Early Years Practitioner Apprentice (Level 2)

Overview

Job Role: Early Years Practitioner Apprenticeship Level 2

Duration: 12-14 Months

Responsibilities:

• Promoting the philosophy of “learning through play”, supporting children in play and learning activities, following their interests.
• Supporting everyday care routines, encouraging children to gain self-help skills including dressing, feeding, toilet training and an awareness of personal hygiene.
• Facilitating a range of activities based on children’s interests, to promote each child’s physical, intellectual and emotional needs to enable each child to reach their full potential.
• Assisting other pre-school practitioners with activities to encourage speech and language and social interaction with the children.
• Enhancing the environment with resources and displays of children's work.
• Working with a small key group of children, observing, monitoring and recording each child’s development.
• Working under supervision to maintain records and documentation that complies with statutory requirements.
• Establishing positive relationships with parents and carers. Developing confidence when communicating with parents and carers about the day-to-day needs of their child and fostering parental engagement.
• Attending staff and team meetings and keeping up to date with developments in childcare through regular training as appropriate.
• Ensuring you are aware of and comply with the pre-school’s policies, ensuring everyone is treated safely and with respect, in line with the pre-school safeguarding, H&S and equal opportunity policies and the Staff handbook.
• Gaining knowledge and understanding of the EYFS and all other statutory requirements.

Qualifications and skills:

• You must be able to relate to and interact with children positively.
• Be reliable, enthusiastic, and flexible.
• Be able to remain calm under pressure, adapt to the unexpected and ‘think on your feet.’
• Be able to write reports and keep clear and accurate records.
• Be well organised with good administrative and IT skills.
• Be able to work as part of a team, follow instructions and use your initiative.
• Be able to communicate clearly and politely both verbally and in writing.
• Be able to develop positive relationships with parents, carers and other childcare professionals.
• Be willing to learn new skills and able to identify when you need to ask for support.

Working arrangements and benefits:

• The hours are flexible, but will be between 8am-6pm Monday – Friday, and are term time only (38 weeks per year).
• Good rates of pay.
• 6 weeks paid holiday.
• Free uniform.
• Free training.
• Free DBS check.
• Company Pension.
• On-site Parking.
• Ongoing continuous development and early years quality training and mentoring.