Childcare/Early Years Educator Apprentice Level 3

WIGGLES & GIGGLES OLDBURY LIMITED

Oldbury, B68 0BS

Closes in 14 days (Sunday 17 November at 11:59pm)

Posted on 29 April 2024

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Summary

To help and support key workers in their role and support children's activities and hygiene practices whilst following nursery policies and procedures. This nursery is part of a group of 6 nurseries across the West Midlands.

Annual wage
£9,984 a year

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Depending upon experience Employer will consider paying up to £7.00 per hour.

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday between the hours of 7.30am and 6.30pm. Shifts to be confirmed.

30 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 25 November

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

  • Observing children
  • Planning activities
  • Responsible for their health and well-being and attending to their every need
  • Provide outstanding standard of care and learning
  • Support their personal, social and emotional development
  • Ensure children have exciting learning opportunities and challenging interactions
  • Communicate effectively with parents
  • Keep records detailing planning and evidence of progress
  • Safeguard and look after welfare of children, you will have key children

Where you’ll work

634 Hagley Road West

Oldbury

B68 0BS

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

DUDLEY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

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 Standard Apprenticeship Qualification.

    • Training will be provided on an ongoing daily basis and when required
    • You will not be required to attend Dudley College premises as the course is delivered in the workplace only. An assessor will be allocated to you to progress / help you through you course. Continual assessments, coupled with assignments / or exams depending on course of study
    • Time spent training will be part of the agreed contracted hours of the working week
    • At the end of your training, you will sit an exam and submit course work as part of your assessment, and you will receive a Level 3 qualification
    • English and maths qualifications form a mandatory part of all apprenticeships and must be completed before an apprentice can pass through gateway
    • The requirements are detailed in the current version of the apprenticeship funding rules
    • You will join a well-established team of practitioners, who will help to provide quality coaching and mentoring to achieve all of the requirements needed to achieve your qualification
    • You will receive additional training all paid for by the nursery
    • Your training will include a Paediatric First Aid qualification

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • Maths and English (grade C/4 or above)
    • Early Years/Childcare (Grade Level 2) (grade Pass, Merit or Distinction)

    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
    • Team working
    • Creative
    • Enthusiastic
    • Caring
    • Ambitious

    Other requirements

    An enhanced DBS check will be required prior to start date.

    About this company

    Wiggles and Giggles Children’s Day Nursery is situated on the A456, Hagley Road, a major commuter route into Birmingham. The nursery supports the local areas of Oldbury, Quinton and further afield, Bromsgrove, Halesowen and Hagley. Registered to care for 75 children 0-5 years old. Ofsted registered.

    http://wigglesandgigglesltd.weebly.com/ (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    • Permanent role at this setting or within the group

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    DUDLEY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

    Julie Perks

    julie.perks@dudleycol.ac.uk

    01384 363314

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000247637.

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    Closes in 14 days (Sunday 17 November at 11:59pm)

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