Childcare Apprenticeship - Ruislip

Duties and responsibilities:

• To work with children
• To plan, deliver and evaluate a programme of activities suitable to the age range of the children attending the setting. 
• To support with the collection and drop off of school children from the local schools 
• To adhere to all safeguarding policies and procedures. To report any safeguarding concerns to the designated safeguarding officer or relevant agencies (safeguarding partnership/ Lado)
• To communicate and engage with the children at all opportunities
• To take observations on the children daily
• Ensure that you are monitoring the children’s development and identifying and addressing any gaps using our Footsteps system
• Ensure that the children have opportunities to go on outings and that this is done safely, by completing a risk assessment to be approved by preschool lead or deputy manager
• Ensuring that the children have opportunities to do cooking activities and that this is done safety, by completing a risk assessment to be approved by preschool lead or deputy manager
• To attend parent review meetings alongside the deputy manager for children in your key group
• To be a key worker and prepare the children’s records and targets in your group 
• To undertake certain domestic jobs within the nursery/preschool, for example, preparation of snacks, cleaning of equipment
• To record any accidents/incidents on the forms provided alongside the team leader / deputy manager, share these with parents and giving these to the administrator to log
• To be a good role model and promote a healthy lifestyle to the children
• To ensure that the environment is clean, stimulating and safe for the children
• Ensuring that the register is up to date as and when children arrive

To work as part of a team:

• To attend out of working hours activities, e.g. training, staff meetings, parent’s evenings, summer fayre and Christmas activities
• To develop your role within the team
• To participate in the training programme of a wide variety of students (i.e. placements and volunteers) by giving guidance and support
• To support and engage with all staff to ensure a good team ethos and an effective working partnership with all colleagues 
• To role model positive behaviour and language 
• Personal and professional development 
• To agree and complete all required mandatory and non-mandatory training 
• To assume responsiblity of your own CPD log 
• To liaise with parents, staff and other professionals
• To foresee the needs to special needs children and give physical, emotional, intellectual guidance as appropriate and liaise with the settings SENCO/manager
• To ensure children are collected on time by someone authorised by the parents to collect

Your training

• At Shaping Lives, we are dedicated to one mission: helping nurseries like yours nurture future generations through high-quality early childhood education
• As a trusted training provider, we specialise in developing skilled, passionate educators who make a meaningful difference in the lives of children aged 0 - 5
• Whether you're looking to enhance your current team's skills or recruit new talent, we’re with you every step of the way
• Upon completion of this 18 month Apprenticeship, you will have obtained your Early Years Educator apprenticeship Level 3 Apprenticeship

Where it leads

• There is a possibility of being offered a full time role after successful completion of the apprenticeship

About Ruislip Stars Nurseries LTD

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Where you'll work

• 1 The Fairway, Ruislip, HA4 0SP

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