L5 Early Years Apprentice SMALL TALK NURSERIES LTD

What you will do in your working day

Aims:

• With support provide high standards of care and education to meet the individual needs of all children
• Adhere to all company policies and procedures at all times
• Acquire and maintain positive working partnerships with staff, parents and carers

Key Responsibilities:

• Adhere to all company policies and procedures
• Provide a positive practice role model
• With support contribute to a high standard of quality within the nursery, including practice, environment and resources to meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage
• With support prepare and supervise activities
• Supervise and support children at all times
• With support ensure that equality of access and opportunity is provided to all children, parents, staff and visitors
• Ensure that all children are kept safe
• Notify Designated Officer of any safeguarding concerns
• Maintain a positive attitude at all times with children, parents, colleagues and visitors
• With support, develop and maintain professional working relationships with colleagues, parents and carers
• Ensure confidentiality, where appropriate, is maintained
• Adhere to all health and safety policies and procedures and undertake a shared responsibility for cleanliness and health and safety throughout the nursery
• With support work as part of a team to ensure the company’s values are maintained
• Attend monthly staff meetings, planning meetings and undertake training as required
• Undertake any other duties as reasonably requested by line manager

The training you will be getting

• Early Years Lead Practitioner Level 5 Standard Apprenticeship Qualification
• Training will be provided on an ongoing daily basis and when required
• Course is delivered in the workplace only. An assessor will be allocated to you to progress you through you course. Continual assessments, coupled with assignments / or exams depending on course of study
• Time spent training will be part of the agreed contracted hours of the working week
• At the end of your training, you will sit an exam and submit course work as part of your assessment, and you will receive a Level 5 qualification
• English and maths qualifications form a mandatory part of all apprenticeships and must be completed before an apprentice can pass through gateway. The requirements are detailed in the current version of the apprenticeship funding rules
• You will join a well-established team of practitioners, who will help to provide quality coaching and mentoring to achieve all of the requirements needed to achieve your qualification

What to expect at the end of your apprenticeship

• Possible long term employment within the setting