Childcare Practitioner Apprentice

Closing Date: 22/06/2025
Contracts
Working Hours Full Time
Locations Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees
Salary £7.55 per hour for the first year
Company Education Training Collective

Job Description

Brief overview of the role

Boomerang is looking for an apprentice to join their nursery taking care of children aged between 6 months to 12 years. Based in Holy Trinity Church you will be providing care and support to the children who attend whilst completing a level 2 or 3 in early years depending on previous experience.

What you’ll do at work

Purpose of post:

  • To provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children attending the setting
  • To give support to other staff within the setting
  • To work as part of a team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, develop and learn
  • To build and maintain strong partnerships working with parents and other outside agencies to enable children’s needs to be met

Main duties:

  • To effectively deliver the EYFS ensuring that the individual needs and interests 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 key adults
  • Support all staff and engage in a good staff team
  • To develop and maintain strong partnerships and communication with parents/carers to facilitate day-to-day caring and early learning needs
  • To ensure the provision of a high-quality environment to meet the needs of individual children, having an awareness of any disabilities, family cultures and medical histories
  • To advise the manager/deputy of any concerns, e.g. over children, parents, the safety of the environment, preserving confidentiality as necessary
  • To be involved in out of working hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings
  • To be flexible within working practices of the setting, undertaking other responsible duties where needed, such as domestic tasks, preparation of snacks, cleansing of equipment, etc.
  • To work alongside the manager and staff team to ensure that the setting’s vision statement is fulfilled
  • To read, understand and adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to your role and the safe running of the setting
  • To develop your role within the team, especially with regard to being a key person
  • To keep confidential any information regarding the children, their families or other staff that is acquired as part of the job
  • To be aware of the high profile of the setting and to uphold its standards at all times, both in work hours and outside
  • To ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times
  • To ensure correct documentation and collection of all monies received

Hours

Monday – Friday, hours between 7.15am – 6.00pm. 30 hours including training with the nursery.

30 hours a week

Your training plan

  • Level 2 or 3 Early Years Apprenticeship Standard at Stockton Riverside College.
  • Functional skills maths & English, if required

More training information

This will be one day a week at Stockton Riverside College

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • English (grade A*-C/9-4)
  • Maths (grade A*-C/9-4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Time management
  • Enthusiastic and friendly
  • Have a good Imagination
  • Outgoing
  • Willing to go the extra mile

About this company

Located in Holy trinity church we are a small but lively childcare provider in Fairfield. We are OFSTED Registered, quality, affordable child care for children aged 6mths -12 years. Various sessions are available.

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Where you’ll work

6 Bedale Grove
Stockton-On-Tees
TS19 7QY

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