Early Years Apprentice

MP Training and Recruitment; Wokingham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Apprentice to provide exceptional care and education for children. This role involves supporting children's development while pursuing a formal qualification in childcare. You will collaborate with a team to create a stimulating environment tailored to each child's needs, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. The position offers a unique opportunity to grow your skills and contribute to a nurturing atmosphere for children and families alike. Join a company that values professional growth and celebrates achievements, making a real difference in the lives of young learners.

Benefits

Ongoing training and development

Employee appreciation events

Supportive work environment

Career growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Willing to gain formal Level 2/3 qualification in Early Years.
• Good numeracy and literacy skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Support children's development and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Work collaboratively with parents and professionals for children's needs.

Skills

Empathy

Resilience

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Time Management

Numeracy Skills

Literacy Skills

ICT Skills

Education

Willingness to undertake Level 2/3 Early Years qualification

A-C grade in Maths and English

Full and relevant Level 1 Early Years qualification

Job description

The Apprentice is responsible for delivering exceptional care and education for children whilst undertaking a formal qualification in childcare. The Apprentice works with a team to ensure the nursery is compliant in all areas.

The role of the Apprentice is to support the children’s development in partnership with parents, offering contributions to observations and planning for next steps. As an Apprentice works alongside the nursery team to build strong partnerships with parents/carers and other professionals. They play an active part in creating a simulating environment for each child’s individual needs.

The role requires collaboration with others and taking responsibility for working in line with regulatory requirements, BH policies and procedures to develop the strength and reputation the Bright Horizons brand retains.

Responsibilities:

1. Support and promote diversity and equality
2. Ensure you work as part of a team towards a common goal sharing ideas and feedback to create consistency
3. Demonstrate the HEART principles in everyday working life
4. Demonstrate a proactive approach using your initiative and showing resilience to take responsibility for getting things done
5. Work collaboratively, demonstrating appropriate behaviour and expectations
6. Work in partnership with parents/ carers and other professionals
7. Create the right environment to offer a unique experience for our parents and children
8. Demonstrate and ensure good practice and compliance with the revised EYFS Framework through adherence to BHFS policies and procedures
9. Understand the importance of keeping everyone safe and the part you play
10. Meeting the individual dietary, health, comfort and care needs of each individual child
11. Have a child centred approach, ensuring the activities on offer meet the children’s needs and are age appropriate
12. Contribute to children’s records through observation
13. Attend staff meetings and training sessions
14. Work alongside your assessor including attending all training required for completion of the formal qualification
15. Have ability to manage own time to complete required coursework in the given timeframe
16. Drive own development through active participation in appraisals, one to ones and requesting supervisions where required
17. Promote the nursery to current parents and potential customers, taking a BOLD approach to stand out amongst competitors
18. To complete your Level 2 Qualification will take a minimum of 12 months and to complete your level 3 will take a minimum of 18 months
19. Use reflection to proactively take on board new ideas and initiatives including feedback to enhance own development
20. Experience in any role, which includes face to face work directly with children, paid or voluntary
21. Experience working with babies either in a professional home base or early years provision

Qualifications Essential:

1. Willingness to undertake formal Level 2/3 Early Years qualification
2. Can demonstrate good numeracy and literacy skills
3. Willingness to gain Functional Skills in Maths and English Level 1/2

Qualifications Desirable:

1. Full and relevant Level 1 (or above) Early Years qualification
2. A-C grade in Maths and English
3. First Aid or 12 hour Paediatric First Aid qualification

Personal Attributes:

1. Able to have empathy and an ability to understand a child’s view
2. Show resilience and determination to succeed in the face of pressure and difficulties.
3. Ability to identify concerns and resolve complex dilemmas in a fair, open and reasoned manner
4. Ability to communicate clearly with both children and adults using a variety of techniques
5. Ability to work as part of a team
6. Have the ability to reflect on and respond positively to direction to improve own performance. Know when to seek advice and support
7. Demonstrate a proactive approach and take responsibility for getting things done
8. Ability to self-manage, manage own time, be flexible, adaptable and embrace new ways of doing things
9. Demonstrate a good standard of literacy, numeracy and effective ICT skills

We look forward to receiving your application!

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About Us

At Bright Horizons, our culture is built on our commitment to Keeping Everyone Safe and providing world-class care and education, delivered by a world-class workforce. We believe our people’s potential is endless and with this in mind, we aspire to create an environment where our colleagues can thrive and accomplish the things they thought impossible.

Bright Horizons has been recognised as a Great Place to Work by our employees and the Great Place to Work Institute for the last 13 years. We care passionately about what we do, and our HEART values and principles help us support one another in the work that we do each day. These are quite literally at the HEART of our organisation’s ethos and culture as it helps us to provide a working environment that supports professionalism, growth and diversity.

We are passionate about our people’s ongoing learning and development. Our learning and leading with HEART framework supports each Bright Horizons colleague on the first steps of their leadership journey, whether that includes our 'World-Class Welcome' induction or our extensive ongoing training programme. Either way we want you to feel valued and invested in!

Celebrating in the accomplishments of our people is an essential part of our culture. We believe in the power of “thank you” and throughout the year, in ways big and small, formal and informal, we show our appreciation for employees at all levels. We have many ways to acknowledge and celebrate our people, including our very popular “employee appreciation month”. This is a chance for everyone to share their gratitude to one another, across the whole company. Whether it is a “thank you” placed on our website, a chocolate pizza, team lunch or an ice cream van visit, it is our way of showing each other we care and appreciate everything we do. Each year, we have our annual 'Awards of Excellence' events; whether you are an award winner or cheering on a fellow team member, these formal award occasions are opportunities to come together and celebrate one another.

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