Early Years Educator Apprentice

Summary

As part of your daily role you will deliver a high standard of physical, personal, emotional, social and intellectual education and care for children age 2-4 year old within the nursery. Working as part of a team to provide an enabling environment in which all children can play, learn and develop.

Wage: £11,778 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Hours are 30 including college + overtime as and when required. Monday - Friday 7.45 am - 6pm on a rota basis.
30 hours a week
Possible start date: Tuesday 22 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

To operate a programme of activities that meet the individual needs and interests of your key children in conjunction with other team members
To plan, develop and keep records of your key children’s development and share this with parents, carers and other key adults in the child’s life
To follow the nursery safeguarding procedure to ensure all children are kept safe, well and secure
Support all team members and engage in developing an excellent working environment
Liaise with and work closely with parents/carers to deliver an individual learning and development journey for your key children
To be flexible within working practices of the nursery. Help where needed, to include the undertaking of cleaning equipment and preparing snacks etc as designated by the Nursery Managers or the Senior Childcare Practitioner
Read, understand and adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to your role and the day-to-day running of the nursery
To respect the confidentiality of all information received
To promote the high standards of the nursery at all times to parents, staff and visitors
To implement the Childcare planning according to the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum

Where you’ll work

MARTIN CROFT
SILKSTONE
BARNSLEY
SOUTH YORKSHIRE
S75 4JS

Training

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

College or training organisation

BARNSLEY 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

Delivery to be completed on site and off the job training either at Barnsley College or your place of work. Student to complete an Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship.

Training will include paediatric first aid qualification.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

BTEC in:

Childcare (grade Pass)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4)
Maths (grade 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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Team working
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
Physical fitness
Caring

About this company

Cliff Nursery offers a stimulating and rewarding experience for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years in a caring and friendly environment. Here at Cliff Nursery our objective is to develop each little person to become confident and happy, building the social skills and learning foundations to help them make a seamless transition to school.

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

After this apprenticeship

Possible career progression.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BARNSLEY COLLEGE

Amanda ogley

apprenticeships@barnsley.ac.uk

01226216166

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000308894.

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