Apprentice Early Years Practitioner Level 2

Your duties will include:

• To assist with the planning of the curriculum using the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) for guidance


• To help to set up the daily programme and to help tidy away at the end of the session


• To act as a key person to a small group of children, liaising closely and building effective relationships with parents/carers and ensuring each child’s needs are recognised and met


• To work in partnership with parents/carers and other family members


• To advise the Nursery Nurses and setting Managers of any concerns, e.g., health and well-being of children, parents, or the safety of equipment, preserving confidentiality, as necessary


• To take action to support the setting to achieve and maintain a minimum good Ofsted rating at the next inspection


• To teach children, offering an appropriate level of support and stimulating play experiences


• To ensure that children are kept safe and that you understand when to follow child protection procedures


• To support mealtimes within the setting


• To actively participate at team meetings, supervision meetings and appraisal meetings


• To attend training courses as required and to take responsibility for personal development


• To keep completely confidential any information regarding the children, their families, or other staff, which is acquired as part of the job


• To be aware of and adhere to all the setting’s policies and procedures, including those relating to confidentiality, equality and diversity, health and safety, fire precautions, dropping off and collection of children, food safety, cleanliness of the setting, safeguarding, setting hygiene and whistleblowing. This is not an exhaustive list of the setting’s procedures


• To ensure that adequate and necessary records are kept and up to date


• To promote the setting to current parents and potential customers


• To comply with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation

As our apprentice you will have:

• A willingness to learn and undertake further training


• Commitment to obtaining a level 2 or 3 qualification in Early years education


• Commitment to learning about and developing a sound knowledge and understanding of child development from birth to five years


• Knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)


• Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection procedures