Location: Brighton
Apprenticeship: Level 3 – Early Years Educator

Hours: 8.45am-4.45pm Monday to Friday

Pay: £5.28/hour (National Minimum Wage for apprentices)

Role: To work effectively as an integral part of the Nursery team, providing a stimulating and caring environment for pre-school children.

Job Description

Key Tasks

• Model excellent practice within the setting
• Plan and provide safe, appropriate, child-led and adult initiated experiences, activities and play opportunities in indoor, outdoor and in out-of-setting contexts, which enable children to develop and learn ensuring the consistent and high-quality delivery of the Early Years Foundation Stage
• Act as key worker for a group of children, by observing, monitoring and accurately recording each individual child’s development
• Promote the philosophy of ‘learning through play’
• Complete Summative Assessments to evidence positive outcomes in supporting children to reach their greatest potential
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with parents and carers, ensuring engagement of families from first point of contact with the nursery, taking into account parent and children’s views
• Support with transition arrangements in the nursery ensuring that children are supported in seamless transition within the nursery setting and to establish a professional relationship with primary schools
• Enable children to acquire self-help skills including dressing, feeding, toilet training and an awareness of personal hygiene
• Offer support to students, trainees and volunteers liaising with colleagues as required
• Support the Nursery Manager in ensuring that the nursery meets safety and hygiene requirements
• Maintain records and documentation which comply with statutory requirements

General

• Maintain confidentiality on all school matters at all times
• Work proactively and collaboratively with other members of the staff team
• Attend staff and team meetings as required

Successful applicants will need to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) enhanced clearance check.

This job description reflects the responsibilities of the post at the time it was written. However, tasks may vary without the character of the duties or responsibility level changing.

Our Apprenticeship package
Apprentices recruited to this role come on board with us and complete a Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification. The qualification will take around 18 months to complete. We have an experienced team that will support you along the way and you will have your own mentor.

To register your interest in this role, please send your CV using and a brief message using the contact form below.