individual and groups of children
- To keep up to date with developments in childcare through regular training and reading as appropriate
- To ensure that all children are safe at all times while on the premises
- To provide feedback to the Room Leader/Nursery Manager on issues relating to the nursery day
Training
Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Standard, which includes:
- Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification
- Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)
- End-Point Assessment (EPA)
- Employee Rights and Responsibilities (ERR)
- Personal Learning and Thinking Skills (PLTS)
- Apprentices must successfully complete the Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid. (RQF) or Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid (RQF)
- Training schedule has yet to be agreed. Details will be made available at a later date
Training provider: EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
What you come out with
- For the successful candidate there is the possibility of ongoing employment upon completion of the relevant qualification
What they are looking for
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Qualifications
- Desired · GCSE ENGLISH Grade C or 4+
- Desired · GCSE MATH Grade C or 4+
The employer
Welcome to YMCA Stepping Stones Nursery. We offer local and affordable childcare and outstanding early learning to give your child the best start on their educational journey. Established in 1988, as Derwent Stepping Stones, it began with a group of women who came together when they were unable to work due to a lack of affordable, local childcare. The result was Derby’s first community business, combining being a Limited Company and a voluntary organisation, providing the local area with flexible childcare and nursery places for all families.
Workplace
- DERWENT STEPPING STONES, ST MARKS ROAD, DERBY, DE21 6AH