Early Years Apprentice

CHURCH STREET DAY NURSERY LTD

SHROPSHIRE (TF1 1DS)

Closes in 18 days (Tuesday 20 May 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 29 April 2025

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Summary

We are looking for an individual to join our nursery family. You will be working alongside fully qualified staff, where you will be guided daily. You will be involved with all aspects of the day-to-day running of the preschool room, from circle time activities, 1:1 time, focus group activities, personal hygiene routines, encouragement at meal times.

Wage

£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Will be reviewed once the probation period has passed. The pay will be reviewed every 6 months thereafter.

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday. Hours may vary - open from 7:30am until 6.00pm.

30 hours a week

Start date

Wednesday 21 May 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

  • Induction process

  • Understanding policies and procedures

  • Introduction to parents/ carers

  • Being able to lead parts of the routine independently

  • Managing a key group with confidence

  • Updating tapestry and children's developmental trackers

Where you'll work

49 CHURCH STREET
WELLINGTON
TELFORD
SHROPSHIRE
TF1 1DS

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

TELFORD COLLEGE

Your training course

Early years educator (level 3)

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What you'll learn

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.
  • 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

  • Regular Assessor visits 
  • One day a week at Telford College 
  • Mentor onsite 
  • Working towards Level 3 Early years educator 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • English (grade C/4)
  • Maths (grade C/4)

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
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Confident
  • Enthusiastic
  • Motivated

Other requirements

• Working with our SEN children • Challenging behaviour • Fast-paced environment • Busy room with a detailed routine that needs following for the room to run smoothly • Hands on everyday and have to be able to use your initiative

About this company

Private Day Nursery - Home from home feels like the team is all treated like a big family.

https://www.churchstreetdaynursery.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • First Aid training and Child protection training will be provided within the first 3 months

     

  • Always constant opportunities for self-development through our online training provided by our HR team. 

     

  • In-house training provided

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

TELFORD COLLEGE

Amy Walker

amy.walker@telfordcollege.ac.uk

01952642452

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000317699.

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Closes in 18 days (Tuesday 20 May 2025 at 11:59pm)

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