Employer description

To provide a safe and fun setting for children aged 2-5 years to learn, form friendships and prepare for their transition to school. To support and work as part of a small team, planning activities, ensuring they are age appropriate and enrich each child's learning and development. To ensure all areas of safeguarding are adhered to.

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work
To assist with the planning of the curriculum using the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum for guidance.
To help to set up the playroom(s) for the daily programme and to help tidy away at the end of the session.
To act as a key person to a small group of children, liaising closely and building an effective relationship with parents/carers and ensuring each child's needs are recognised and met.

Work in partnership with parents/carers and other family members.
To advise the Pre-school Manager of any concerns e.g. over children, parents, or the safety of equipment, preserving confidentiality as necessary.
To teach children, offering an appropriate level of support and stimulating play experiences.
To ensure that children are kept safe and that you understand when to follow child protection procedures.
To support meal times within the setting.
To actively participate at team meetings, supervisor meetings and appraisal meetings.
To attend training courses as required and to take responsibility for your development.
To keep completely confidential any information regarding the children, their family’s, or other staff, which is acquired as part of the job.
To be aware of and adhere to all the setting’s operational policies and procedures, e.g. health and safety, fire precautions, dropping off and collection of children, food safety, cleanliness of the setting etc.
To ensure that adequate records are kept and updated regularly.
To promote the nursery to current parents and potential customers.
To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed by the Pre-school Manager, in accordance with the setting’s business plan/objectives.

Where you’ll work
Village Hall, CHURCH LANE, TOPPESFIELD, HALSTEAD, CO9 4DR

Training to be provided

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation
COLCHESTER INSTITUTE

Your training course
Early years educator (level 3) Equal to A level

Your training plan
The apprentice will be working towards the Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard.
Classes at the Colchester Institute - Colchester Campus one day per week during term time.

Entry Requirements

Essential qualifications
GCSE in: maths and English (grade 9-4/A*-C)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already  know.

Skills required

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Organisation skills
• Administrative skills
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience

Other requirements

Please check that you are able to get to Toppesfield before applying as there are no buses or trains to the village.

Company benefits

We provide a uniform and a pension scheme.

Future prospects

There is the possibility of a permanent position once the apprenticeship is completed dependent on staff needs.