Early Years apprentice practitioner

<p>Main Duties:</p> <ul> <li>To learn how to plan, prepare and participate in a range of activities that promote each child&rsquo;s physical, intellectual, and emotional needs, and encourage linguistic and social interaction between the children and adults</li> <li>To learn how to be responsible for a group of children, by observing, monitoring, and accurately recording each child&rsquo;s development in line with the curriculum planning of &lsquo;The Early Years Foundation Stage&rsquo;</li> <li>To attend parent evenings / open days as required, and learn to communicate with parents, carers about the day-to-day needs of the children by fostering parental involvement and encouraging positive parenting skills</li> <li>To learn how to use the Famly App as a tool to record children&rsquo;s daily activities and progress and to use this to update parents / carers</li> <li>To learn how to promote the philosophy of &lsquo;learning through play&rsquo;</li> <li>To learn how to help children acquire self-help skills, including dressing, feeding, toilet training, and an awareness of personal hygiene</li> <li>To ensure that all children are treated as unique individuals with respect and full consideration</li> <li>To attend staff and team meetings as appropriate</li> <li>To learn about ensuring the environment meets safety and hygiene requirements</li> <li>To learn about the Children Act 1989 and other statutory requirements</li> <li>To learn how to maintain records and documentation that comply with statutory requirements</li> <li>To learn how to respond to Child Protection Policy and Confidentiality</li> <li>To undertake the apprenticeship training including NVQ in Childcare, Certificate in Childcare and Key Skills in Communication and Application of Number</li> <li>To actively participate in monthly staff meetings</li> <li>To attend training courses as required and to take responsibility for personal development</li> <li>To maintain an excellent working relationship with all colleagues</li> <li>To have a commitment to equal opportunities for all</li> </ul> <p>Commitment to Safeguarding and Child Protection We take the safeguarding and welfare of all children at our Nursery extremely seriously. Therefore, at all times our Practitioners will:</p> <ul> <li>Safeguard the children&rsquo;s wellbeing and maintain the public&rsquo;s trust in the Nursery</li> <li>Provide a safe environment</li> <li>Identify children who may be in need of extra help or who are suffering or are likely to suffer significant harm</li> <li>Promptly raise any concerns to the Nursery&rsquo;s Designated Safeguarding Lead and work with other services as needed</li> <li>Attend the relevant safeguarding training and relevant training as required</li> </ul>