Apprenticeship Early Years Practitioner (Fixed Term Until March 2016)

Reporting to Business Manager/Officer in Charge

Base Broomfield Hall
Hours
40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Contract Type
Support (Apprenticeship)
Holidays
20 per year subject to service increases
Salary
5,678 per annum
Job Purpose
To support the nursery team in all aspects of their work
Key Responsibilities
To undertake a programme of activities suitable for the age and stage of development of the children in
your care.
To provide high level care for the children in your care.
To support colleagues and engage in good team practice including childrens learning journeys and
planning for individual needs.
To keep up to date with safeguarding issues relating to the nursery children, families and staff.
To use the outdoor environment as an extension of the indoor environment.
To work flexibly within the working practice of the nursery.
To provide a professional customer service to children and parents.
To take responsibility for ones own professional development and continually update as necessary.
To comply with Equal Opportunities policies and to assist in the development of Equal Opportunities.
To comply with all Health & Safety, Child Protection & Safeguarding, Risk Management policy and
legislation in the performance of the duties of the post.
To take reasonable care of your own health, safety and welfare and that of any other person who may be
affected by your actions or omissions whilst at work. You are also required to co-operate with the College
to enable it to fulfil its legal obligations. Appropriate information, instruction, training and supervision will
be provided to enable you to perform your duties in a manner that is deemed safe and without risk to
health.
To comply with all aspects of the Data Protection Act.
To adhere to the Colleges Computer Network Acceptable Use Policy.
To undertake risk assessments for any new activity and to ensure risk assessment checks are carried out
for any on-going activity.

To carry out any other reasonable duties within the overall function, commensurate with the grading
and level of responsibility of the job.
Competencies

Ability to work within a team

Effective communication skills
To be creative
Any skills that can be used with children
Some experience of working with children i.e. placements, voluntary work etc.
Nursery experience
Caring
Enthusiastic
Reliable
Able to form relationships with children
Good personal/ professional presentation

Knowledge
Some knowledge of how children grow and develop
An understanding of Nursery systems

 Knowledge of nursery practices i.e. routines

Qualifications
Essential
Minimum of 3 Level 2 qualifications grades A-E
Desirable
First Aid
Basic Food Hygiene

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