Hatching Dragons Westminster - Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner
SW1V 2QF
Full time
Ready to take the next step in your Early Years career?
Hatching Dragons is looking for a passionate and ambitious Early Years professional to join our Westminster nursery as a Room Leader while completing a fully funded Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner Apprenticeship.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who already has experience working in an Early Years setting and is ready to develop their leadership skills, gain a nationally recognised qualification and progress into senior nursery leadership roles.
You’ll be supported every step of the way by an experienced management team while making a real difference to children’s learning and development.
We’re looking for someone who:
Alongside your role, you will complete the Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner Apprenticeship, designed to develop your leadership, management and professional practice skills.
You will learn how to:
On successful completion, you will achieve a nationally recognised Level 5 qualification.
This role offers excellent progression opportunities within our growing nursery group, including pathways into:
Hatching Dragons is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An enhanced DBS check will be required for this role.
Over the course of 21 months (dependent upon the level of course an apprentice is being enrolled onto), you will study things such as the principles of healthcare and safeguarding, person‑centred care & support, physiological measurements, basic life support, dementia, cognitive & mental health support, moving, handling and infection control, supporting daily living, lifespan development and healthcare needs, duty of care and legislation. Higher level courses go into more depth within different pathways such as dementia, learning disabilities and Autism, children & adolescent mental health, combined therapies, complex care, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, substance misuse and acquired brain injury (these topics may differ).
Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship programme, you will achieve a Level 5 Qualification and a TQUK Diploma in Care.
We and our employer partners are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, so a DBS check will be required for this role. To make you aware, this position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all convictions, cautions and bind‑overs, including those regarded as ‘spent’ must be declared, and you will be asked about these during the recruitment process.
Our delivery of training is through blended learning. Supported by one of our sector specialist tutors, they will deliver teaching sessions using various methods including face to face teaching, Skype, Facetime, telephone and peer virtual classroom whilst using our interactive multi‑sensory teaching resources. Teaching sessions are normally bi‑weekly or monthly, depending on the learner’s preferred learning style. Additionally, the tutor will provide the support required to ensure the learner enjoys and ultimately successfully achieves their goals and completes their training. We want learners to feel that our team are approachable at any stage of their learning journey.
You will initially take an online assessment that will help us to understand your learning style and needs, then we will tailor your learning experience accordingly. We ensure that you stay on track to complete your programme on time by managing your expectations through our state‑of‑the‑art e‑portfolio system. At the end of your programme, your learnt knowledge, skills and behaviours will be assessed by an independent assessor in your end point assessment (EPA).
As part of the apprenticeship, alongside your job role, 20% of your time in work must be dedicated to developing new skills. This can be any time devoted to learning and improving new skills without interruption.