Early Years Apprentice - Stourbridge

Introduction

Are you looking for a career in childcare? Little Hands Daycare Stourbridge provides the highest quality childcare and education for children from birth to five years. As our Early Years Apprentice you will support the nursery team in providing a safe, nurturing and stimulating environment where children can learn, play and develop.

About the Employer

What You'll Do

At Little Hands Daycare our ethos is to ensure that each child in our care has a unique experience in a happy, stimulating and caring environment. While working towards your early years qualification with access to support and guidance, you will gain hands-on experience supporting children’s care, learning and development.

Duties will include:

• To effectively deliver the EYFS ensuring that the individual needs and interest of children in the setting are met (in conjunction with other team members)
• To keep records of your key children’s development and learning journeys and share with parents, carers and other key adults in the child’s life
• Support all staff and engage in a good staff team
• To develop and maintain strong partnerships and communication with parents/carers to facilitate day-to-day caring and early learning needs
• To ensure the provision of a high quality environment to meet the needs of individual children having an awareness of any disabilities, family cultures and medical histories
• To be involved in out of working hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings, summer fayre, etc.
• To be flexible within working practices of the setting, undertaking other responsible duties where needed, such as domestic tasks, preparation of snack meals, cleansing of equipment, etc.
• To develop your role within the team, especially with regard to being a key person
• To keep completely confidential any information regarding the children, their families or other staff that is acquired as part of the job
• To be aware of the high profile of the setting and to uphold its standards at all times, both in work hours and outside
• To ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times
• Undertake any other duties as reasonably requested by line management
• To be flexible to work in all rooms of our nurseries, covering a wide age range

For successful candidates a vast range of employee benefits is available, including but not limited to:

• Competitive salaries and annual pay reviews
• Incentive and bonus schemes
• Unlimited training and professional development opportunities
• Paid day off for birthday
• Company pension scheme
• Free uniform
• Opportunities to gain additional holiday entitlement, including for length of service

Training Outcome

Completing an Early Years apprenticeship with Little Hands Daycare Group provides a strong foundation for a rewarding career in early childhood education. Apprentices who demonstrate commitment, professionalism and a passion for working with children may progress into a variety of roles within the organisation.

Potential career pathways may include:

• Qualified Early Years Educator (Level 3 Practitioner)
• Senior Practitioner or Room Leader
• Third in Charge / Deputy Manager
• Nursery Manager
• Specialist roles, such as SEND support, curriculum lead, wellbeing champion or training mentor
• Further qualifications, including Level 4 or Level 5 Early Years leadership programmes, teaching qualifications or specialist training

Little Hands Daycare Group is committed to supporting the development of its team members, offering ongoing training, mentoring and opportunities for progression to help individuals grow within their careers.

Skills Required

• Communication Skills
• Creative
• Friendly
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Organisation skills
• Patience
• Team working

Qualifications

• Desired - GCSE - English Language - 4
• Desired - GCSE - Maths - 4

Course Information

Course: Early years educator (level 3)

Level: 3

Route: Education and early years

Apprenticeship Level: Advanced

Working Arrangements

Working Week: 37.5 hours a week, Monday- Friday. Shifts between 7.30am and 6.00pm.

Expected Duration: 1 Year 2 Months

Training Provider: REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT LIMITED