Early Years Practitioner Apprentice @ Little Ladybirds Childcare

Location: 61 Meadow Street, Market Harborough, LE16 7JY

WHO are Little Ladybirds Childcare?

Little Ladybirds Childcare is centrally located in Market Harborough and in close proximity to The Ridgeway Primary Academy. They have a designated playroom which is fully equipped with toys, books, arts, and crafts & learning materials. They are lucky to have a spacious garden with a bark chip play area, sandpit, mud kitchen, playhouse, slide, and double swing set.

WHAT will I get from working with Little Ladybirds?

• EARN: £7.55 per hour, 30-40 hours per week
• EXPERIENCE- your hours: Monday to Friday shifts between 8am and 4.30pm
• QUALIFICATION: Early Years Practitioner Level 2 takes approximately 16 months.

WHAT will my DAY look like?

You will be promoting the physical, social, and emotional development of each child within your remit and contribute towards their care and supervision. Your daily tasks will include:

• Supported supervision of children aged 0-11.
• Supervising and monitoring the safety of the children.
• Feeding and changing the children, as needed.
• Planning day to day activities.
• Building strong relationships with parents.
• Keeping records of children’s progress, routines, and interests.
• Tidying up play/food area after children.
• Minimum of 6 hours per week spent on apprenticeship work and training.

HOW does the Apprenticeship Work?

Working towards your Early Years Practitioner Level 2 Qualification, you’ll attend monthly 1-2-1 meetings (online via teams every month – NO classroom OR college!) with your tutor and learn about modules including child development from birth to 7 years, safeguarding, promoting wellbeing, supporting activities, purposeful play & educational programmes, and more!  You will be given a minimum of 3 hours per week to complete any apprenticeship work (assignments, research, and projects) and will receive at least another 3 hours of training from your employer. All apprenticeship work and training is completed in the workplace, during working hours.

WHAT skills/qualifications do I NEED?

• Minimum GRADE 4/C in GCSE (or equivalent) Maths & English
• UK Residency – must have lived in the UK for at least 3 years
• Communication & team working
• Initiative, problem solving & creativity
• Non-judgemental & patient
• Some childcare experience e.g., babysitting

What happens next?

If your application is successful, you will receive a call from our dedicated Recruitment Consultant who will discuss the qualification, location and course length in more detail. Following this call, you will be asked to write a supporting statement and complete an English and Maths assessment.

If you really want to impress us, why not show your enthusiasm and carry out some further research on the employer and the qualification you’ll be working towards! Links are provided below:

Employer Website: https://www.llbchildcare.co.uk/

About the Qualification: https://www.ctskills.co.uk/apprenticeship-courses/childcare/