Cheeky Monkeys Childcare are looking to recruit a Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprentice to join their team in September
Cheeky Monkeys Childcare offers a safe, nurturing environment within our 52 place nursery, where all children will get the attention and care that they need.
Key Responsibilities
* To participate in all aspects of daily routines, health and hygiene and safety and fully implement policies related to those areas.
* To ensure that every child feels secure, safe and successful within the nursery.
* To provide a happy safe environment where children continue to thrive and develop to their full potential.
* To contribute to the intellectual, physical, social, emotional and moral development of all children.
* Communicate with the nursery manager and deputy manager to identify and provide for the needs of individual children within the room.
* To support individual children with special needs identified by the nursery.
* To contribute in a team situation to the orderly management and maintenance of the established daily routines.
* To ease the children's transition from home to nursery and to recognise the importance of creating positive links with parents in line with nursery policies i.e. visits and meetings with parents.
* To liase with parents and carers for the development of a close relationships and to ensure they are well informed of the day to day running of the nursery.
* To respect the confidentiality of all information relating to the children, their families and the nursery. This includes adhering to the data protection act.
* To assist with children's independence e.g. toileting.
* To contribute to the preparation and presentation of displays.
* To be involved in out of working hours activities e.g. training, staff meetings, parent play days and fundraising events.
Personal Qualities
* Good organisational, record keeping and planning skills.
* Punctuality.
* Excellent communication skills, with children, colleagues, advisors and parents/carers.
* Patience.
* Empathy with children, colleagues and parents/carers.
* Reliability and trustworthy.
* Enthusiasm for working with young children.
* Flexibility - occasionally working hours may change.
* Able to work as a team.
Working hours
Monday - Friday 7.30am-5.30pm
Annual leave entitlement
28 days