Childcare Apprenticeship - Cambridge

Job Description

Are you passionate about Early Years Education? Can you motivate, encourage and support play-based learning? Are you a team player who enjoys building positive relationships with children, colleagues, and parents/carers? Under Fives Roundabout Pre-school and Toddler Group is a successful and happy pre-school for children aged 2 years 6 months to 4 years old in the city of Cambridge. We have this beautiful purpose-built building, with excellent facilities and outside space. Our children are inquisitive, engaged, and lots of fun to work with.

General Duties

1. To work as a team in the planning, delivery, and monitoring of the setting’s EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) curriculum in accordance with the children’s social, emotional, physical, and intellectual needs.
2. To provide a high quality of teaching, offering appropriate stimulation and support to the children. As part of the overall team, to supervise the daily programme of preschool activities and events.
3. To implement the agreed systems of observation and record keeping so that children's attainment and progress are effectively and regularly assessed. To update files and write reports as required.
4. As part of the team to be aware of staffing deployment over the setting as a whole ensuring balance and quality.
5. To support the manager, deputy manager, and senior staff in their management of the setting.
6. To act as a key person to a small group of children, liaising closely with other staff, parents/carers, and ensuring each child's needs are recognised and reflected in the planning of routines and activities.
7. To carry out personal care for the children as required.
8. To maintain proper records, e.g., daily attendance register, accident and incident book, visitors’ book.
9. To liaise closely with parents/carers, informing them about the pre-school and its activities, exchanging information about children's progress, and encouraging an inclusive working partnership which supports the development of their children.
10. To undertake any reasonable duties required to maintain the cleanliness and hygiene of the preschool facilities. This may include helping as a team to clean in the absence of a cleaner in the short term.
11. To share any child protection concerns with the child protection designated officer and to complete logging concern forms as appropriate.
12. To liaise with the management committee and other professionals as necessary and ensure that all legal and statutory requirements are implemented.
13. To understand, promote, and contribute to the ongoing development of the setting’s policies and procedures and to help with the review of policies on an annual rota basis.
14. To attend in-service training, regular staff meetings, and committee meetings as required. To attend any conferences, training events, or meetings as identified by the Manager/Committee and to keep up to date with current good practice, and support the manager in introducing good practice initiatives.
15. To attend and contribute to personal appraisal and review meetings.
16. To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed by the Manager, Deputy, or management committee which may include working in the toddler group.

Skills Required

1. Communication skills
2. Attention to detail
3. Organisation skills

Training

Paragon Skills is a leading national Apprenticeship training provider, supporting over 4,000 learners and 1,500 organisations. Paragon Skills has some of the highest success and achievement rates in the industry.

It has an Ofsted Grade 2 Good rating and an overall achievement rate of 71.4%, exceeding the national average of 65.6%. Using a blended approach, learners are always at the forefront of our priorities. All learners are assigned a Personal Tutor who will be their main point of contact.

This involves regular catch-ups, check-in emails, and calls. Your employer will agree to give you 20% of your working hours solely towards your study.

This will give you every chance to achieve the highest grade possible! On completion of this 18-month apprenticeship, you will have gained a Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship.

Prospects

Possibility of a full-time role after the completion of the apprenticeship.