Early Years Educator Apprentice - level 3 Family First - The Woodlands Nursery

Are you looking to develop your career within childcare? Come and join our fun and dynamic team! Develop your early years career with this fantastic opportunity in a growing, ambitious company providing care, education and compliance for children to the highest standard. Competitive salary, uniform and lunch provided, plus other excellent benefits.

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Closing date: 29 Sep 2023

Apprenticeship summary

Annual wage

£15,579.00

Competitive Salary – Up to £10.18 an hour dependant on age and experience
Working week

Monday - Friday. Shifts TBC

Total hours per week: 40.00
Expected duration

17 Months
Possible start date

02 Oct 2023
Date posted

18 Aug 2023
Apprenticeship level

Advanced
Level 3 (A level)
Reference number

VAC1000192119
Positions

1 available

What you will do in your working day

The Woodlands Nursery are delighted to have an opportunity for an Apprentice to join their team. As an Early Years Apprentice you will be trained on the job to give you a true representation of what it is like to work in a day nursery. You will be allocated a buddy who you will work alongside, and you will work towards undertaking the role of a key person. Within the role of Apprentice, you will attend training days with our training provider and the other days will be based at your allocated nursery.

During your apprenticeship you will be required to:

To assist team members in providing the highest standard of compliance, care and education for children, and effectively manage daily operations of the nursery, including positive partnerships with staff and parents
To contribute ideas to planning ensuring children receive high quality of learning and development
To liaise with nursery staff regarding children’s specific needs and requirements

The training you will be getting

Your full role and responsibilities will be set out by your employer. The Woodlands Nursery will provide you with all of the on-the-job training you need to up-skill in your role, and your 20% off-the-job learning will be incorporated as part of your working day.

You will be working towards the Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship standard, which includes:

Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Educator
Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid or Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid
Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)

This will be delivered through The Woodland’s dedicated training provider, Realise.

Realise is an established training provider that’s enjoying an exciting period of growth following a management buyout and rebrand in late 2020.

What to expect at the end of your apprenticeship

Opportunity to progress onto a level 5 with no student loan and develop key management skills

Requirements and prospects

Desired skills and personal qualities

Communication skills, Organisation skills, Team working, Creative, Patience

Qualifications

GCSE or equivalent Maths (Grade C/4) Essential
GCSE or equivalent English (Grade C/4) Essential
NVQ or SVQ Level 2 or equivalent Early Years Practitioner (Grade Level 2) Desired

Things to consider

*We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Prevent Duty.

About the employer

The Nursery cares for children between the ages of birth and 5 years old. We are open Monday to Friday all year round except for closure on public bank holidays. Our Nursery Manager is passionate about staff development and well-being. You will have plenty of opportunities for training and qualifications, such as undertaking level 2 or 3 childcare qualifications in early years, SENCO, Prevent Duty, and many more. The aim of our nursery is to provide a happy, home away-from-home environment for

Employer

Family First - The Woodlands Nursery

Address

2 Woodland Court

Oxted

South East

RH8 0NR

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Training

Training provider

REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT LIMITED

Adjustments for experience

You could reduce your training time, or finish your apprenticeship faster, if you have relevant prior learning or experience. This could be relevant:

training
qualifications, like an NVQ in a relevant field
industry or sector experience

Apprenticeship standard

Early years educator

Level 3 (A level)

Demonstrating experience

If your application is successful, you will have a chance to discuss your relevant prior learning or experience with your training provider and employer. You will all need to agree any adjustments to your training plan.

You should be prepared to show your competence, and evidence of relevant qualifications

Employer's Application Instructions

To apply, you must register with GetMyFirstJob and then follow the instructions to complete your application.