Childcare Apprenticeship – New Mills

Shaping Lives; Hague Bar; Remote; GBP 8,300 - 11,000; Full time

Job summary

First Steps Nursery is seeking a Childcare Apprentice who will study toward the Early Years Educator apprenticeship L3. The role involves hands-on care, observation recording, and support across ages from birth to five in a forest school environment.

Training and supervision are provided as part of the apprenticeship. You will join a well-established family nursery with a strong focus on safeguarding and inclusive practice, working with a dedicated team in a setting that values learning and

Qualifications

• Passion for learning about childcare and playwork.
• Willingness to work as part of a team in a nursery setting.
• Commitment to safeguarding and nursery policies.

Responsibilities

• Be a Keyworker for a group of children and support developmental needs.
• Record observations and liaise with parents and external agencies as needed.
• Assist in planning and providing stimulating activities for ages birth to five.
• Contribute to maintaining a safe, welcoming, clean and inclusive environment.
• Work flexibly within a team and follow nursery procedures.

Job description

First Steps Nursery are looking for a new Childcare Apprentice. You will be studying toward your Early Years Educator apprenticeship L3.

First Steps Nursery are looking for a new Childcare Apprentice. You will be studying toward your Early Years Educator apprenticeship L3.

About the Role

Requirements

Additional Information

We are a very well-established family nursery with a forest school on site and babies from 3 months old. We are ideally looking for someone who has a love of working with children as an apprentice.

Day-Day Responsibilties:

• To have a passion for learning about childcare and playwork and work with a fantastic team in our 'Outstanding' nursery settings with a Forest School
• Share our positive Can Do approach as a team member to working with children
• To contribute in providing a safe, welcoming
• clean and inclusive environment for all children and their parents.
• To follow and implement all Nursery policies and procedures, showing a high priority to safeguarding.
• To be a Keyworker for a group of children and have responsibilities to contribute to their on-going developmental needs and assessments. This will include inputting observations onto our Tapestry system and liaison with external agencies and parents/carers.
• To input into the planning and provision of stimulating and developmentally appropriate activities including preparation of resources and Nursery areas.
• To work flexibly and co-operatively as part of a team, this may also involve working with all children in our setting from birth to Five years old.

Salary displayed is a starting salary, the salary will depend on experience/prior qualifications.

Hibbert Street New Mills, High Peak, SK22 3JJ