Apprentice Nursery Assistant – Kids at Heart – Scotton

Kids at Heart is an equal opportunity employer, encouraging all staff to extend their own personal development. The company has Post Graduate Early Years Professionals to lead and support staff teams.

Nidderdale Children’s Day Nursery based at Lingerfield, Knaresborough and The School House Nursery in Pannal, are both operated within the Kids at Heart company. The management team has over 25 years experience in setting up and running crèches, children’s day nurseries and Kids’ Clubs, caring for babies through to teenagers.

The nurseries offer facilities of the highest standard with many extra benefits for the most important, formative years of a child’s life.

Nidderdale Children’s Day Nursery is situated in the idyllic countryside of North Yorkshire. The accommodation is purpose built, including separate rooms for babies and young infants, plus a series of classrooms and activity rooms for the older children. It also includes a kitchen where our Chef provides delicious home cooked, nutritious meals; children’s cloakrooms, visitors room, staff room and office.

The rooms are light, spacious, beautifully decorated and well equipped. Outside there is a fantastic large, safe, enclosed play area with lots of opportunities for sharing, fun and learning.

Our nurseries are Ofsted registered which means they have been inspected for the main strengths and any areas for improvement which may be identified during the inspection. Both settings have achieved Good outcomes in last inspections, which means all aspects of the provision were strong in the quality and standards of care and nursery education.

Low Moor Lane

Lingerfield

Scotton

Knaresborough

HG5 9JB

Apprenticeships are delivered in the workplace. You will be allocated a personal assessor/tutor and will have access to our on- line study area where you will find all your assessment materials. Your assessor will provide you with personal tutorial support and assessment at pre-arranged times.

Assessment is through a variety of methods including observations in the workplace, witness testimonies, product evidence and professional discussions. All evidence will be logged to your electronic portfolio.

Functional Skills at level 1 or level 2 in Maths, English and ICT.

Employment Rights & Responsibilities are delivered via a workbook and completed in the workplace

Personal Learning & Thinking Skills are embedded in the main qualification

FW Solutions Ltd is an independent provider of high quality education and training solutions, providing development for both learners and employers. We commit to offer superior training by ensuring we take into account each learner’s needs and learning styles. All training will be delivered by highly qualified, specialist tutors and we provide our learners with straightforward, web-based resources to make learning flexible and enjoyable.

FW Solutions Ltd.

Windsor House

Cornwall Road

Harrogate

HG1 2PW

01423 536672

• Communication skills are vital in this role
  • You must have good time management skills; you must be a punctual person and be on time for work
  • You must be organised and have good attention to detail.

GCSE English & Maths at Grade 4, or above (or the equivalent) would be an advantage.

You must be well presented and reliable.
• Successful candidates will have a lot of patience, have a caring approach and be understanding.

Achievement of this pathway will enable apprentices to go onto study towards the Level 3 Diploma in Childcare and Development (The Early Years Educator) and access higher level jobs within the sector.

You will be provided with the chance to “earn and learn” in a well established privately owned nursery in Lingerfield near Knaresborough. You will be given the opportunity to gain and develop new skills and experiences, whilst working towards a Level 2 qualification.

Please consider the location of the setting before submitting your application.
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