Early Years Apprentice - Marlow, United Kingdom - Buckinghamshire Council

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Description

Reference number
BUC08382


Contract type
Apprentice


Working hours
Full Time


Level of DBS check required
Enhanced with Barred List


Date posted
19 Mar 2023, 11 p.m.


Application deadline
27 Apr 2023


Overview:


Do you want to be part of an enthusiastic, dedicated and motivated Early Years team? Do you enjoy working with children? Do you want to make a difference in a child's early development? If you answer yes to all of these questions then Burford Primary and Nursery School could be the place for you.


Required September 2023 or sooner

Term time only:
No


Salary Type:
Apprentice Scale


Salary details:
£4.81 per hour


Contract type:
Apprentice


Hours: 8.30am - 4.30pm 5 days a week


Closing date:27/04/2023 15:00


About us:

Burford School is a welcoming and inclusive school set in the heart of its local community.

Our aim is for all pupils to enjoy, achieve and succeed whilst at Burford and to continue this through life.


About the role:


To work as an assistant helping the keyworkers and as part of the Early Years team under the direction of the Nursery Teachers.

To provide safe, high quality education and care for young children.

  • Help prepare and set out activities for the children.
  • Be involved alongside the staff team to provide a wide range of play activities suitable for the age and ability of the children.
  • Understand the emotional and physical needs of young children and with the other staff and parents, care for these needs.
  • Advise the Nursery Teacher of any matters requiring attention such as concerns about a child, or equipment needing repair or replacement.
  • Attend team meetings where appropriate.
  • To ensure the safety of children and adults in the group at all times
  • To retain confidentiality of any information regarding the children, their families or other members of staff that you may become aware of through working as nursery assistant.
  • Contribute to and implement all nursery policies and procedures.
  • To attend child protection/safeguarding courses as necessary
  • To be fully knowledgeable on all our policies and procedures at all times.
  • To take ownership of coursework and adhere to standards and timescales

About you:

Skills Required

  • Good level of written and verbal communication
  • Ability to work using own initiative and as part of a team
  • Understanding the needs of working with young children
Personal Qualities

  • Friendly, flexible approach
  • Enjoy working with young children
  • Enthusiastic
  • Shows dedication to the role
  • Creative
Qualifications Required

  • A high standard of written and spoken English is required; GCSE grade C or above or equivalent

Other information:

Visits to the school are warmly welcome.

To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our School Business Manager, Mrs Gerry Hargreaves, on the number below.


Tel No:

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and expects all staff to share this commitment. We are also committed in promoting community cohesion, healthy school and young enterprise.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:


  • All unspent convictions and conditional cautions:
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All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

For further information on filtering please refer to

Nacro guidance

and the

guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice
**(see, in particular, the section titled 'Exceptions Order').
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