Summary
If you are an enthusiastic, dedicated, and qualified Level 3 Early Years Nursery Practitioner, we would love to hear from you. Apply today to join the Instepz team and help inspire and educate the next generation!
Wage
£14,526.20 to £23,492.04 a year
Training course
Early years lead practitioner (level 5)
Hours
Monday - Friday between 7.30am - 6.00pm
37 hours a week
Possible start date
Thursday 1 May
Duration
2 years
Positions available
1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
Instepz are a warm and welcoming nursery committed to providing high-quality early years education in a nurturing and safe environment. Their team is dedicated to supporting children’s development and helping them reach their full potential. They are currently seeking a passionate and experienced Level 3 Early Years Nursery Practitioner to join our dynamic team and train on an Early years Level 5 lead practitioner Apprenticeship.
Role Overview:
* As a Level 5 Early Years Nursery Lead Practitioner, you will play a key role in delivering exceptional care and early education to children aged 0-5 years
* You will create a stimulating environment that encourages children to learn and grow while ensuring their safety and well-being at all times
Key Responsibilities:
* Childcare & Education: Provide high-quality care, supervision, and learning opportunities for children in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum
* Activity Planning & Implementation: Plan and lead engaging, age-appropriate activities that support children’s cognitive, emotional, and physical development
* Observation & Assessment: Observe and track children’s progress, documenting and sharing assessments to inform planning and development
* Child Welfare: Promote the health, safety, and emotional well-being of children, ensuring a safe and stimulating learning environment
* Team Collaboration: Work closely with other practitioners and senior staff to share knowledge and contribute to the continuous improvement of nursery practice
* Communication with Parents: Build positive relationships with parents and carers, providing regular updates on children’s progress and development
Where you’ll work
24 High Street
Birmingham
B23 6RH
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
SKERN LODGE LIMITED
Your training course
Early years lead practitioner (level 5)
Equal to higher national diploma (HND)
Course contents
* Analyse and articulate how all children’s individual learning can be affected by their current developmental capabilities, characteristics and individual circumstances taking into account all factors contributing to typical and atypical development.
* Promote equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice.
* Observe, assess, plan, facilitate and participate in play opportunities which include current curriculum requirements.
* Ensure plans fully reflect the individual development needs and circumstances of children and actively participate in the provision of consistent care, responding quickly to the needs of the individual child.
* Provide a dynamic, evolving and enabling environment that reflects the current interests, motivations, and play of individual and groups of children.
* Encourage all children’s participation, ensuring a sensitive, respectful and effective balance within the adult and child dynamic to facilitate play opportunities.
* Engage in effective strategies to develop and extend children's learning and thinking, including sustained shared thinking.
* Support and promote children’s speech, language and communication development and determining and adapting appropriate responses and interventions.
* Support children to engage in a range of learning contexts such as individual, small groups and larger groups as appropriate for their play and support confidence within social experiences.
* Ensure staff are deployed effectively to suit and enhance the learning environment, prioritising the safety and wellbeing of all children.
* Advocate for the child, cultivating professional partnerships with parents/carers and other professionals, presenting their understanding of the child’s journey within multidisciplinary teams to holistically support the child’s individual needs.
* Demonstrate the importance of the home learning environment, developing an effective and collaborative partnership to enhance opportunities for the child.
* Make use of formative and summative assessment, tracking children’s progress to plan for future learning possibilities including early interventions based on individual developmental needs.
* Take responsibility for supporting the key person in articulating children's progress and planning future learning possibilities.
* Use current and contemporary knowledge, research, theories and approaches to develop, enhance and articulate their own pedagogical approach and practice.
* Use reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally to enhance their practice.
* Plan, carry out and guide appropriate physical care routines for individual children.
* Promote, model and support children and families to develop a healthy approach to making choices relating to personal care including eating, sleeping and physical activity.
* Develop, model and implement strategies to support the emotional, psychological, physical and cultural needs of all children within the setting.
* Identify and act upon own responsibilities in relation to health and safety, prevention and control of infection, carrying out risk assessments and risk management processes in line with policies and procedures.
* Ensure the security and confidentiality of data, records and information in line with current legislation.
* Be a leaderful practitioner to support, mentor, coach, train and guide colleagues in a range of settings, providing inspiration and motivation to engage others to develop their practice.
* Be confident to identify, action and competently challenge issues and undertake difficult conversations where appropriate.
* Advocate for children through their child centred approach, listening to the voice of the child; ensuring children’s rights, views and wishes are heard, respected and acted upon at all times. Offer appropriate support and influence decisions in the best interests of the child.
* Competently action and carry out safeguarding procedures, using their professional curiosity, knowledge, insight and understanding.
* Explore and understand, challenge and question; knowing when to act to safeguard and protect children.
* Analyse and articulate how all children’s individual learning can be affected by their current developmental capabilities, characteristics and individual circumstances taking into account all factors contributing to typical and atypical development.
* Promote equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice.
* Observe, assess, plan, facilitate and participate in play opportunities which include current curriculum requirements.
* Ensure plans fully reflect the individual development needs and circumstances of children and actively participate in the provision of consistent care, responding quickly to the needs of the individual child.
* Provide a dynamic, evolving and enabling environment that reflects the current interests, motivations, and play of individual and groups of children.
* Encourage all children’s participation, ensuring a sensitive, respectful and effective balance within the adult and child dynamic to facilitate play opportunities.
* Engage in effective strategies to develop and extend children's learning and thinking, including sustained shared thinking.
* Support and promote children’s speech, language and communication development and determining and adapting appropriate responses and interventions.
* Support children to engage in a range of learning contexts such as individual, small groups and larger groups as appropriate for their play and support confidence within social experiences.
* Ensure staff are deployed effectively to suit and enhance the learning environment, prioritising the safety and wellbeing of all children.
* Advocate for the child, cultivating professional partnerships with parents/carers and other professionals, presenting their understanding of the child’s journey within multidisciplinary teams to holistically support the child’s individual needs.
* Demonstrate the importance of the home learning environment, developing an effective and collaborative partnership to enhance opportunities for the child.
* Make use of formative and summative assessment, tracking children’s progress to plan for future learning possibilities including early interventions based on individual developmental needs.
* Take responsibility for supporting the key person in articulating children's progress and planning future learning possibilities.
* Use current and contemporary knowledge, research, theories and approaches to develop, enhance and articulate their own pedagogical approach and practice.
* Use reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally to enhance their practice.
* Plan, carry out and guide appropriate physical care routines for individual children.
* Promote, model and support children and families to develop a healthy approach to making choices relating to personal care including eating, sleeping and physical activity.
* Develop, model and implement strategies to support the emotional, psychological, physical and cultural needs of all children within the setting.
* Identify and act upon own responsibilities in relation to health and safety, prevention and control of infection, carrying out risk assessments and risk management processes in line with policies and procedures.
* Ensure the security and confidentiality of data, records and information in line with current legislation.
* Be a leaderful practitioner to support, mentor, coach, train and guide colleagues in a range of settings, providing inspiration and motivation to engage others to develop their practice.
* Be confident to identify, action and competently challenge issues and undertake difficult conversations where appropriate.
* Advocate for children through their child centred approach, listening to the voice of the child; ensuring children’s rights, views and wishes are heard, respected and acted upon at all times. Offer appropriate support and influence decisions in the best interests of the child.
* Competently action and carry out safeguarding procedures, using their professional curiosity, knowledge, insight and understanding.
* Explore and understand, challenge and question; knowing when to act to safeguard and protect children.
Your training plan
* Level 5 Early Years Practitioner Apprenticeship Standard
* You will be supported by an assessor throughout your apprenticeship
* Training will be a mix of face to face and online learning
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
* 4 (grade 9)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Communication skills
* Attention to detail
* Customer care skills
* Organisation skills
* Problem solving skills
* Number skills
* Team working
* Creative
* Initiative
* Patience
* Non judgemental
* Physical fitness
Other requirements
This is a physical and active role and you will need to be alert and have the ability to get involved.