Early Years Childcare

Early Years Practitioner Apprentice

With Sundorne Infants School
Competitive Salary
Shrewsbury (view map)
02/01/21 expected start date
Early Years Practitioner
13 months duration
2 positions available

Overview

We are looking for an Early Years Practitioner Apprentice to join the team. For the right person, there is the opportunity to secure full time employment and progress to higher level qualifications.

About the apprenticeship

Support for Pupils:
  • Act as a keyworker to a small group of children, liaising closely with parents/carers to ensure individual needs are met, and to be responsible for observations and record keeping relating to the progress and development of key children
  • Encourage parental involvement and support through the development of effective working relationships
  • Ensure that activities are carried out in a safe and responsible manner in accordance with statutory responsibilities, and to advise the nursery leader of any concerns over children, equipment etc.
  • Ensure that the nursery offers the highest standards of physical and emotional care, health and safety, and personal and food hygiene at all times
  • Work creatively with children within the early year’s framework, as instructed by the Nursery Leader
  • Daily interaction with children, providing a range of stimulating activities to promote all areas of learning, both inside and outside the classroom
  • Change nappies and attend to toileting duties as required
  • Provide a safe, creative and inclusive environment for all children

Support for the School:

  • Recognise own strengths and areas of expertise, and use these to advise and support others
  • Implement planned supervision of children out of school hours as required
  • Accompany staff and children, as appropriate, on visits, trips, and out of school activities, and take responsibility for a group under the supervision of a teacher

Responsibilities:

  • Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person
  • Be aware of and support difference and ensure that children have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop
  • Contribute to the overall ethos / work / aims of the school
  • Maintain constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies / professionals, in liaison with the nursery leader, to support the achievement and progress of the pupils
  • Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required
  • Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required

Safeguarding:

  • Be aware of and comply with safeguarding responsibilities as outlined in the Shropshire Career Pathway Safeguarding JD for school staff

Data Protection and other statutory responsibilities:

Be aware of and comply with data protection responsibilities as outlined in the Shropshire Career Pathway Data Protection JD for school staff.    

Other Duties:

  • Any other duties that the Headteacher, EHT/ CEO/ Governing Body/ Trustees feel is commensurate with the post.  Whilst every effort is made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post each individual task undertaken may not be identified

Apprenticeship qualification and training

Early Years Practitioner Apprenticeship Standard

About the employer

Sundorne Infant School and Nursery strive achieve an inclusive, safe and stimulating environment where everybody can work, learn and grow together. They work collaboratively to overcome challenges with confidence and resilience, having respect for themselves and their community. They promote a lifelong love of learning by creating inspirational experiences and encouraging independence. They ensure everyone will be provided with opportunities to fulfil their potential and prepare them for their future in the wider world.

  • To create a progressive and seamless curriculum with coherent learning experiences
  • A fully integrated approach to values education where good learning behaviours are promoted
  • Through collaborative working and inspirational leadership to ensure the highest quality of teaching and resources in the strive for excellence
  • To protect and build on the histories of the individual schools and the unique sense of community and reflect the ethos of each school

Employer

Sundorne Infants School

Address

Corndon Crescent



SY1 4LE
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