Early Years Educator - Dagenham, United Kingdom - LMP Group

LMP Group

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Dagenham, United Kingdom

2 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Working week
Monday to Friday (shifts TBC) Term Time Only

Total hours per week: 37.50

Expected duration
15 months

Start Date

ASAP
Apprenticeship level

Advanced Level Apprenticeship

Level 3 Early Years Educator

Vacancy description
For the role of the nursery apprentice you will need:

To work within the guidelines of Playaway Day Nursery's policies and procedures; have knowledge of safeguarding and health and safety
Knowledge of the EYFS. To contribute to a programme of activities suitable to the age range of children in your area in conjunction with other staff. To prepare and complete activities to suit each child's stage of development
To implement the Equality and Diversity Policy. To include having cultural awareness, encouraging diversity and celebrating festivals. Enabling children to feel valued and treating each child as an individual
To provide and sustain a stimulating, challenging, welcoming and safe environment. You should be a good role model, have a warm, friendly and patient personality and be caring and sensitive to children's needs
To form a partnership with parents. Acknowledging and respecting the importance that parents/carers have in a child's learning. Parents must be involved in all aspects of their child's education, all information must be shared and lines of communication are open at all times
To be professional. This means building trusting relationships with children, parents and staff. You should demonstrate good listening skills, be openminded and understanding. Above all, confidentiality is paramount
To work as part of a team providing quality care and education. To be aware of your own skills and share knowledge with your colleagues. Carry out your duties in line with the rest of the team and follow instructions from the Manager. To attend staff meetings
To promote the physical, social, emotional, cultural, spiritual, moral and cognitive development of each individual child
To carry out the procedures for the daily routine. This includes demonstrating high levels of hygiene. Cleaning food preparation areas, bottles, sinks, toilets, toys and equipment. Laundering flannels, towels, bed/cot sheets, painting overalls, bibs etc.

Desired skills

Good IT, literacy and numeracy skills
Organisational and problem solving skills
Verbal communication skills ability to deal with people in person and on the telephone

Personal qualities

Proactive and able to use own initiative
Outgoing, confident personality
Team player

Employer Details:

We are situated inside the
site at Sydney Russell Secondary School. We are very close to local shops and bus stops. We take the children for regular visits to the local Library and Parsloes Park.

The children enjoy a variety of exciting activities every day with
staff who are qualified professionals - they all help children to learn the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum so by the time they leave us when they are 4 years old, they are ready for the next move onto school.

There are a limited number of term time only spaces, from 9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm Monday to Friday.

Must have Maths and English at GCSE grade A-C (4-9) or functional skills equivalent