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Childcare Worker Apprentice - London Wall

Red Balloon - Walthamstow
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Red Balloon - Walthamstow
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  • £416.67/ Week
  • 15 months
  • Intermediate Level Apprenticeship
  • 35 Hours Per Week - Monday-Friday - Including Split Shifts
  • 10 May 2024
Closing date
  • 3 May 2024
Red Balloon - Walthamstow
Red Balloon - Walthamstow
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RBF Childcare workers are expected to promote the personal, educational, creative, spiritual and social development of the children they engage with, helping them reach their full potential. They are part of creating a safe and supportive environment where children learn to treat themselves and others with kindness and respect, discover exciting new ideas and activities they are unlikely to experience anywhere else; places they can laugh, learn, experiment, make mistakes and thrive, growing into motivated, positive, resilient and caring citizens. Wherever possible, they should engage with the wider family unit, connecting with parents, carers and siblings, recognising that their work with the child will be greatly enhanced where it is integrated into the life of the child outside of the childcare setting. In addition, Childcare Leaders will also be part of nurturing the faith journey and wider spirituality of the children in their care, encouraging them to explore a range of systems of belief, including Christianity, and signposting them to opportunities to find answers to the questions that they have.


At RBF you will work towards your L2 Community Activator Coach Qualification over the course of 12-18 Months.

Specific day to day responsibilities would include:
● Assisting with the creation of a welcoming before/after school care setting/school holiday care settings/preschool
settings that allow children to engage with the planned activities that any visitor would identify as ‘outstanding’;
● Showing initiative during session delivery to head off issues before they become problems, anticipate tasks before
they have to be allocated and being a strong support to the session leader at all times;
● Having meaningful conversations with children and their parents/carers daily, working with others to identify issues
and helping to devise strategies for how their needs can be met;
● Supporting setting leaders with the preparation of resources and overall presentation of delivery sites including a
commitment to keeping spaces tidy and clean without prompting;
● Taking a lead on the preparation of food in timely and efficient manner under the direction of the setting leader;
● Helping ensure that the children’s learning and developmental outcomes are evaluated and reported in accordance
with internal and external (OFSTED) expectations;
● Working with others to keep registers, write evaluation reports and contributing to risk assessments and other
planning/strategic documents as required;
● Under the guidance of setting leaders helping to foster strong relationships with all parents/carers along with external
stakeholders such as schools, churches, local authorities, etc.;
● Being part of delivering activities that make the setting stand out as exceptional such as offsite trips/residentials,
tailored activities, parties, charity weeks, attending/participating in local civic events, etc.;
● Staying informed on legislation, local and national issues and examples of best practice in the field;
● Ensuring safeguarding of all participants and team is paramount in all aspects of delivery alongside a strong focus on
Health and Safety and Data Protection

Desired Skills

Childcare, Worker, Apprentice

Personal qualities

1. Previous experience of children’s work in a paid or voluntary context is desirable but nor essential
2. A lifestyle which allows the candidate to act as a role model for our service users, inspiring them to engage in the activities delivered and in a lifestyle in alignment with Biblical principles as laid out in the RBF Code of Conduct.
3. Ability to work with people from a variety of backgrounds, including those who hold strong religious convictions and those who do not profess a particular faith.
4. Ability to enthusiastically deliver content and activities based on the Christian ethos and Statement of Faith of the Foundation even if this is not a faith which is personally held by the candidate.
5. Well organised and proactive, able to take initiative and organise day to day tasks as well as being willing to submit to guidance from those in positions of leadership.
6. Good communication skills with the ability to quickly establish positive relationships with children, adults and colleagues of different ages.
7. Ability to present facts, concepts and ideas lucidly and engagingly in verbal, written and visual form to children, young people and adults – candidates must be able to support in the management of challenging behaviour effectively and sensitively.

Qualifications required

No Qualifications are required. You are required to have only enthusiasm and a desire to learn. You will receive full on the job training.

Future prospects

At Red Balloon we strive to find projects that are needed but also ones that make our team thrive. We also use sport in almost every group we deliver so if you have a specific love of something quirky or unique, we will be able to find a group for you to work in and develop the skills you need to be a great coach.

Training to be delivered

Community Activator Coach Apprenticeship L2 including Functional Skills in Maths and English

RBF is a third sector organisation working with churches, local authority groups, voluntary sector organisations, schools and individuals on a wide variety of projects primarily for and with children and young people and the adults who care for them. Our team of Childcare Workers help deliver our childcare projects primarily in West Essex and North East London.

Employer

Red Balloon - Walthamstow

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Address

RBF, Peterhouse

Greater London

London

E17 3PW

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