Apprentice Nursery Practitioner
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You will assist in providing care and inclusive play and learning opportunities for all children attending the nursery and to assist in maintaining a safe, stimulating and enjoyable environment.
Summary
As part of your apprenticeship role you will:
• Learn the application of the Montessori philosophy to children’s everyday interactions
• Learn how to meet children’s social, emotional, physical and intellectual needs by providing stimulating and age-appropriate play and learning opportunities in the setting.
• Learn how to supervise the children where appropriate and to protect them from dangerous or harmful situations, as directed by senior staff.
• Learn how to contribute to a high level of care that will enhance the children’s general health and well-being and to ensure that all toys and equipment are clean and safe at all times.
• Learn how to assist the senior in providing a variety of outdoor activities to cover all areas of the children’s development as well as supervising outdoor play in all weathers.
• Learn how to be aware of any special needs a child may have and to familiarise oneself with relevant play and learning plans.
• Learn how to carry out observations (where appropriate) of children and how to discuss the progress of children with the relevant key person and to contribute any ideas to informal & formal planning sessions.
• Assist in the preparation of snacks, set up and clear away meal times and supervision of children during meal times.
• Contribute to and attend his/her feedback sessions.
• Attend and contribute at regular staff/team meetings.
• Share any child protection concerns immediately with the Setting Manager.
• Ensure adherence to setting’s code of practice
Requirements and Prospectus
Desired skills
• Good communication skills
• Team player
• Good customer awareness
• Enthusiastic
• Friendly flexible approach
• Willingness to learn
Personal qualities
You must be enthusiastic and able to work well in a team
Future prospects
On-going training and development encouraged by the employer which will give the applicant the opportunity to move on to a full time position
Training to be delivered
Apprenticeship in Children & Young People's Workforce
• Functional Skills in English
• Functional Skills in Maths
• Functional Skills in ICT
About the employer
Situated in the north of the city. We are a Nursery School deploying the EYFS curriculum through the Montessori philosophy and methodology. We have one indoor and one outdoor classroom and have maximum capacity of 25children.
Address
7 Dowdney CloseLondon
NW5 2BP
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