Early Years Practitioner, Upperby Primary School, £5.28 an hour

About Upperby Primary School

It is our belief that children come to Upperby Primary School to be happy and successful learners, enabling our children to develop their skills and grow to understand how they are part of the wider community. Our dedicated staff are committed to ensuring our children develop into life-long learners who aspire to be the best they can be.
Our core values of respect, resilience, caring, responsibility, confidence and aspiration underpin everything we do in school. They help our children understand how we all make a positive contribution to the school and the wider community, supporting them to become successful citizens of the future.

About the role

Upperby Primary School are looking for a Early Years Level 2 Apprentice to join our friendly and supportive team in Reception. You will be helping to ensure that all our children are well cared for and individual needs are met.
You will be working as part of a successful team who have a passion to support each child to learn, develop and be happy in school.
We are looking for someone who has who has a strong work ethic, lots of energy and a strong desire to work with young children in the Early Years setting.
If you are keen to be part of school life this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

General duties to include

• Daily duties will include, but not be limited to:
• Welcoming the children into the setting
• Setting up learning and play activities both indoors and outdoors
• Maintaining a safe and healthy learning environment for the children
• Keeping accurate records as required
• Undertaking any additional training required
• Working with children in small groups and on a 1:1 basis
• Supporting children with additional needs

Your future career with us

Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, there may be an opportunity to progress onto the Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship.

Training & Qualification Details

This Level 2 apprenticeship is expected to last a period of between 12 –14 months. You will attend live tutor led sessions 2 days every month (1 day every other week which will either be via ZOOM or in person depending on your location) and participate in online interactive learning via our bespoke innovative platform OLLIE. Your Tutor will also visit you in the workplace for 1-2-1 Tutor sessions during the program. System People have fantastic pass rates and won the “BEST Training Provider Award” at the Golden Apples in 2019 and have been awarded a “Good” rating by Ofsted 2021.

Entry requirements

You will need to have achieved a GCSE grade 4/C (or equivalent) in Maths and English by the end of this program. Therefore, if you do not already hold a grade 4/C in these subjects, you will be required to carry out a short Maths and English Assessment to see if we are able to offer you Functional Skills support to reach a Level 2 (grade C/4 equivalent).