Early Years Educator Apprentice

Summary

Are you looking for a career creating a positive and nurturing environment for children? We are offering a Level 3 Apprenticeship opportunity, leading to employment, for a flexible, energetic, conscientious and dedicated individual. Join our team and play a vital role in shaping the early experiences of children.

Annual wage: £9,984 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Friday. Between the hours of 7.00am - 6.00pm.
30 hours a week
Possible start date: Wednesday 30 October
Duration: 1 Year 6 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

As an Early Year’s Practitioner at Chilton Meadows Day Nursery, you will work alongside an experienced team and you will contribute to the well-being and development of children in our care. You will be an integral part of a team dedicated to creating a positive and engaging learning environment aligned with Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework.

Key Responsibilities:

Behave in a professional and courteous manner towards all members of the staff team, directors, children, families and any other visitor to the setting
Populate learning journals for children
Adhere to confidentiality and information sharing
Read and understand all policies, procedures and risk assessments
Read information that is given to you to support your development
Attend bi-monthly staff meetings
Assist with creating topical areas within nursery including updating displays
Recording and uploading daily diary information to the nursery system
Undertake any tasks asked of you by senior colleagues to ensure the smooth running of the nursery
Cleaning and tidying areas of nursery
Carry out supervised personal care routines including nappy changing
Giving out food and snacks to children
All members of staff are expected to undergo training to develop their personal / professional skills
It is your responsibility to inform a manager when you think there is a call for concern regarding children, staff and families
You will be expected to use protective clothing, this will be provided by nursery i.e., gloves, aprons, hair nets etc. where applicable (Long hair should be tied back)
Health and Safety is everyone’s responsibility, if you see a hazard, it is your responsibility to make the hazard safe unless this puts you at risk. You will be expected to inform the manager immediately and without delay of these risks
Accidents to yourself must be reported to the management team immediately and recorded in the accident book the same day
Everyone who attends the nursery must be respected at all times, staff, children and visitors
Manual handling: lifting of children, should be kept to a minimum for your safety and the safety of the children. Lifting equipment will be supplied if needed for other tasks. When the apprenticeship is complete you will achieve a full and relevant level 3 Early Years qualification. You will be supported with a mentor and an assessor from the college to achieve your qualification. You will be allocated training time and support in all routines

Where you’ll work

Chilton Meadows Day Nursery

Black Boy Road

Houghton le Spring

DH4 6LX

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

CITY OF SUNDERLAND COLLEGE

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

Full Level 3 Early Years Educator Standard qualification.
All training will take place at the employers’ premises.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade 9-4 or A*-C)
Maths (grade 9-4 or A*-C)

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

Attention to detail
Communication skills
Creative
Customer care skills
Initiative
IT skills
Non judgemental
Organisation skills
Patience
Problem solving skills
Team working

About this company

Chilton Meadows Day Nursery is a family run children’s nursery and we’re looking to welcome a Level 3 Early Years Practitioner to join our expanding team at Chilton Meadows Day Nursery situated in Chilton Moor, Houghton-le-Spring. Chilton Meadows Day Nursery is a 36 place Nursery rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted, providing stimulating and enabling environments for children aged 0-5 years old. We are proud that Ofsted highlighted that children are happy and thrive at Chilton Meadows Day Nursery where staff treat children as part of the family. Based in Chilton Moor, Houghton-le-Spring, nursery is open 7am – 6.00pm, five days a week and working hours are fulltime and flexible. Nursery has a large garden and outdoor areas which we use throughout the day to promote and encourage the children to discover and explore the natural materials which promotes children’s confidence and independence, as well as allowing them to risk take in a safe environment. The team at Chilton Meadows Day Nursery are committed to working with children and families in ways that value the diversity of the community. We aim to promote and provide a caring, positive, friendly, stimulating and healthy environment for children. We provide a continually improving environment that enables children to achieve their best possible outcomes and value that key relationships are at the heart of each child’s development.

After this apprenticeship

We are looking for an apprentice who would like to continue working with us as a full or part time employee upon the successful completion of their qualification. The job role would be Level 3 Early Years Educator.

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