53 jobs found in Chichester

To be a reliable member of a team, to work with flexibility and co-operation. ● To develop positive relationships with parents, carers, other staff and professional agencies. ● Assist with the supervision of children at play, meal and sleep times. ● To understand that each child is an individual and have understanding of or be prepared to develop knowledge of childcare and child development. ● To observe and record all children’s progress and achievements. ● To assist with planning age appropriate activities for the children and with creating a stimulating and attractive environment. ● To attend parent evenings and assist in the promotion of the nursery as required. ● To attend all staff meetings and training sessions as relevant. ● To assist with the care, security and maintenance of all equipment and toys within the nursery. ● To be responsible for participating in self development including appraisals. ● To share the responsibility for health and safety, hygiene and cleanliness...

To understand and work to nursery policies and procedures, including how to manage child protection issues appropriately and how to respond to incidents, accidents, complaints and emergencies ● Ensure confidentiality with regard to the staff, parents and children is adhered to at all times ● To help children and families to settle into the nursery’s routine and environment ● To support children in their everyday interaction with others and development of social skills ● To work as part of a team to provide a high quality early years curriculum based on the Early Years Foundation Stage

Do you have a genuine passion for leading and nurturing young learners, coupled with proven experience managing a nursery effectively?  WMC Training is seeking a dedicated Nursery apprentice to join the professional, rewarding, and supportive team at Sutton SM3 8LR The ideal candidate will bring previous experience working with children ,a genuine interest in developing the talent of younger generations, and a strong desire to make a difference in children's lives. MUST have experience working at the nursery setting before .  You will be a collaborative team member, equally capable of taking initiative, and adept at planning enriching activities. DUTIES Your duties as a Nursery Apprentice · To effectively deliver the EYFS ensuring that the individual needs and interest of children in the setting are met (in conjunction with other team members) · To keep records of your key children’s development and learning journeys and share with parents, carers and other...

● To supervise and run lunchtime play activities ● Running afternoon interventions and supporting pupils in the classroom, including SEND pupils ● To supervise the day-to-day running of the after school club whilst adhering to policies and procedures ● To ensure the wellbeing and safeguarding of all the children and staff ● Liaise with the School’s Senior Leadership Team (SLT) ● To plan and organise the delivery of a variety of play activities and experiences appropriate to the children’s age and development stages and provide a termly plan/timetable to the Wrap Around Care Manager ● Meet regularly with the Wrap Around Care Manager to discuss planning and report on progress of the provision ● To supervise and set clear expectations for all staff working in the after school club ● Liaise with outside agencies where appropriate ● To attend training as agreed with the Wrap Around Care Manager to support your development ● To keep attendance records of children using the extended...

To deliver a high standard of learning, development and care for children aged 2-5 years. ● To ensure that the preschool nursery is a safe environment for children, staff and others. ● To developing partnerships with parents/carers to increase involvement in their child’s development. ● To be responsible for any tasks delegated by the Deputy Nursery Manager/Nursery Manager ● To complete all academic aspects of the apprenticeship to provide a safe, caring, stimulating educational environment, both indoors and outdoors, at all times. ● To deliver an appropriate play based Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum that enables children to make individual progress. ● To understand and work to the nurseries policies and procedures, including how to deal with child protection issues appropriately and how to respond to incidents, accidents, complaints and emergencies. ● To plan activities which ensure each child is supported. ● To be a key person. ● To ensure records are properly...

● Supporting safe, fun and engaging play activities before and after school ● Helping set up creative games and activities ● Building positive relationships with children aged 3–11 ● Learning on the job while gaining a nationally recognised qualification

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, spiritually, socially and educationally through individual attention and group activities. ● To attend team meetings and contribute ideas. ● To provide all aspects of care for children including washing, changing and feeding under supervision. ● To assist with meeting the personal and emotional needs of individual children. ● To provide adult interaction with children in the school. ● To be aware of the school’s confidentiality policy. ● Support staff and engage in a good staff team. ● To attend all out of working hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings, parents evenings, summer fayres and Christmas party. ● Contribute to good standards of hygiene and cleanliness in the school. ● To undertake such other duties and responsibilities of an equivalent nature, as may be determined by the...

To provide a safe and stimulating environment and provide high quality activities in consultation with children to support their varying needs ● To ensure that all activities are carried out within an equal opportunities framework ● To develop and maintain good relationships and communication with parents/carers and other professionals working with the children ● Assist with healthy snack preparation and delivery ● To assist in maintaining material and equipment and ensure that the After School Club maintains a good standard of cleanliness and hygiene at all times ● To keep abreast of developments and all aspects of Childcare through information given by the Director/Manager/Deputy Manager and through attending regular training ● To attend staff meetings and Inset days as required

● Helping to establish and run a new after school club from day one ● Supporting children aged 3–11 through play, activities and structured sessions ● Assisting with setting up creative games and outdoor learning experiences ● Building positive relationships with children and colleagues ● Working closely with experienced staff while studying towards your Level 2 qualification

Support children and young people’s freely chosen, self-directed play by enhancing the play using appropriate intervention style. Foster children and young people’s development in line with their culture, age and stage of development. ● Build playful relationships with children, recognising professional boundaries. ● Provide a diverse, inclusive and accessible setting for all children and young people, taking into consideration any additional requirements they may have. ● Observe children and young people playing, including how they interact with different environments, other children and young people and staff. Keep reflective records to inform future planning. ● Reflect individually and as part of a team to improve Playwork practice. ● Advocate for all children and young people’s right to play when liaising with parents, carer givers, colleagues, local residents and other professionals. ● Facilitate the creation of inspiring play spaces with opportunities to include a range of...

Supporting and supervising and providing particular welfare/personal/hygiene/medical/therapeutic support for children with SEN and ensure their safety. ● Assisting with promoting inclusion by establishing constructive relationships with children and interacting with them according to their individual needs and by assisting in the implementation of the nursery’s additional and different provision map ● Encouraging children’s interactions and engagement with activities. ● Assisting with the development and implementation of individual education/behaviour plans and personal care programmes and providing specific support. ● Providing cover for members of staff, if required. ● Monitoring and recording children’s progress and report as required.

Level 5 Lead Practitioner Apprenticeship - The Little Blue Door Chichester  Shoots Training are currently recruiting for a passionate, reliable and enthusiastic individual to join The Little Blue Door Nursery as a Level 5 Childcare Apprentice at their Chichester setting as a Room Leader.  Little Blue Door is a vibrant, forward-thinking and imaginative growing business with nursery schools in Chichester and Westhampnett. Now is a great time to come and join and start / continue your childcare career with us and be part of our dynamic team! We provide nurturing and high-quality childcare across both nurseries from 3 months to 5 years across 4 x separate rooms, each tailored to the age of the children. Our ethos of 'developing little minds' is at the heart of everything we do - from our high-quality facilities and outdoor garden that everyone can enjoy, home cooked food, varied activities (including weekly Forest School, active week’s and regular exciting day...

Level 3 Childcare Apprenticeship – Top Tots Day Nursery Fort Purbrook Shoots Training are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable and hardworking individual to complete their Level 3 Childcare Apprenticeship at Top Tots Day Nursery Fort Purbrook, Portsmouth. At Top Tots Day Nursery we provide a safe and happy environment that you would expect at home with the fun, stimulating, educational and social environment of a group setting. We have 3 age group rooms, baby room, toddlers and preschool. These are well planned with resources that interest the children and spark curiosity and imagination. We enjoy nothing more than getting messy with craft and being creative. Our curriculum is challenging, broad and of a high quality which is based on learning through play and extending the children’s interests whilst having high aspirations for them. Children’s individuality is embraced; we might one day be going to the moon and the next working in a robot factory!...

Level 3 Childcare Apprenticeship - Top Tots Day Nursery, Hedgerow House Shoots Training are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable and hardworking individual to complete their Level 3 Childcare Apprenticeship at Top Tots Day Nursery Hedgerow House as an Early Years Practitioner Apprentice Our setting at Hedgerow House offers a home from home environment. Set in a large house in Southsea we have a view of the local park and neighbourhood that the children enjoy watching from the upstairs window. Being located on Goldsmith Avenue we are only a short walk away from the beach, Canoe Lake, the local library, and both Milton Park and Bransbury Park. Our younger children enjoy daily walks around the local neighbourhood visiting the parks, whilst our older children get to explore the outdoors within our 2 gardens’. Our toddler group have the full space of our enclosed front garden whilst our pre-school has free flow of our back garden. Our back garden is made up...

Level 2 or Level 3 Childcare Apprenticeship – Puffin Preschool - Naval Under Fives (Term Time Only) Shoots Training are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable and hardworking individual to complete their Level 2 or Level 3 Childcare Apprenticeship at Puffin Preschool - Naval Under Fives, Portsmouth. A warm welcome awaits you at Puffin. We are a small inclusive preschool offering funded and non- funded places for children aged 2 to 4 years. Puffin has a dedicated team of passionate early years practitioners, the Manager and Deputy Manager and Early Years Practitioner. We frequently attend a variety of relevant training to keep our practice updated. We all work hard to develop good relationships with our families providing extra support if needed. Home from home environment Our Approach At Naval Under Fives we believe in providing a safe, nurturing and stimulating environment that builds on each individual child’s needs and interests, in which they can...

Level 3  Childcare Apprenticeship – Growing Places - Merryfields Day Nursery Shoots Training are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable and hardworking individual to complete their Level 3 Childcare Apprenticeship at Growing Places - Merryfields Day Nursery, Fareham . Our Growing Places approach is inspired by the values of the Reggio Emilia nurseries and pre-schools in Italy. This is an inspirational approach that builds a culture that respects childhood and allows each child to have daily opportunities to play, explore, discover, communicate and develop tolerant, understanding relationships. Bringing together, children, parents and staff in a journey of education.  We currently have five award winning nurseries, all registered with Ofsted as GOOD and OUTSTANDING, within Havant, Waterlooville and Fareham. We have babies, family and pre-school room and care for children from 3 months to 4 years' Our additional opportunities include Physical...

Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner Apprenticeship – Rabbit Patch Day Nursery Shoots Training are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable and hardworking individual to complete their Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner Apprenticeship at Rabbit Patch Day Nursery. At Rabbit Patch Day Nursery, we aim to create a home from home atmosphere, and encourage a culture of community. Regardless of background or circumstance, we include all children, nurturing and immersing them in a welcoming environment that offers a range of diverse experiences, ensuring the children flourish and develop into enthusiastic little people with a zest for learning. We respect each child as an individual and support inquisitive minds by valuing questions, so that children thrive during their learning experience with us. To ensure a rich and positive learning environment is established and maintained, we have a highly trained, skilled, and experienced staff team here at Rabbit Patch...

Level 3  Childcare Apprenticeship – Harestock Nursery Shoots Training are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable and hardworking individual to complete their Level 3 Childcare Apprenticeship at Harestock Nursery, Winchester . Harestock Nursery is a privately owned and managed nursery set in a convenient location on the outskirts of Winchester offering places for 60 children from 6 months up to 5 years. We strive to provide a warm, loving and secure environment where a child’s imagination is supported and not stifled, where the importance of play and social interaction is seen as more important than being ready for school. The staff will guide each individual child along their own individual learning trail. We encourage parent partnership and active participation to optimise the child’s growth and development to reach their full potential. A trained experienced team of staff who will be provided with support and who will be given the opportunity...

Childcare Apprenticeship - Level 3 - Kids Love Nature, Marwell Zoo.  Shoots Training are currently recruiting for a punctual, reliable and enthusiastic individual to join Kid’s Love Nature’s Marwell Zoo setting as a Level 3 Apprentice. The setting is located within the grounds of Marwell Zoo, overlooking the penguin and giraffe enclosures, and benefits from working alongside Marwell Zoo's Education Team, who provide twice daily Mini Zoologists Explorer Sessions all around the nursery, in addition to sessions in Marwell Zoo's learning centre. The setting looks after children from ages 9 months to 5 year old, and benefits from a large one and a half acre secure outdoor play area, large vegetable garden, a supersized sand pit, dens, climbing equipment, and access to a private woodland. The setting also benefits from having large class rooms, a nature room, sleep room, music room and children’s kitchens and lots of outdoor space. This is an exciting...

Level 3  Childcare Apprenticeship – Happy Valley Preschool, Brighton (Term Time Only) Shoots Training are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable and hardworking individual to complete their Level 3 Childcare Apprenticeship at Happy Valley Preschool, Brighton Happy Valley Pre School stands for educational specialists, wholehearted commitment and comprehensive childcare. Increasing demands are being made on childcare facilities, since all parents want the very best for their children, right from their very first learning experiences. In addition, there is now a marked trend towards intellectual education for children, but still children also need to play, move, get enough exercise and discover their own bodies. Our nursery school achieves both objectives by offering space for moving around, plenty of opportunity for play, a small library and various facilities for creative activity. Our aim is to support each child through his or her own development. We aim to...