Childcare Apprenticeship - Level 3

Childcare Apprenticeship - Level 3 - Mini VIPs Nursery and Daycare

The Aspire Training Team are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable and hardworking individual to complete their Level 3 Childcare Apprenticeship at Mini VIPs Nursery and Daycare at their Winchcombe setting.

Mini VIPs Nursery and Daycare are a family run business, a home away from home.  As a Mini VIP, your child is treated like one of the family. Our nursery and daycare is a family-run business – and that family ethos is at the heart of everything we do.

We have 3 rooms Caterpillars 0-24 months, Busy Bees 2-3.5 years and Butterflies 3 to starting school.

We also have a holiday club and wrap around care including breakfast and after school club 4 -12 years.

Your duties and responsibilities will include;

• To contribute to a high-quality caring environment for children. This includes creating a warm, friendly and stimulating atmosphere in which the children can develop emotionally, socially and educationally through individual attention and group activities. Key areas
• To work with children • To attend all training as set out in your training agreement
• To complete all assignments set on time
• To work as part of the team
• To attend associated training deemed appropriate by the manager in consideration of your individual needs and wishes
• To liaise with mentor and manager. Responsible to: Mentor/Nursery Manager/Room Lead Duties and responsibilities
• Course attendance/meeting with training provider and completing assignments on time
• To attend team meetings and participate in sharing ideas
• Under supervision provide all aspects of care for children including washing, changing and feeding
• To assist with meeting the personal, social and emotional needs of individual children
• To provide adult-led interactions with children in the nursery
• To attend all training relevant to the role and deemed appropriate by the Manager/training provider
• To be aware of and abide by the nursery’s Safeguarding children and child protection policy and Confidentiality policy, and all other policies the manager deems appropriate
• Team work
• Support all staff and engage in a good staff team. General
• Contribute to good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness in the nursery
• Undertake such other duties and responsibilities of an equivalent nature, as may be determined by the trainee’s supervisor from time-to-time 2
• Carry out duties at all times in compliance with the nursery’s equal opportunities policy
• Look upon the nursery as a "whole" to consider where your skills can be best utilised. Be constantly aware of the individual needs of all children
• Respect the confidentiality of all information received
• Ensure the provision of a high-quality environment to meet the needs of all individual children
• Develop and maintain strong partnerships and communications with parents/carers to facilitate day-to-day caring and early learning needs
• Be aware of the community profile of the nursery and uphold its standards at all times
• Be aware of all emergency and fire evacuation procedures
• Be aware of sections 7 and 8 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974: o Employees have a duty to take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and others who may be affected by their acts or omissions whilst at work. This extends to co-operating to enable the employer to fulfil its legal duty o No person shall intentionally or recklessly interfere with or misuse anything provided in the interests of health, safety or welfare in pursuance of any of the relevant statutory provisions • Understand that, as part of training, you will be required to work across the nursery rooms.

Hours; 

• Mini VIPs Nursery and Daycare is open from 8.00am – 18:00pm Monday to Friday.
• The successful candidate will be required to work 30 hours per week with shift patterns to be discussed.

Requirements;

• Experience in a childcare environment is required 
• You must be able to gain a clear DBS
• Have GCSE grades A*-C or 4-9 in Maths and English Language, or equivalent

• Childcare
• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Childcare
• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee discount