Nursery Lead Practitioner Apprenticeship

You will be responsible for the following; 

To actively promote Equality & Diversity within the nursery. Ensuring that the service responds to and respects differences amongst users, visitors, workers and other professionals who may have contact with the nursery To have an awareness of the diversity within the community and to assist the nursery to reflect this To work in partnership with parents / carers To work with the Owner / Director and the staff team to ensure a well-balanced and a high standard of Early Years Education is  provided for the children following the Early Years Curriculum for the Foundation Stage To ensure the provision of a high standard of care and play activities for children, which recognises both individual, and group requirements, in a safe secure and stimulating environment To manage the work in the nursery, the supervision and development of staff, volunteers and students and the fostering of good relationships within the team To participate in the recruitment of staff, including sitting on interviewing panel (as appropriate) To carry out administrative tasks and work collaboratively with the Nursery Administrator to ensure that all parents’ contracts are signed, and all documents are accurately filed. Being able to use ICT / Babys days software as dictated by this role To liaise with other professionals, attend relevant meetings and involve them in the work of the nursery as required To manage aspects of the nursery’s budgets for the purchase of equipment, toys, food and other services, as delegated by the Director, consistent with the financial policies and procedure of the organisation To assist the Owner/Director with the assessment of training and development needs of the staff team, through annual appraisals, and ensure that these are met through regular planned
and individual supervision, ensure that accurate recordings are kept, paying particular attention to matters of confidential nature, and training opportunities are made available To have a working knowledge of the legislation surrounding Safeguarding Children and be able to work within the nurseries Safeguarding Policy To ensure the implementation of the organisation’s policies and procedures, including the Health and Safety procedures, with particular regard to the standard of hygiene throughout the nursery and Risk Assessments within the nursery, e.g. ensuring all toys and equipment are clean and safe, for the purposes for which they are intended To assist the Director/Owner in the carrying out personnel procedures, e.g. sickness and other procedures, in accordance with the organisation’s policy

Training:
Apprentices will work towards the Early Years Lead Pratictioner Level 5 qualification Training schedule has yet to be agreed. Details will be made available at a later date

Training Outcome:
Once you have qualified as an apprentice, you will be able to further your career in-house by way of promotion to Room Leader OR Nursery Manager

Employer Description:
An EXPERT recruitment consultancy which specialises in helping individuals "Maximise their own potential skills" within education, training and the workforce. Maximise Potential skills has extensive 5 star reviews on GOOGLE and is a highly reputable organisation.

Working Hours :
Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm, shifts may also be rotated.

Skills:
Communication skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Team working,Creative,Non judgemental,Patience