Vacancy Apprentice Nursery Practitioner
Vacancy overview
Code: 2000046831
This is an exciting opportunity for an apprentice to join Next Steps Nursery, gaining skills and knowledge to become a high-quality nursery practitioner. Our nursery provides a warm, friendly and stimulating atmosphere where you will be coached to support the children’s emotional, social and educational development.
- Gaining knowledge, understanding and practical experience of day care in the early years setting
- Work under supervision to provide all aspects of early years care, interacting, role modelling, teaching and following all policies and procedures
- Gain an awareness of purposeful planning
- Gain an awareness of a high quality curriculum and how to deliver this in every day practice
- Work alongside qualified staff, be a team player using initiative, building up to working on your own initiative, after learning what to do and when
- Learn all about safeguarding policies and follow the details of the policy at all times
- Learn and understand the Whistleblowing policy when needed
- Attend all mandatory training
- Ensure the provision of a high quality environment meets the needs of all individual children from differing cultures and religious backgrounds, and stages of development
- Be aware of all fire and evacuation procedures
- Learn and uphold all Health and Safety whilst at work
- Complete college assignments on time, allocated hours will be given to support this
Requirements and prospects
Applicants must enjoy spending time with children and have an abundance of patience with an attitude of ‘give it a go’, especially reading stories to young children and singing songs for them.
Desired skills and personal qualities:
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About the employer
Next Steps Nursery
Our Nursery is rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted and is based at Next Head Office in Enderby, Leicester. Working in our nursery facility, you’ll help provide high quality care and engaging learning experiences for the children under your supervision. As part of this you’ll be a champion for best practice, planning learning opportunities that ensure children have the chance to develop to their full potential.