Apprenticeship (Talent Pool

Excellence-Solutions Limited; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A childcare service provider in the City of Westminster is seeking a dedicated professional to work with young children. The role involves maintaining children's records, implementing care routines, and fostering a nurturing environment that promotes health and well-being. Candidates should possess relevant qualifications, be patient, and have strong communication and organizational skills. This role supports children's holistic development through engagement in activities and collaboration with parents.

Qualifications

• Relevant qualifications and industry experience are necessary.
• Expectation to handle responsibilities in a demanding environment.
• Ability to work effectively with children and teams.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate and effective children's records.
• Support and implement diversity and equality policies.
• Work in partnership with parents during events.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisation skills

Customer care skills

Problem solving skills

Team working

Creative

Initiative

Non‑judgemental

Patience

Education

Relevant qualifications in childcare

Diploma in Early Years Education

Job description

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate and effective children's records
• Respond appropriately to issues requiring confidentiality
• Support, promote and implement policies relating to diversity and equality
• Work well as part of a team
• Work with the team to ensure the smooth running of the nursery day
• Work in partnership with parents and attend parent events and meetings as required
• Support babies and young children through a range of transitions and significant events (e.g., moving onto school, moving house, birth of a sibling)
• Recognise when a child is in danger or at risk of serious harm or abuse and explain the procedures to be followed to protect them (types of abuse include domestic, neglect, physical, emotional and sexual abuse)
• Identify risks and hazards in the provision and during off‑site visits relating to both children and staff and visitors and follow reporting procedures
• Use prevention and control of infection techniques for hand washing and food preparation and hygiene, deal with spillages safely, safe disposal of waste and use correct personal protective equipment
• Use equipment, furniture and materials safely and securely, following the manufacturers' instructions and provision's requirements
• Encourage children to be aware of personal safety and the safety of others and develop personal hygiene practices (including oral hygiene)
• Promote health and wellbeing in the provision by encouraging babies and young children to consume healthy, balanced and nutritious meals, snacks and drinks appropriate for their age and be physically active through planned and spontaneous activity throughout the day, both indoors and outdoors
• Carry out respectful care routines appropriate to the development, stage, dignity and needs of the child, including eating (feeding and weaning or complementary feeding), nappy changing procedures, toilet training, care of skin, teeth and hair and rest and sleep provision
• Communicate with all children, including those with English as an additional language and those with additional needs, in ways that will be understood (verbal and non‑verbal)
• Extend children's development and learning through verbal and non‑verbal communication
• Encourage babies and young children to use a range of communication methods
• Work with colleagues to identify and plan educational programmes to support children's holistic development through play, creativity, social development and learning
• Implement and review activities to support children's play, creativity, social development and learning and clear up after activities
• Observe children, assess, plan and record the outcomes, share results accurately and confidentially in line with statutory and provision requirements
• Use learning activities to support early language development
• Support children's early interest and development in mark making, writing, reading and being read to
• Support children's interest and development in mathematical learning (numbers, number patterns, counting, sorting and matching)
• Support the graduated approach for the assessment, planning, implementation and reviewing of each baby's and young child's individual plan for their care and participation
• Work in ways that value and respect the developmental needs and stages of babies and children
• Use feedback and mentoring or supervision to identify and support areas for development, goals and career opportunities
• Work co‑operatively with colleagues, other professionals and agencies to meet the needs of babies and young children and enable them to progress
• Work alongside parents or carers and recognise their role in the baby or child's health, well‑being, learning and development
• Encourage parents or carers to take an active role in the baby's or child's care, play, learning and development
• Demonstrate how to share information with parents or carers about the importance of healthy, balanced and nutritious diets for their child, looking after teeth and being physically active

Qualifications

• Relevant qualifications and industry experience (apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect existing knowledge)
• Communication skills
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non‑judgemental
• Patience; working with children is hard work but rewarding; maturity and understanding of babies required

Training & Development

• Diploma plus functional skills in maths and English (details to be agreed)
• Apprenticeship schedule to be agreed
• Learners may progress onto advanced apprenticeship and work up to team leading and management roles in the nursery
• Alternative career pathways: teaching, nursing, midwifery, play work, social work or other care roles

Practical details will be made available at a later date. You can start ASAP.