Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship - Playaway Nursery About the employer Playaway Nursery has been providing quality childcare since 1990, offering a safe and nurturing environment for children up to age 4. With three nurseries and two pre-schools across Barking & Dagenham, we focus on learning through play and follow the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum. Our dedicated team works closely with parents to support each child’s development. About the Role Key details: Hours: Monday to Friday, hours between 8am and 6pm, 37.5 hours per week Wage: £6.40 per hour Location: 2 town square, Barking, IG11 7NB Apprenticeship Standard: Level 3 Early Years Educator Duration: 18 months Overview of the role: Playaway Nursery are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated individual with a genuine passion for taking good care of children and working as part of team. This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate. Key Responsibilities: To work within the guidelines of Playaway Day Nursery’s policies and procedures; have knowledge of safeguarding and health and safety Knowledge of the EYFS. To contribute to a programme of activities suitable to the age range of children in your area in conjunction with other staff. To prepare and complete activities to suit each child’s stage of development To implement the Equality and Diversity Policy. To include having cultural awareness, encouraging diversity and celebrating festivals. Enabling children to feel valued and treating each child as an individual To provide and sustain a stimulating, challenging, welcoming and safe environment. You should be a good role model, have a warm, friendly and patient personality and be caring and sensitive to children’s needs To form a partnership with parents. Acknowledging and respecting the importance that parents/carers have in a child’s learning. Parents must be involved in all aspects of their child’s education, all information must be shared and lines of communication are open at all times To be professional. This means building trusting relationships with children, parents and staff. You should demonstrate good listening skills, be open-minded and understanding. Above all, confidentiality is paramount To work as part of a team providing quality care and education. To be aware of your own skills and share knowledge with your colleagues. Carry out your duties in line with the rest of the team and follow instructions from the Manager. To attend staff meetings To promote the physical, social, emotional, cultural, spiritual, moral and cognitive development of each individual child To carry out the procedures for the daily routine. This includes demonstrating high levels of hygiene. Cleaning food preparation areas, bottles, sinks, toilets, toys and equipment. Laundering flannels, towels, bed/cot sheets, painting overalls, bibs etc. To adhere to the Health & Safety Policy. To include awareness of the fire procedure, risk assessments, keeping children safe and awareness of first aid procedure To adhere to strict personal hygiene rules. To include regular hand washing, wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), i.e. disposable gloves and aprons when appropriate, to wear uniform i.e. tabards at all times To be aware of the correct manual handling techniques. To include reading the Manual Handling Policy, using the stepladder when appropriate and wearing the correct clothing to minimise risk To check toys/equipment to ensure they are safe to be used by children, checking outside garden is clean and safe. Report and record accidents in the Accident Book. To be a dedicated and reliable member of staff. To show commitment to your position as laid out in this job description. To complete all tasks to the best of your ability. To read the Staff Information Pack and follow its policies and procedures To meet the overall needs of each child within Playaway Day Nursery Apprenticeship Summary: You will work towards your Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification across a total duration of 18 months Training provider: LMP Group: https://lmp-group.co.uk/ All online/remote learning, no classroom or college day release An allocated tutor will support you throughout the apprenticeship Candidate Requirements Skills & Personal Qualities Required: Good IT, literacy and numeracy skills Organisational and problem solving skills Verbal communication skills – ability to deal with people in person and on the telephone Ability to apply set procedures Accurate and thorough approach Comfortable working to agreed objectives Ability to work without supervision Pro-active and able to use own initiative Outgoing, confident personality Team player Highly motivated Mature outlook Interested in/aptitude for learning new skills/taking on new challenges Reliability Qualifications Required: GCSE or equivalent English (Grade 4) - Essential GCSE or equivalent Maths (Grade 4) - Essential Next steps & Pre-employment checks (Permitting you’re eligible for the role) Please expect to receive contact from our LMP Education Recruitment team, to discuss your application further. Additionally, please be aware that upon a successful offer of employment, DBS checks and references will be obtained as part of your enrolment. LMPEducation