Childcare Apprenticeship Level 3

They provide a warm, safe, welcoming and stimulating environment where all children are encouraged by key persons to achieve their individual potential. Where children can explore and experiment without fear of failure to reach their full potential - by active exploration and discovery through play. They provide a specially tailored curriculum to suit each child's needs, to help them to reach their full potential. In all aspects of their development, appropriate challenges are set so that each child is motivated, enjoys learning and has fun. This will help them towards independence and decision making, at their own pace. They promote understanding, kindness and tolerance of others, which will help to develop an understanding of society by encouraging respect, understanding and co-operation. They nurture self-confidence, self-esteem and encourage independence. They provide a warm welcome where all members of staff at the Centre can make full use of available resources. This creates a partnership where staff, parents, management committee and other members of the community see themselves as part of a team working for the benefit of the children and the centre. http://www.penrhynchildcare.org/ The main responsibilities of this job role will include:

• Working towards Level 3 Childcare Apprenticeship.
• Supporting the development of the childcare provision.
• Providing an excellent range of activities that ensures that the child learns whilst having fun.
• Being a team player.
• Providing challenging and stimulating activities for all children
• Taking part in First Aid training as required
• Responsibility for equal opportunity in delivery, access and attitude in aspects of service delivery
• Working with teams across the nursery setting
• Supporting children's learning and development.
• Preparing and maintaining the environment and resources for the children.
• Preparation of food for breakfast, snack and afternoon tea.
• Supporting children's self-help needs.
• Being creative and enthusiastic.
• Following Safeguarding rules and regulations to also meet the Standard of the Childcare Apprenticeship.
Level 3 Early Years Educator - Your Apprenticeship will last for 14 months. You will be supported by Lead Support Coaches throughout your Apprenticeship, as well as a mentor within the nursery. You will be working full time in the nursery. Your classroom days will be based online as a remote session which you will need to be fully available for, and your main childcare apprenticeship work will be done in a nursery local to you. You will Maths and English GCSE at Grade 4 or above or equivalent Functional Skills Level 2 and be living in the UK for a minimum of 3 years in order to be eligible. Expected Career Progression: Developing into a Level 3 practitioner, with the potential of a full time position upon successful completion. Other prospects could include applying for : Continuous development in current nursery setting,
• Room Leader positions, management etc
• Springboard into primary education
• Paediatric nursing
and many more.........