Early Years Educator Apprentice

Summary

New City College is offering a fantastic opportunity of an apprenticeship at our Hackney campus. The nursery is a fun, happy environment with a strong professional team who are passionate about giving children the best start in life. You will deliver a high standard of learning, development and care for children in early years.

Wage: £20,000 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Friday between 9.00am 5.00pm (hours may vary).
35 hours a week
Possible start date: Thursday 10 April
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

Provide high quality care and activities for the children and to recognise both individual and group requirements in a secure, safe and stimulating environment
Ensure you are familiar with the key policies and procedures, especially safeguarding children, equal opportunities, behaviour management and health and safety
Work in partnership with Early Years professionals, for example Health Visitors and SEN services
Within reason to comply with requests to work outside normal hours, for example to cover if staff unexpectedly have to leave the room or are called away. This includes requests from the nursery to work longer days from time to time
To assist in support for parents and families. Working in partnership with parents/carers, recognising that parents are their children’s first educators and encourage parental involvement in the nursery
Ensure parent issues and concerns are dealt with promptly and accurately. Ensure management are informed and consulted where relevant
Participate in room and staff meetings
Undertake other duties appropriate to the grade and character of the work as may reasonably be required by the nursery
Never leave the room/nursery/childcare location and put your colleagues at risk of being out of ratio - unless in case of emergency
To provide experiences that are play based and child centred without over focus on an end product
To participate in staff meetings and training relating to management, administration, professional practice and personal development in relation to the early years and in line with college requirements
To support and assist nursery apprentices/students
To participate in a programme of supervision/appraisal with the Manager and Deputy Manager
To demonstrate flexibility and high levels of commitment to the service
To demonstrate an understanding of child protection issues and follow procedures in line with the nursery, the borough and New City College
To ensure the room is kept tidy and organised to allow for the efficient use of time and to maintain the high-quality standards that we have set as our ongoing
To ensure that child-care practice within the nursery reflect and promote the College’s Equal Opportunities Policy
To adhere to the college policies and procedures, including those specific to the nursery
To support nurseries across the group, including travelling to and working at other sites when required
To ensure that parents/carers demonstrate an understanding of and adherence to the aims and objectives of the nursery and all other policies. To articulate these to parents and carers, students on placement, other staff and visitors where appropriate
To assist the Manager in ensuring that resources for the room are ordered in a timely fashion and in accordance with nursery budgets and are age appropriate
Attend and prepare for initial and ongoing meetings with parents to share children’s progress and the regular upkeep of records and learning journal system which support children’s development and interest

Where you’ll work

Falkirk Street
Hackney
London
N1 6HQ

Training

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

College or training organisation

NEW CITY 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.
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

Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Standard
First Aid training
Paediatric first aid qualification
Skills, Knowledge, and Behaviours
Day release to attend NCC Hackney campus (N1 6HQ)

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade Grade 4 and above (A*-C))
Maths (grade Grade 4 and above (A*-C))

Desirable qualifications

NVQ or SVQ Level 2 or equivalent in:

Early Years Practitioner (grade 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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Patience
Ability to work/plan

Other requirements

Such other duties of a similar nature commensurate with the grade as may be required from time to time. This may/will require working in other campuses of the College.

About this company

We are east London’s largest college with 20,000 students and the second largest in all of London. We have campuses in each of our three boroughs ensuring that our shared communities continue to have access to the largest choice of courses and training that will best prepare them for accessing the increasing career opportunities in this fast developing part of London. We provide education and training to young people aged from 14-18 years and to adult learners. This includes a large offering of 100+ courses at A-Levels to vocational in a range of subjects including business, IT, performing arts, graphic design, games design, social sciences, maths and science, health and social care, trade skills and catering, as well as pre-university entry courses such as Access to Higher Education and Higher National Certificates.

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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

Potential offer of permanent position on completion of apprenticeship

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