Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship

Summary

A great opportunity to progress onto Level 3 Early Years Educator working with children to ensure they achieve the learning objectives and according to the Early Years Foundation Stage, observing and recording their development. You will ensure the five outcomes for Every Child Matters are actively in place ensuring all children are safe.

Annual wage: £11,980.80 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 7.30am - 6.00pm (agreed in advance on a rota basis)
36 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 28 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

Be responsible for a small number of children in your key room as their key person, ensuring their care and with support from qualified staff ensure their learning and development
Ensure the children in your key group meet the leaning objectives according to the Early Years Foundation stage by planning for and observing their development with support from the qualified members of staff
Create individual learning journeys to record and evaluate your key groups leaning and development and progress
Gain a full understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage
Provide an interesting, fun, age-appropriate learning environment with a variety of activities that stimulate the children’s learning in you care
Ensure the children are given the opportunity to have activities outdoors and visit the local park and sites that the local area has to offer, ensuring that these experiences have a learning purpose
Ensure you work in partnership with the nursery Special
Educational Needs and Disability Co-ordinator to support key children’s learning and development as required
Make and maintain learning materials and resources
Gain a full understanding of the five outcomes for children from “Every Child Matters” change for children 2004
Ensure the setting remains free from discrimination
Record key information regarding the child’s daily routine following the nursery systems that have been put in place
Feedback the children’s routine to parents on a daily basis, creating continuous partnerships with parents
To have a full understanding to the settings policies and procedures and ensure they are implemented
Ensure all children are continuously stimulated and a range of activities are provided for all the children ensuring that they reach their full potential
Ensure all children in the setting are happy
Ensure you are a good role model to the children
To share in the responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children in the nursery
Report any signs of illness, neglect, non-accidental injury, abuse
Assist in the daily domestic duties of the nursery, including ensuring the nursery is kept safe, secure and clean at all times
Assist children with feeding, clothing, brushing their teeth and toileting as required, encouraging independence throughout
Ensure children wash their hands before and after meals and toileting
Keep children clean and clothes presentable throughout the day
Ensure hygienic standards are maintained
Give first aid as required
Ensure the health and safety requirements are maintained
Respect confidentiality at all times
Respect the property of the nursery
Ensure the high standards of the nursery are met at all times
To be involved in out of work hour activities including staff meetings, training and any other activities as directed by the above people that you are responsible to
Communicate regularly with the people that you are responsible to
Any other duties appropriate to the post as directed by the above people that you are responsible to

Where you’ll work

10-12 High Street

Dawley

Telford

TF4 2ET

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

JUNIPER TRAINING LIMITED

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

Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
End Point Assessment
Off the job training
Functional skills in English and maths if required
Training will include paediatric first aid qualification

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English and Maths (grade 4/C or above)

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
Number skills
Team working
Initiative
Patience
Physical fitness

Other requirements

- You must already have a Level 2 Early Years Practitioner qualification to be able to apply for this role or some have some previous experience in an Early Years setting - Please do not apply directly to the company any direct applicants will be discarded

About this company

Small Talk Nurseries is a privately owned Ofsted registered day nursery committed to provide the highest quality day care and Early Year’s education for babies from 6 weeks to children aged 5 years. Small Talk Nurseries has 6 nurseries across the Midlands.

https://stn4u.com/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Full-time position available upon completion of the apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

JUNIPER TRAINING LIMITED

Diane Jones

diane.jones@junipertraining.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000215040.

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