Early Years Apprenticeship at Busy Bees Sevenoaks (Level 3)

Summary

Busy Bees Nurseries have been in operations since 1983 providing high quality childcare in almost 400 settings across the UK. We are offering you an opportunity to apply for an early year's childcare apprenticeship, to start a career in childcare with a wide variety of support throughout and career progression upon completion.

Annual wage: £11,830 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Monday to Friday on a rota basis. Potential start is 7:30am and latest finish time 6:00pm. Shifts TBC.
35 hours a week
Possible start date: Tuesday 1 October
Duration: 1 Year 9 Months
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Planning stimulating activities for the children in your care in line with the EYFS
Assisting in delivering a high level of quality childcare maintaining a professional and positive outcome for both children and staff
Building effective relationships with children, parents and team members
Ensuring each child's individual needs are met
Work towards the apprenticeship standards provided by Busy Bees Education and Training with an expectation of completion within the agreed timeframe

Where you’ll work

1 St. Johns Road

Sevenoaks

TN13 3LR

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

BUSY BEES EDUCATION & TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Early years educator (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Recognise when a child or a colleague is in danger or at risk of abuse and act to protect them in line with safeguarding policy and procedure.

Apply legislation, policy and procedure to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of children in the setting (for example, food safety, diets, starting solid food, allergies, COSHH, and accidents, injuries, and emergencies).

Apply the principles of risk assessment and risk management within documentation and practice.

Teach children to develop skills to manage risk and maintain their own and others safety.

Use a range of communication methods, including technology, with other professionals to meet the individual needs of the child.

Develop and maintain effective professional, collaborative relationships with others involved in the education and care of the child.

Undertake the role and responsibilities of key person.

Recognise and apply theories of attachment to develop effective relationships with children.

Provide sensitive and respectful personal care for children from birth to 5 years.

Advocate for all children’s needs, including children which require SEND or EAL support.

Promote and facilitate children’s interpersonal communication to develop their social interactions and relationships.

Support children to develop a positive sense of their own identity and culture.

Support children to understand and respond to their emotions and make considered choices about their behaviours.

Assess the responsiveness of the environment for effective child-centred experiences in line with curriculum requirements.

Create inclusive, child-centred, dynamic, innovative, and evolving physical environments both indoors and outdoors.

Create inclusive and supportive emotional environment that enables the child to feel safe, secure, respected and experience a sense of wellbeing; maintaining and prioritising the individual child’s voice.

Apply strategies that support children’s ability to manage change, transition, and significant events.

Analyse observation evidence to assess and plan holistic individual learning based on a comprehensive understanding of the child’s needs and interests.

Facilitate and support child-centred opportunities and experiences based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.

Provide adult led opportunities and experience based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.

Use reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally.

Your training plan

Early Years Educator Level 3

This Level 3 course is for anyone interested in building a career in the children and young people’s workforce.

This includes learning the following:

EYFS
Safeguarding
Equality and diversity
Young children’s development
Importance of play
Communicating with babies and young children
Supporting the health and wellbeing of children
Supporting children with special educational needs (SEND)
Functional Skills in Maths and English (if required)
Paediatric First Aid

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths and English (grade C/4 or FS Level 2)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Team working
Time Management
Motivation
Professional Development
Enthusiasm
Kindness
Approachable
Reliability
Confidence

Other requirements

Applicant must be able to successfully obtain a DBS. This will be paid for by the Busy Bees Company

About this company

Busy Bees Childcare are a long standing and leading childcare, delivering outstanding care across the UK. We are offering you an opportunity to apply for an early year's childcare apprenticeship, to start a career in childcare and various career progression roots and further training upon completion.

http://www.busybeestraining.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

By completing the early years level 3 apprenticeship qualification, this confirms competence under supervision in these areas and serves as a progression pathway to the required successful career in childcare.

A possible permanent position as an early years level 3 qualified member of staff upon completion of apprenticeship

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BUSY BEES DAY NURSERIES (TRADING) LIMITED

Intake Team

Enquiries@bbtraining.com

01543 711153

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000166760.

Apply now

Closes in 14 days (Monday 30 September)

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