Childcare Apprenticeship - Level 3

Level 3 Childcare Apprenticeship - Mini VIP's Nursery

Shoots Training are currently looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking and reliable individual to complete their Level 3 Childcare Apprenticeship as a Key Person with Mini VIP's Nursery at their Winchcombe setting.

Mini VIP's nursery 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 for our Caterpillars 0-24months, Busy Bees 2-3.5 years, Butterflies 3yrs 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. 
• 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 and be responsible to Mentor/Nursery Manager/Room Lead 
• 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 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
• Support all staff and engage in a good staff team. 
• 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 
• 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:  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; 

• This nursery is open all year-round; from 07.30 to 18:00 Monday to Friday
• The successful candidate will be required to work a minimum of 30-40 hours per week, with shift patterns to be discussed. 

Requirements;

• You must be able to gain a clear DBS
• Have GCSE grades A*-C or 4-9 in Maths and English Language, is desirable or willing to work to gain these
• Experience working within a nursery setting would be desirable but not essential

STSW3

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