Hatching Dragons Westminster - Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner

Impact Futures; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Hatching Dragons in Westminster is offering a Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner Apprenticeship. The role involves senior-level responsibilities within a nursery setting, focusing on quality care and education for children.

The apprenticeship develops leadership, reflective practice and professional enquiry, with a view to advancing practice in line with Ofsted standards and nursery goals.

Qualifications

• Room Leader is a qualified childcare professional responsible for the day-to-day running of their room.
• Role involves caring for children, maintaining a high-quality, stimulating learning environment, and supervising staff.
• Leads and reflects on practice to continually improve outcomes and supports the management team.

Responsibilities

• Work flexibly as part of the larger team to support colleagues and ensure smooth nursery operations.
• Contribute to teamwork and effective communication within the team.
• Support management in maintaining good Ofsted ratings and striving for outstanding.
• Reflect daily on practice and seek continuous improvement.

Education

Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner Apprenticeship

Job description

Organisation - Hatching Dragons

Apprenticeship - Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner

Location - Westminster

Hours - 08:00am - 18:00pm

Salary - £28,000.00 - £32,000.00

Overview -

This Level 5 apprenticeship training programme will develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours of early years practitioners to be proactive and influential.

The learner will be working in a senior role such as a Room Leader, Early Years Lead. Undertaking this apprenticeship will develop the practitioner’s ability to reflect and build on practice through on-going professional enquiry and action led research.

Vacancy Overview -

The Room Leader is a qualified childcare professional with the responsibility for the day to day running of their room. They perform an important role caring for children, maintaining a high quality, stimulating learning environment, supervising staff and imparting their knowledge and skills to others. They are creative and reflective leaders able to implement new ideas and use a range of strategies to continually improve practice and support the management team.

• To work flexibly as part of the larger team, assisting and supporting colleagues wherever required, to ensure the smooth running of the nursery.
• Contribute to the effectiveness of teamwork by:
• Communication is a vital part of teamwork
• Supporting management in remaining 'good' and strive towards achieving outstanding with Ofsted.
• Reflect upon our practice daily in everything we do. Things can always be made better.
• Learn from each other, we all hold different skills.
• To be part of a team that provides a purposeful, stimulating environment that is rich in learning opportunities, both indoors and outdoors. Activities should consider children’s abilities, interests, language and cultural backgrounds.
• To assist in the development and support of other staff members by communicating effectively, sharing knowledge and experience, delegating tasks appropriately, identifying training needs, leading meetings, inductions and 1:1's - with support from the nursery manager.
• To respect and value all colleagues, children and parents, encouraging a positive and diverse working environment.
• To co-operate and work effectively with the manager, taking on additional responsibilities/duties and positively promoting developments in policies and procedures to team members
• To embrace, understand and promote Tender Years Day Nursery and the role you play as part of the team which provides high levels of care and education.
• Promote positive relationships in the early years setting.
• Be a key person by carrying out all related responsibilities such as building relationships with a small group of children and their families
• Key persons are responsible for ensuring key children have an appropriate target set each week which will form part of the planning.
• To lead by example. To always be professional and a good role model to the children and other staff members
• To be responsible for the welfare of all children in your designated room, organising systems to ensure consistent, high-quality care.
• To work in partnership with all parents/carers, building and maintaining relationships that encourage trust, open communication and involvement in nursery life

EY Log -

• Continual communication with parents via EY log and all of the functions available on it.
• Daily diaries are to be completed continuously throughout the day and published before 4.30.
• All staff are to put through their own observations they have collected.
• Staff are to put through their own key child’s parental observations as soon as they come through

Policies and procedures