Childcare Level 3 Apprenticeship

Summary

The Bexley Day Nursery are looking for friendly and caring individuals to join their team. This is a great opportunity to start your career in a safe, warm, fun and stimulating environment providing a high standard of learning, development and care for children aged 5 months to 5 years. You will be working as a key person to a small group of children.

Annual wage: £9,984 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Shift work Monday - Friday: 07.30am to 2.00pm, 12.00pm to 6.30pm (Exact shifts and breaks to be confirmed).
30 hours a week
Possible start date: Wednesday 1 January
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

To act as a key person to a group of children, liaising closely and building an effective relationship with parents/carers and ensuring each child’s needs are recognised and met
To work in partnership with parents/carers and other family members
To advise the manager of any concerns, e.g. health and well-being of children, parents or the safety of equipment, preserving confidentiality as necessary
To teach children, offering an appropriate level of support and stimulating play experiences
To ensure that children are kept safe and that you understand when to follow child protection procedures
To actively participate in team meetings, supervision meetings and appraisal meetings
To attend training courses as required and to take responsibility for personal development

Where you’ll work

1 Park View Road

Welling

DA16 1SY

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

CELLAR TAPES UK LTD

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, including a First Aid Qualification
Training will be done on location
Functional Skills level 2 in maths and English (if applicable)

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent 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
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
Physical fitness

About this company

The Bexley Day Nursery is an independent day nursery established in 1997, we were rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted in 2018. The Nursery is set in the grounds of the Bexleyheath Sports Club grounds, next to Danson Park and the nearest rail stations: Bexleyheath and Welling

After this apprenticeship

Permanent position

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