Childcare Apprenticeship – Bedford

Shaping Lives; Bedford; Hybrid; GBP 11,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

Forfield House Nursery is seeking an enthusiastic Apprentice to begin an Early Years Practitioner Level 2 Apprenticeship. You will study toward the qualification while gaining hands-on experience in a nursery setting, supporting babies and young children with daily routines, play, and development activities.

Apply to join a team focused on safety, health, and holistic child development, with supervision and mentoring to help you grow your skills in communication, observing progress, and planning

Qualifications

• Infection prevention and control techniques including hand washing and hygiene.
• Safe use of equipment and materials following manufacturers' instructions.
• Promote health and wellbeing with nutritious meals and physical activity.
• Support safe personal care routines including feeding, nappies, toilet needs and rest.
• Communicate with children, including those learning English as an additional language.
• Extend development through verbal and non-verbal interactions.
• Collaborate with colleagues to plan educational activities supporting holistic development.
• Observe, assess, plan and record outcomes in line with statutory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Assist with daily learning activities and play to support development.
• Record observations and help plan next steps for individual children.
• Support early language development and mark-making activities.
• Ensure children’s safety and well-being during indoors and outdoors activities.

Skills

Communication with children

Health & safety awareness

Observation & assessment

Job description

Forfield House Nursery are looking for a new early years Apprentice. You will be studying toward your Early years practitioner level 2 Apprenticeship.

Forfield House Nursery are looking for a new early years Apprentice. You will be studying toward your Early years practitioner level 2 Apprenticeship.

About the Role

Requirements

Additional Information

• Use prevention and control of infection techniques for hand washing and food preparation and hygiene, deal with spillages safely, safe disposal of waste, using 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, potty or toilet training, care of skin, teeth and hair and rest and sleep provision.
• Communicate with all children, including those for whom English is an additional language and those with additional needs, in ways that will be understood. This includes verbal and non-verbal communication.
• Extend children's development and learning through verbal and non-verbal communication.
• Encourage babies and young children to use a range of communication methods.
• Use a range of appropriate communication methods to share information with children, parents or carers and other professionals.
• Work with colleagues to identify and plan educational programmes to support children's holistic development through a range of 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 expected statutory and the provision's 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 including 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.