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Are you looking to begin in a career in a supportive, growing and encouraging Early Years setting whilst working towards a qualification?
RGS The Grange is looking to appoint an Early Years Apprentice to work as part of the Nursery team under the direction of the Head of Early Years to provide safe, stimulating and varied programmes of play and high-quality education and care for young children. They will also support the Holiday Club provision for Early Years children.
The purpose of the role is to learn and develop the skills needed to work as part of the Pre-School or Early Years team, under the guidance of experienced staff, providing a safe, stimulating, and high-quality learning environment for young children. The role will combine practical work experience with structured training towards an accredited Early Years qualification.
This is a fixed term contract in line with the length of the Early Years Apprenticeship, there is no guarantee of a role post qualification.
The successful candidate will work 37.5 hours a week during term time, including one dedicated day for study/training. Plus 20 days in Holiday Club per academic year.
RGS The Grange reserves the right to close this job early should sufficient calibre apply. Therefore early application is advised. Please complete a cover letter through eTeach outlining how you meet the person specification and the needs of the role.
RGSW is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness. We are able to grow and learn better together with diverse staff. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression and talent that our staff invest in their work represents not only part of our culture, but our reputation and RGSW’s achievements as well. In recruiting for staff, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your languages spoken, culture, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion and beliefs. We also want you to achieve your absolute best during the recruitment process. Please let us know of any changes we can make at any point that will help support you in completing an application.
RGS The Grange is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) enhanced check.
Candidates should be aware that if shortlisted, an online search will be conducted as an additional safeguarding check.
Rehabilitation of offenders: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
The Governors of RGS Worcester are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. Registered Charity No. 112064
Safeguarding Statement
RGS The Grange is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.