Early Years Educator - Riverside Nursery

If you have a genuine interest in childcare and would like to make a difference to young people, even with little experience, we encourage you to apply! There are only few requirements we require to check your eligibility. Great route for School or College Leavers hoping to start a career in Childcare.

Riverside Nursery is a leading Montessori nursery and a happy learning environment for children that stimulates them physically, socially, emotionally, and intellectually. They believe that happy children are more open to opportunity, more confident, and more at ease with themselves. This ensures the best start to their learning journey. A Montessori nursery provides a well-balanced, child-centered introduction to skills that last a lifetime. From the age of three, our children move into the pre-school phase of their education where they can develop confidently at their own pace.

SWIFT childcare apprenticeship is an award winning apprenticeship provider established over 10 years ago now. At SWIFT we know that becoming a world class childcare practitioner doesn’t just happen over night, like everything, you need to learn your craft and develop practical skills to become an effective childcare professional. That’s why our apprenticeship programs are developed to provide people with the opportunity to learn everything they need to now to build a successful career in childcare to make a difference to future generations.

Essential Requirements – GCSE Maths and English C or 4, or an equivalent (Functional Skills level 2)

If successful in the apprenticeship process, you may be eligible for 30% off on your Oyster Card.

The main responsibilities of this job role will include:

• Working towards Level 3 Childcare Apprenticeship.
• Supporting the development of the childcare provision.
• Providing an excellent range of activities that ensures that the child learns whilst having fun.
• Being a team player.
• Providing challenging and stimulating activities for all children
• Taking part in First Aid training as required
• Responsibility for equal opportunity in delivery, access and attitude in aspects of service delivery
• Working with teams across the nursery setting
• Supporting children’s learning and development.
• Preparing and maintaining the environment and resources for the children.
• Preparation of food for breakfast, snack and afternoon tea.
• Supporting children’s self-help needs.
• Being creative and enthusiastic.
• Following Safeguarding rules and regulations to also meet the Standard of the Childcare Apprenticeship.

Level 3 NVQ - Advanced Diploma Early Years Educator - Your apprenticeship will last for 13 months. You will be supported by an assessor throughout your apprenticeship, as well as a mentor within the nursery. You will be working full time in the nursery. Your classroom days will be based online as a remote session which you will need to be fully available for, and your main childcare apprenticeship work will be done in a nursery local to you.