Hatching Dragons Canada Water - Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner

Hatching Dragons Canada Water - Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner

SE16 5DZ

Full time

• Full-time 07:30am - 18:30pm
• £28,000 - £32,000 per year

Ready to take the next step in your Early Years career?

Hatching Dragons is looking for a passionate and ambitious Early Years professional to join our Canada Water nursery as a Room Leader while completing a Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner Apprenticeship.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who already has experience working in an Early Years setting and is ready to develop their leadership skills, gain a nationally recognised qualification and progress into senior nursery leadership roles.

You'll be supported every step of the way by an experienced management team while making a real difference to children's learning and development.

What you'll be doing As a Room Leader, you will:

• Lead the day-to-day running of your room
• Create a safe, nurturing and inspiring learning environment
• Support children's learning, development and wellbeing
• Build strong relationships with families and carers
• Act as a key person for a group of children
• Support and mentor other practitioners within the room
• Help maintain high standards in line with EYFS and Ofsted requirements
• Work closely with the management team to continually improve practice
• Plan and deliver engaging, age-appropriate learning experiences
• Promote safeguarding, inclusion and positive outcomes for every child

What we're looking for

We're looking for someone who:

• Is passionate about Early Years education
• Has previous experience working in a nursery environment
• Is ready to take on leadership responsibilities
• Has excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Is committed to providing outstanding care and education
• Wants to continue developing professionally

What you'll gain

Alongside your role, you'll complete the Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner Apprenticeship, designed to develop your leadership, management and professional practice skills.

You'll learn how to:

• Lead high-quality Early Years provision
• Support and develop staff teams
• Reflect on and improve practice through professional enquiry
• Influence positive outcomes for children and families

On successful completion, you'll achieve a nationally recognised Level 5 qualification.

Benefits

• Competitive salary of £28,000 - £32,000
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Clear career progression opportunities
• Supportive and friendly team
• Company pension scheme
• Generous annual leave
• Regular team events and engagement activities
• Opportunity to progress into senior leadership positions

This role offers excellent progression opportunities within our growing nursery group, including pathways into:

• Third In Charge
• Deputy Manager
• Nursery Manager

Safeguarding

Hatching Dragons is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An enhanced DBS check will be required for this role.

Training Information

Over the course of 21 months (dependent upon the level of course an apprentice is being enrolled onto), you will study things such as the principles of healthcare and safeguarding, person-centred care & support, physiological measurements, basic life support, dementia, cognitive & mental health support, moving, handling and infection control, supporting daily living, lifespan development and healthcare needs, duty of care and legislation. Higher level courses go into more depth within different pathways such as dementia, learning disabilities and Autism, children & adolescent mental health, combined therapies, complex care, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, substance misuse and acquired brain injury (these topics may differ).

Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship programme, you will achieve a Level 5 Qualification and a TQUK Diploma in Care.

We and our employer partners are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, so a DBS check will be required for this role. To make you aware, this position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all convictions, cautions and bind-overs, including those regarded as 'spent' must be declared, and you will be asked about these during the recruitment process.

Our delivery of training is through blended learning. Supported by one of our sector specialist tutors, they will deliver teaching sessions using various methods including face to face teaching, Skype, Facetime, telephone and peer virtual classroom whilst using our interactive multi-sensory teaching resources. Teaching sessions are normally bi-weekly or monthly, depending on the learner's preferred learning style. Additionally, the tutor will provide the support required to ensure the learner enjoys and ultimately successfully achieves their goals and completes their training. We want learners to feel that our team are approachable at any stage of their learning journey.

You will initially take an online assessment that will help us to understand your learning style and needs, then we will tailor your learning experience accordingly. We ensure that you stay on track to complete your programme on time by managing your expectations through our state-of-the-art e-portfolio system. At the end of your programme, your learnt knowledge, skills and behaviours will be assessed by an independent assessor in your end point assessment (EPA).

As part of the apprenticeship, alongside your job role, 20% of your time in work must be dedicated to developing new skills. This can be any time devoted to learning and improving new skills without interruption.