Childcare Apprenticeship - Level 3

Level 3 Childcare Apprenticeship – The Little Blue Door

Shoots Training are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable and hardworking individual to complete their Level 3 Childcare Apprenticeship at The Little Blue Door, Chichester.

Requirements;

• A Level 2 Childcare qualification is essential 
• You must be able to gain a clear DBS
• Preferably have GCSE grades A*-C or 4-9 in Maths and English, or equivalent or willing to work towards them

The Little Blue Door is a home away from home that is a place you don’t want to leave and can’t wait to get back to.

At our nursery, we create a nurturing environment where children thrive and explore their creativity. Join us in fostering a love for learning and play!

Little Blue Door has been designed to promote learning through play. With 4 unique indoor and 2 unique outdoor spaces and an over-arching mission to develop little minds, our highly qualified team are united around our core values to create lasting memories for our children each and every day

We passionately believe in the idea of developing little minds at the core of everything we do is the desire to educate, stimulate and develop children on their journey to school

Imaginative plays at the heart of every child’s learning journey and we create fun learning experience that develop individual little minds we have fun, we play and we learn

given a holistic development experience is key to equipping children for their next journey into school

Now is a great time to come and continue your childcare career with us as part of a dynamic team.

Your duties and responsibilities will include;

You will be working in the under 2’s room and cover the following training schedule

• Working towards having your own key children
• Ensure children's care needs are met
• To follow our policies and procedures
• Work in partnership with parents
• To be proactive about your own professional development
• Work as part of a team

Main purpose of role:

To be a proactive member of a team who provides a safe, stimulating and inclusive environment in which babies and young children are supported and encouraged to achieve their full potential.

You will be responsible and will work to ensure their individual needs are met, they are safe, supported and encouraged to achieve their full potential.

To be successful, you will have a natural affinity with children, be warm, engaging and enthusiastic to make them feel at home. You will also have good communication skills, be reliable, self-motivated and professional. You will ideally have a good understanding of the very best of Early Year’s principles and how to successfully and creatively apply them to provide the very best standard of care. Comprehensive on the job training and support for development is provided.

Hours;

• The Little Blue Door is open from 7:30am – 6:00pm Monday to Friday
• The successful candidate will be required to work 42 hours per week - Shift patterns to be discussed

Benefits

• Statutory benefits
• Paid DBS check & update service
• Bonus Schemes        
• Annual pay reviews   
• Paid Uniform/Uniform allowance
• Free On-Site Parking
• Staff recognition/reward scheme
• Possibility of employment at the end of the apprenticeship
• On the job training and regular management support.
• A lovely and separate 'team hub' area for break times.
• External training opportunities.
• A fantastic team dynamic with regular team and social events.
• Flexible holiday and working hours.
• Early Christmas closure
• Refer a colleague bonus.
• Long service bonus.

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