Job description:
Childcare Apprenticeship – Level 2 – Mini VIPs Nursery and Daycare
The Aspire Training Team are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable and hardworking individual to complete their Level 2 Childcare Apprenticeship at Mini VIPs Nursery and Daycare at their Winchcombe setting.
Mini VIPs Nursery and Daycare are a family run business, a home away from home. As a Mini VIP, your child is treated like one of the family. Our nursery and daycare is a family-run business – and that family ethos is at the heart of everything we do.
We have 3 rooms Caterpillars 0-24 months, Busy Bees 2-3.5 years and Butterflies 3 to starting school.
We also have a holiday club and wrap around care including breakfast and after school club 4 -12 years.
Your duties and responsibilities will include;
1. To contribute to a high-quality caring environment for children. This includes creating a warm, friendly and stimulating atmosphere in which the children can develop emotionally, socially and educationally through individual attention and group activities. Key areas
2. To work with children • To attend all training as set out in your training agreement
3. To complete all assignments set on time
4. To work as part of the team
5. To attend associated training deemed appropriate by the manager in consideration of your individual needs and wishes
6. To liaise with mentor and manager. Responsible to: Mentor/Nursery Manager/Room Lead Duties and responsibilities
7. Course attendance/meeting with training provider and completing assignments on time
8. To attend team meetings and participate in sharing ideas
9. Under supervision provide all aspects of care for children including washing, changing and feeding
10. To assist with meeting the personal, social and emotional needs of individual children
11. To provide adult-led interactions with children in the nursery
12. To attend all training relevant to the role and deemed appropriate by the Manager/training provider
13. To be aware of and abide by the nursery’s Safeguarding children and child protection policy and Confidentiality policy, and all other policies the manager deems appropriate
14. Team work
15. Support all staff and engage in a good staff team. General
16. Contribute to good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness in the nursery
17. Undertake such other duties and responsibilities of an equivalent nature, as may be determined by the trainee’s supervisor from time-to-time 2
18. Carry out duties at all times in compliance with the nursery’s equal opportunities policy
19. Look upon the nursery as a "whole" to consider where your skills can be best utilised. Be constantly aware of the individual needs of all children
20. Respect the confidentiality of all information received
21. Ensure the provision of a high-quality environment to meet the needs of all individual children
22. Develop and maintain strong partnerships and communications with parents/carers to facilitate day-to-day caring and early learning needs
23. Be aware of the community profile of the nursery and uphold its standards at all times
24. Be aware of all emergency and fire evacuation procedures
25. Be aware of sections 7 and 8 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974: o Employees have a duty to take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and others who may be affected by their acts or omissions whilst at work. This extends to co-operating to enable the employer to fulfil its legal duty o No person shall intentionally or recklessly interfere with or misuse anything provided in the interests of health, safety or welfare in pursuance of any of the relevant statutory provisions • Understand that, as part of training, you will be required to work across the nursery rooms.
Hours;
26. Mini VIPs Nursery and Daycare is open from 8.00am – 18:00pm Monday to Friday.
27. The successful candidate will be required to work 30 hours per week with shift patterns to be discussed.
Requirements;
28. Experience in a childcare environment is required
29. You must be able to gain a clear DBS
30. Have GCSE grades A*-C or 4-9 in Maths and English Language, or equivalent