Introduction

An excellent opportunity to work as a nursery assistant at Canopy Children's Nursery. You will receive exceptional support, training and mentoring within the nursery setting and from your skills coach at Juniper Training. You will gain an understanding of policies and procedures and child development and knowledge of EYFS and Canopy curriculum.

About the Employer

At Canopy we are on a mission to give children the best possible beginnings and help bring more harmony into parents’ busy lives. Offering a supportive, nurturing day care service that’s tailored around each family.

What You'll Do

Key tasks and responsibilities:

Deliver the highest care and education standards and ensure secure knowledge and understanding of policies and procedures and child development and knowledge of EYFS and Canopy curriculum and regulatory standards
Ensuring internal policies and procedures and legislation from governing bodies are adhered to and demonstrate your knowledge through high standards of practice
Deliver and support the Canopy curriculum to ensure a child-centred approach to operating all aspects of the nursery and support the observation and planning process meets the needs of all children in line with the Quality Assurance Framework
Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication with all stakeholders of the nursery and wider Canopy community including parent’s professionals and colleagues
Ensure keeping health and safety policies and procedures and continuously and demonstrate behaviours that underpin a high performing safety culture
Working as part of the team to ensure all essential day to day tasks are completed in line with the demands of the area you are working within i.e., hygiene standards and room preparation
Understand the referral processes when necessary to engage with professionals to support a child referral
Attend staff meetings and training to ensure a continuation of personal professional development to ensure your knowledge and skills are up to date, full, and relevant to the role

Training Outcome

Canopy Children's Day Nursery will offer further development and progression whenever possible.

Skills Required

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Number skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
Experience of working children
Caring and compassionate

Qualifications

Essential - GCSE - GCSE English and Maths - D-3 or Level 1 FS
Desired - GCSE - GCSE English and Maths - A*-C/9-4 or Level 2 FS

Course Information

Course: Early years practitioner (level 2)

Level: 2

Route: Education and early years

Apprenticeship Level: Intermediate

Working Arrangements

Working Week: Monday - Friday on a rota basis to be agreed in advance between 7.30am - 6.00pm.

Expected Duration: 1 Year

Training Provider: JUNIPER TRAINING LIMITED

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