Apprentice Nursery / Childcare Assistant

Day to day duties...

• Promote positive relationships in the early years’ setting.
• Promote the health, safety and well-being of the children.
• Support the children’s development, learning and play.
• Be a Key Person carrying out all related responsibilities in building relationships with a small group of children and their families.
• Contribute to the effectiveness of team work.
• To be a role model and be able to showcase high quality practice with regards to individual and group work with children.
• To take responsibility alongside the Nursery Management Team for the safety, security and well-being of all children, staff and visitors at all times.
• To ensure that safeguarding procedures are followed in line with Local Authority and Company procedures.
• To support the management team in supporting the nursery to reach an ‘Outstanding’ grade with Ofsted.

 

Qualifications Required

• Maths and English GCSE grade C or above, are preferable but not a necessity.

 

Skills Required

• Previous Childcare experience is preferable but not a necessity as training will be provided.

 

Future Prospects

The rate of pay will be between £4.81 and £5.81 per hour for a successful candidate undertaking a L2 or L3 qualification, without a L2 qualification already. If you are already L2 qualified and undertaking the L3 qualification, then you will be pa

 

Training Provided

Early Year Practitioner Level 2 or Early Years Educator Level 3