Early Years Educator Apprentice- First Steps Nursery

2 weeks ago

Exeter, United Kingdom Exeter College ApprenticeshipsFirst Steps Nursery Full time

To work within and contribute to the RD&E First Steps Nursery team to create an environment which fosters and nurtures the development of children under the guidance of the Nursery Manager/Deputy Manager and Nursery Nurses.
- To assess, plan, implement and evaluate care and development of children who attend First Steps Nursery.
- To assist in the management and organisation of work as required.
- Assist on the delivery of high-quality care and education at First Steps to ensure children achieve the best possible outcomes.
- To form part of the development of staff knowledge and skills in caring for children
- To contribute to the development of high standards of care and education for children and their families, proving feedback as necessary and taking positive steps toward implementing necessary change.
- To ensure current practice and care at First Steps Nursery reflects standards as outlined in the Trust’s Safeguarding Policies alongside the Devon Safeguarding Children Board Procedures and to be able to engage with specialist safeguarding services as and when necessary.
- To give support to all other Childcare Services provision as required.

Hours: 37.50 per week

About the employer:
First Steps Nursery, at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, ensures that children’s wellbeing and development is central to all that they do. They promote learning in a fun, stimulating, language-rich environment, nurtured through play and meaningful interactions, following children’s interests to motivate and inspire them to become active learners.

Requirements and Prospects:

- Communication
- Active listener
- Encouraging
- Organise materials and equipment
- Follows policies
- Collaborate
- Patience
- Conflict management Confidentiality
- Empathetic
- Enthusiastic
- Organised
- Responsible

You will be a qualified Early Years Educator and progress into employment if applicable.

Training Provided:
Once a week attendance to Exeter College during term times.

You will be supported by a skills officer who will visit you in the workplace.
- Functional skills in Maths and English (where applicable)

Additional Information:
There is opportunities for both the Level 2 and Level 3 Early Years Apprenticeship.

Maths and English grades 4 or above (A-C) or equivalent

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