Nursery Apprentice

Job description

**Directorate: Children's Services**

**Starting salary: Apprentice:

- £13,720 per annum**

**Location: Based in Long Ashton**

**Hours: 37 **hours per week**

**Contract: Fixed term for 2 years**

**Closing date: Wednesday 12 July 2023**

**About the role**

As an Apprentice you will be completing a work-based learning programme, working towards a NVQ Level 2 or 3 in early childhood studies or equivalent. You will be trained to work as a member of the nursery team to ensure that all children attending the setting receive high quality care, are kept safe and receive rich and stimulating play experiences which meet their needs.

Working, with both the training provider and our nursery leaders you will be supported to develop the knowledge and skills required to complete the qualification assessment, through a range of tailored training days, coaching and mentoring and a personalised training plan.

Under the guidance of the Room Lead, you will be a Keyworker (to a small group of children), liaising closely with parents/carers to ensure needs are met and progress is made.

You will assist with the planning of the curriculum and delivery of the Early Years Foundation Stage; providing safe, creative and inclusive opportunities for children to learn and progress; organising equipment, setting up and facilitating activities. You will make observations of children’s learning and development and provide learning opportunities support children to work towards their next stage in their learning.

You will be supported by the team of to plan for the individual children in your care. Using our shared understanding of how children learn to form provocations that build on children’s interests.

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**About you**

You must be willing to work towards achieving a level 2/3 NVQ in Early Years Care and Education apprentice scheme at College and hold 3 GCSE’s (Grade C or above) including English and Maths.

You will be expected that, as an Apprentice Nursery Assistant, you will develop good relationships with the children and their parents, and that you will actively be alongside the children observing and recording, talking, listening, initiating interaction, playing and providing learning opportunities. You will also, as all staff are expected to, support families directly as well as signposting them to appropriate support services

**About us**

**Our vision**

Our council vision is ‘an open, fairer, greener North Somerset’ and we have three key priorities:

- A thriving and sustainable place
- A council which empowers and cares about people
- An open and enabling organisation.

**Our values**

Our organisational values are important. They help guide us in how we work and provide services for our residents. Our people produced our values in collaboration with elected members. They provide a strong ethos and help us to deliver our ambitious agenda, working in partnership across the council and beyond:

- We act with integrity
- We respect each other
- We innovate
- We care
- We collaborate.

**Our Benefits**

We offer:

- A competitive salary,
- Family leave options,
- A pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection,
- Opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential,
- Generous leave entitlement (25 days, rising to 30 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days,
- Discounts on shopping, days out, travel and gym memberships,
- Agile and flexible working arrangements to help you enjoy a healthy work-life balance,
- 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme.

**Want to know more and apply?**

For an informal discussion, please contact **Sarah Dymmock-Morgan, Nursery Manager **on **01275 888580**.

**Anticipated interview date: TBC**

**North Somerset Council - Open, Fairer, Greener.