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About this apprenticeship
Duties and responsibilities
To follow the nursery safeguarding procedure to ensure all children are kept safe, well and secure
To contribute to a programme of activities that meet the individual needs and interests of children in your area in conjunction with other team members
To keep records of your key children’s development and learning journeys and share these with parents, carers and other key adults in the child’s life
Engage in good team working
Liaise with and support parents and other family members
To attend out-of-working-hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings, parents evening, fundraising events etc.
To be flexible within the working practices of the nursery. Be prepared to help where needed, including to undertake certain domestic jobs within the nursery, e.g. preparation of snacks, meals, cleaning equipment etc.
Work alongside the Manager and staff team to ensure that the nursery’s vision is fulfilled
Read, understand and adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to your role as deemed appropriate by the Manager
Record accidents in the accident book. Ensure the Duty Manager has initialled the report before the parent receives it
Look upon the nursery as a "whole" to consider where your skills can be best utilised. Be constantly aware of the individual needs of all children
Ensure someone is known and agreed by the nursery and parent collects the child
To respect the confidentiality of all information received.
Training
Hybrid model with a mixture of face-to-face visits and monthly meetings with the skills coach.
Training will take place at the workplace.
What you could go on to do
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to progress from level 2 to level 5.
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