Apprentice Nursery Support Operative

Follow the policies and procedures and comply with the Children Act, Health and Safety legislation and within the guidelines of Ofsted and the Early Years Foundation Stage, including ensuring confidentiality is maintained Work closely with a Nursery Practitioner to plan and prepare activities for the care and supervision of children, to meet children’s individual’s needs; this will require you to liaise with parents Offer all children equal opportunities with regard to their religious persuasion, racial origins, gender, disabilities, cultural or linguistic background Keep development records and observations as required As directed, you will ensure positive management of children’s behaviour Preparation, care, cleanliness and maintenance of the playrooms and equipment Providing a good role model for students and help new staff Keeping accident, incident and risk assessment records Supervision of meals and mealtimes and where appropriate preparation of baby’s bottles Laundry duties Attendance of staff meetings as well as parents’ evenings, publicity, open weekends and children’s outings You will be expected to treat everyone with dignity and respect, supporting equality and valuing diversity

Training:
Online and on-site delivery

Training Outcome:

On completion of this apprenticeship, you may be able to progress into one of the following roles:

Nursery Support Operative Nursery Practitioner

Employer Description:
A world top 100 university and part of the prestigious Russell Group, the University of Birmingham makes important things happen. Delivering groundbreaking research and excellent research led teaching. People are at the heart of what we are and do. The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years, and we are equally proud to be recognised as a leading global university. We want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond, support them to succeed, and celebrate their success. We are committed to helping the people who work here to develop through our sector-leading Birmingham Professional programme which provides all professional services staff with development opportunities and the encouragement to reach their full potential. With almost 5,000 professional services jobs in a wide-range of functions in Edgbaston and in our campus in Dubai, there are plenty of opportunities for you to be able to develop your career at the University. We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation, and debate. We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we are, and how we work. Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees and to the success of the University and, depending on the role, we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements. We therefore welcome discussions on all forms of flexible working. In addition, you will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 days paid holiday a year, one paid day a year for volunteering, occupational sick pay, and a pension scheme. We also have three high quality subsidised day nurseries. The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus, including main bus routes and a train station on site. On campus we have a state-of-the-art sports centre with pool, shops, places to eat and drink, our own art gallery, museum, and botanical gardens.

Working Hours :
The apprentice will work alternate early shifts 7:30am- 3:30pm and late shifts 9:45am- 5:45pm

Skills:
Communication skills,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Patience,Caring