Early Years Educator Apprentice - Stockport (Apprenticeship)

in our lovely outstanding nursery setting in Bramhall, Stockport. We are
interested in recruiting an Apprentice Early Years Educator to join our
established friendly team.
If you
are enthusiastic, trustworthy, hardworking, and love the company of children,
we would love to hear from you.
This is a
rare opportunity to become part of the Fledglings family...possibly the
kindest, most wonderful and dedicated team you will ever meet!
Your role
will include;

To provide a safe,
caring, stimulating educational environment, both indoors and outdoors, at
all times.

To deliver an
appropriate play based Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum that
enables children to make individual progress.

To help ensure the
preschool nursery meets Ofsted requirements at all times.

To understand and work
to preschool nursery 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.

To be a key person.

To ensure records are
properly maintained, e.g. daily attendance register, accident and incident
book, risk assessments

To liaise closely with
parents/carers, informing them about the nursery and its curriculum,
exchanging information about children's progress and encouraging parents'
involvement.

To work in partnership
with senior management to update and review the self-evaluation and
improvement plan.

To undertake any other
reasonable duties as directed, in accordance with the preschool aims and
objectives
Fledglings
offer many great benefits for our employees

Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Educator
Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid or Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid
Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)This will be delivered through Fledglings Nursery's dedicated training provider, Realise
Realise is an established training provider that's enjoying an exciting period of growth following a management buyout and rebrand in late 2020. We've invested heavily in our people and culture, and we want to grow our teams by finding people who share our passion and enthusiasm for creating a better future

Qualifications required

Preferred grade 4 in Math's, English and ICT or equivalent
Option for skills Bootcamp course to start accelerated apprenticeship at level 3 for the right candidate.

Skills required

Empathy and understanding of children under five.
Excellent verbal and communication skills with children and parents.

Ability to write reports and keep clear and accurate records.

Excellent organizational skills

Administrative and basic IT skills

Calm and caring nature

Ability to work as part of a team

Able to work on own initiative

Competitive salary - from £6.80 up to £8 per hour dependant on age and experience

Excellent salary progression and
annual pay reviews

Career progression &
training

Pension scheme and life
assurance

Discounted childcare

Long service rewards -
the longer you work for us the more holidays you receive

Free daily lunches and
meals for all staff members

All expenses paid
celebratory evenings outs and staff bonuses

Training
Your full role and responsibilities will be set out by your employer. Fledglings Nursery will provide you with all of the on-the-job training you need to up-skill in your role, and your 20% off-the-job learning will be incorporated as part of your working day
You will be working towards the Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship standard, which includes