Nursery Overview: We are currently recruiting for a reliable and enthusiastic individual to join our friendly small team as an Apprentice Childminding Assistant looking to gain a qualification in either Level 2 or 3 in Early Years. No previous experience is required. Priory Playhouse is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be carried out on all staff and volunteers. Key Responsibilities: To provide a safe, caring, stimulating educational environment to children ages 0-12 years and prioritising their safeguarding needs. To deliver an appropriate play based Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum that enables children to make individual progress. To help ensure the setting is clean and tidy and always meets Ofsted requirements. To understand and work to the policies and procedures, including how to deal with child protection issues appropriately and how to respond to incidents, accidents, complaints and emergencies. To plan activities which ensure each child is working towards the early learning outcomes, including planning and ordering resources. To offer personal care to the children. To be a key person. To ensure records are properly maintained, e.g. daily attendance register, accident and incident book, risk assessments and daily diaries. To liaise closely with parents/carers, informing them about the setting and its activities, exchanging information about children’s progress and encouraging parents’ involvement. To work in partnership with senior management to update and review personal and professional development. To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed, in accordance with the settings aims and objectives Person Specification: Reliable, hardworking and enthusiastic Committed and motivated A creative thinker Empathy and understanding for children Have a caring nature Good Record keeping Excellent organisational skills Calm caring nature Able to work as part of a team Basic administrative and IT skills Education & Qualifications: To be qualified to start a level 2 or 3 qualification in Children and Young Peoples Workforce or equivalent To hold or be able to achieve English and mathematics GCSEs at level 4 or above Benefits: 28 days holiday Company Pension Scheme On-site parking Discounted childcare Training Information Over the course of 15 – 18 months (dependent upon the level of course an apprentice is being enrolled onto), you will study units such as health & safety in a childcare setting, holistic child development, safeguarding in a childcare setting, child development, communication with children, purposeful play and educational programmes, supporting children with special educational needs, collaborative working in early years childcare, wellbeing principles for children and at higher levels, child protection, data, supporting key life transitions and behaviour management (these modules may differ). Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship programme, you will achieve a Level 5 qualification and a TQUK Diploma in Early Years. 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. If you do not hold GCSE Maths & English (or equivalent), these will be delivered alongside the apprenticeship programme. 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.