Level 2 Early Years Practitioner Apprentice at Little Pips Nursery

Somerset Skills and Learning; Langport; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A childcare organization in Langport is seeking a dedicated individual to support the teamwork in caring for children. Responsibilities include providing a warm and caring environment, assisting with personal needs, and organizing activities aligned with the early years curriculum. The ideal candidate will enjoy working with children and contributing to their growth and development. This position offers opportunities for professional development and a supportive team atmosphere.

Benefits

Support for professional development

Welcoming team environment

Responsibilities

• Provide a warm caring environment.
• Support with children's personal needs and social skills.
• Assist in planning and organizing activities.
• Ensure cleanliness and hygiene standards.
• Flexibly cover care at short notice.

Job description

Overview

At Little Pips we believe that children learn best through play and exploration. Children in Little Pips are given opportunities to make choices, explore their senses and experiment in an exciting environment. You will support the teamwork in partnership with families ensuring our children’s needs are met at all times. We value play as young children's work, and all of our learning is based upon each individual child's needs and interests.

We are looking for someone who can assist but eventually be responsible for:

Responsibilities

• Working as part of the team to provide a warm caring environment
• Assist in promoting links between childcare and the early years curriculum
• Support with taking care of children’s personal needs and encouraging self-help and social skills
• Promote participation in a range of quality activities with the children and support in providing feedback to parents and carers
• Working with the team to support planning, room organisation, resources and activities for indoor/outdoor play that meet the needs of the individual children
• Prepare food, set up for meals, supervise mealtime, cleaning and clearing away
• Work with the team to maintain and ensure adequate standards of cleanliness and hygiene for families and children attending the setting
• Providing flexibility in covering care at short notice in the event of unforeseen circumstances

Why work for us?

• A warm welcome awaits you. We are proud of our school, both children and staff enjoy sharing ‘our school’ with visitors and friends
• You will get to work in an environment where we value and respect people, children and families of all backgrounds, including their religion, race, culture and language
• Whilst being supported in working towards your level 3 qualification, you will have the exciting opportunity to work on special projects or areas of work as directed by the Foundation Stage Coordinator or Childcare Manager
• Our team will help you to be aware of and understand the health and safety framework, policies, procedures, guidelines and legislation to include fire drills, that are all relevant in your qualification
• You will get to participate in regular supervisions and staff meetings
• You will work in an environment where we encourage and support your development within the early years setting