About this opportunity
The Childcare Team is looking to employ a Corporate Apprentice (Level 2) Playworker based at Ely and Caerau Children’s Centre, Michaelston Road, Ely CF5 4SX, to contribute to their Service helping us to deliver childcare to babies and young children to support families who live in the Ely and Caerau wards; providing Cardiff Council’s only full-time childcare facility and service.
Cardiff Council delivers over 700 different services to residents of Cardiff, visitors, and businesses across the city. As a local government organisation, their customers depend on them to deliver their essential services, every day. Whether employed in a customer facing, technical, trade or support role, employees help them to make a difference to communities.
As it is important to them that their workforce better reflects the communities they serve, and that support residents to overcome barriers to employment, you must live within the boundaries of Cardiff to be eligible to apply for this Corporate Apprentice role. Check your postcode here: http://ishare.cardiff.gov.uk/mycardiff.aspx
Ely and Caerau Children’s Centre, Michaelston Road, Ely CF5 4SX
Full-time (37 hours)
£24,413 per annum
In this Corporate Apprentice (Level 2) role you will learn to safely and professionally care for babies and children from the age of 6 weeks to 5 years. You will learn how to support their development through play and stimulating, engaging and culturally appropriate experiences. You will develop an understanding of the health, safety, and safeguarding protocols of working in a childcare setting. You will develop teamwork skills, organisational skills and planning skills.
To support your development, you will undertake a Welsh Government Apprenticeship Framework Qualification in Children’s Care Play, Learning and Development Level 2 in the role and will receive on the job training and supervision to help you deliver an efficient and effective service in a positive and customer focussed manner. You will also be supported by your manager and a named mentor who will encourage you to develop a range of transferrable skills to support your career progression.
You will be expected to work a variety of 7.5 hour shifts between the hours of 7:30am and 6pm
Person Specification:
Essential Criteria
- GCSE Grade G or above in Maths or Essential Skills Wales Level 1 in Application of Number or equivalent.
- GCSE Grade G or above in English (and/or Welsh) or. Essential Skills Wales Level 1 in Communication or equivalent.
- You do not have a degree (graduates are not eligible to apply for Level 2 apprentice roles
- Able to use a computer, smartphone, or tablet device
Desirable
- GCSE Grade D or above in English (and/or Welsh) or equivalent
- A Food Hygiene Certificate, or awareness of the importance of good food hygiene and a willingness to undertake training on the job to obtain the certificate ·
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of the work of the Council.
- Examples of formal or informal experience of care, learning and play of early years children (under 4)
