Early Years Lead Practitioner Apprenticeship - Level 5

Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner Apprenticeship – Little Beans Garland (Term Time Only)

Shoots Training are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable and hardworking individual to complete their Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner Apprenticeship at Little Beans Garland as a Pre-School Team Leader.

Requirements;

• A Level 3 Childcare qualification is essential 
• Experience of being a room leader is essential
• You must be able to gain a clear DBS and two satisfactory references
• Must have GCSE grades A*-C or 4-9 in Maths and English, or equivalent 

Little Beans Garland was designed with a specific vision by the two owners with learning and the environment at the very heart of their project - Little Beans Garland. Every inch designed and set out to maximise free flow and play opportunities for all our Little Beans.

Little Beans Garland is situated in a purpose built building that offers a large, spacious room with high ceilings that has been transformed in true Little Beans style to promote high quality learning opportunities in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage. Little Beans Garland is an inspiring environment with a clever combination of spaces interconnected and offering the very best resources,  role play areas, a library, arts and crafts, messy play, sensory play, relaxation, dance/yoga area, maths corner and plenty of floor space for day to day activities allowing our little beans to explore learn and grow.

This great space is all covered with our vibrant, signature candy-striped flooring that is fun for little beans hygienic and gentle on their feet and hands during play and crawling.

A large section of our open space is given exclusively to our baby beans who can share the fun and action of the larger beans whilst enjoying their own age specific activities and focus within their area. Our baby beans have their own sleep room which contains 9 cots with designated blankets and cot sheets and is a calm tranquil area for baby sleep times.

We can accommodate up to 9 babies only in this area and in this way our babies enjoy individual care and attention. We then have space for up to 49 little beans aged 2 -5 years old. We also offer wrap around care for Longfleet School providing a breakfast club and drop to school and then a pick up and tea/play time after school.

We are extremely fortunate to have a large commercial kitchen where we have our very own Little Beans chef, Julie, who cooks hot meals and snacks for both our Little Beans’ sites.

The nursery is filled with the aroma of home cooked cuisine and our Little Beans can watch their food being prepared and cooked all day long as well as take part in weekly cooking lessons.

At Garland Road, our babies and older beans spend mealtimes sat all together; enjoying, sharing, socialising and learning with one another during this vital part of the daily routine. Mealtimes are an extremely important part of our Little Beans routine and being a great opportunity to extend communication and language skills with our team. Just as much as family mealtimes at home are important, we can easily see the benefits of regular mealtimes spent with their friends both on a social and emotional development levels as well as improving fine motor skills. Our Little Beans team are on hand to help and support the Little Beans to develop these skills and to help our Little Beans to grow more independent.

Our outdoor area has a separate space for babies which is laid with artificial grass to allow babies to crawl and explore age specific play equipment all year round. They have their own access gate too for drop off and pick-ups to make this time easier for our parents. The older Little Beans also have a great outdoor space that is laid with artificial grass and which is well equipped within a secure fenced area surrounding the nursery.

We have the very best resources inside and out that enables us to have an extensive range of continuous provision covering all areas of the curriculum in a fun bright environment. We use free flow daily all year round.

Your duties and responsibilities will include;

We are looking to employ a passionate and motivated individual to become part of our friendly team as a Qualified Room Leader.

• The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic and have a real interest in children's learning and development.
• The role entails assisting the manager in ensuring the safe and smooth running of the nursery. The ideal candidate must be able to follow Little Beans policies and procedures and have a good understanding of the EYFS and the Statutory requirements.
• As a Room Leader, you would be a key person for a small group of children and must be able to plan activities for them as individuals.

Hours;

• Little Beans Garland is open from 7:30am – 5:30pm Monday to Friday (Term Time Only)
• The successful candidate will be required to work Minimum 30 hours  hours per week

Benefits

• Statutory benefits
• Paid DBS check & update service
• Bonus Schemes                  
• Free cooked Meal each day
• Team social events
• Staff recognition/reward scheme
• Possibility of paid employment at the end of the apprenticeship
• Paid lunch breaks
• Regular staff outings and team building days
• A paid day off each year for your birthday as part of our employer loyalty scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee of the month - £20 gift card
• Sick incentive scheme
• Flexible working hours and so much more!
• Annual leave over Christmas and Bank holidays

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