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Early Years Practitioner Apprenticeship DEBORAH Y PARSONS

You will take part in the day-to-day responsibility for the care, well-being, monitoring of the group, helping to keep up to date records and writing observations as necessary. An extremely friendly team, working different shifts each week.

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Closing date: 07 Oct 2022

Apprenticeship summary

  • Annual wage

    £7,503.60

    Wages explained

    Apprentices are paid for their normal working hours and training that's part of their apprenticeship (usually one day per week).

    Minimum Wage Rates

  • Working week

    Monday to Friday, 30 hours per week, working between 7am and 7pm. Times to be agreed.

    Total hours per week: 30

  • Expected duration

    16 Months

  • Possible start date

    10 Oct 2022

  • Date posted

    09 Sep 2022

  • Apprenticeship level

    Intermediate
    Level 2 (GCSE)

  • Reference number

    VAC1000086097

  • Positions

    1 available

What will the apprentice be doing?

  • To contribute to maintaining effective health, safety and child protection procedures
  • Prepare snacks/drinks
  • Monitoring at lunch times
  • Helping feed children at lunch time
  • Cleaning after children throughout the day
  • Help to plan daily activities to suit the children
  • Help getting children ready to go outdoors or trips
  • To provide high standards of childcare and education, to include the monitoring and implementation of children’s development, including providing a safe, caring environment to enable the emotional, social and educational development of children, through individual attention and group activities
  • Help with a high standard of personal care including, dressing, feeding and washing children
  • To help provide a safe, interesting and stimulating environment
  • Good communication skills required as you will be part of a team and will have to speak with parents
  • To undertake and commit to training towards the achievement of the Early Years Practitioner Apprenticeship Standard
  • Changing nappies

What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?

Level 2 Early Years Practitioner apprenticeship standard:

  • Level 2 Early Years Practitioner qualification

You will attend weekly, off the job training sessions at the Oldham College.

What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?

There is excellent potential to progress to the Early Years Educator apprenticeship on completion of your apprenticeship.

Requirements and prospects

Desired skills and personal qualities

Communication skills, Attention to detail, Organisation skills, Customer care skills, Problem solving skills, Logical, Team working, Creative, Initiative, Non judgemental, Patience, Physical fitness, reliable and hard working, Trustworthy and polite

Qualifications

GCSE or equivalent English (Grade A*-C/9-4) Desired
GCSE or equivalent Maths (Grade A*-C/9-4) Desired

Things to consider

You will be expected to be flexible with the working hours to ensure ratios are maintained. During the year you will be expected to participate in additional events out of the normal working hours, for example, parent’s evening and open days. There is a degree of lifting and carrying that you will need to be able to carry out. This setting is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS.

About the employer

We are a friendly registered Childminders based in Ashton-under-Lyne. We offer parents childcare for their children from birth to 13 years old. We carry out school runs before and after school and care for younger children during school hours.

Employer

DEBORAH Y PARSONS

Address

389 KINGS ROAD

ASHTON UNDER LYNE

OL6 9EX

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Training

Training provider

THE OLDHAM COLLEGE

Contact

Andrea Kearns

andrea.kearns@oldham.ac.uk

0161 785 4072

Apprenticeship standard

Early years practitioner

Level 2 (GCSE)

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