Level 3 Early Years Apprenticeship

KIDO SCHOOLS UK LIMITED

Wandsworth High Street, SW18 1TH

Closes in 7 days (Thursday 26 September at 11:59pm)

Posted on 21 August 2024


Summary

Kïdo has a fantastic opportunity for an aspiring apprentice to join our team. We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who are ambitious and want to gain an early year's qualification while getting hands-on experience. You will ensure that every child's wellbeing is met by providing a thriving and safe environment, plus more.

Annual wage
£21,673.60 a year

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Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday, shifts between 7.30am and 6.30pm.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Tuesday 1 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

  • You'll create meaningful relationships with the children, your team and with parents to provide the best service for our families
  • Ensure that every child's well-being is met by providing a thriving and safe environment
  • Safeguarding all children in the setting and making sure any child protection concerns are always appropriately acted upon immediately
  • You will observe, monitor and support delivering activities and learning experiences linked to the EYFS
  • Ensure children’s progress and achievements are regularly and effectively assessed and recorded. Including any activities, served meals and medication administered
  • Meet the needs of individual children, having an awareness of any disabilities, family cultures and medical histories
  • Learn and maintain high standards in the nursery
  • Support and serve food to children, ensuring any special dietary requirements are met at all times

Where you’ll work

Unit 3B.04, Ram Quarter

Wandsworth High Street

SW18 1TH

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

BEST PRACTICE NETWORK 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

    • Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship
    • NCFE Diploma for the Early Years Workforce
    • Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid OR Level 3 Award Emergency Paediatric First Aid
    • Apprentices will achieve a qualification which has been approved to count towards the EYFS Level 3 child: staff ratios
    • Level 2 Functional skills in maths and English, if required
    • On and off-the-job training and location to be confirmed

    Requirements

    Desirable qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • English (grade 4/C)
    • Maths (grade 4/C)

    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
    • Organisation skills
    • Patience
    • Positive can-do attitude
    • Passion for working with kids

    Other requirements

    Opportunity for excellent long-term career development in a fast-growing international company You get 28 days holiday (including bank holidays) gaining a extra day each year of service. You get your birthday off if it falls on a working day. Free childcare if your child attends one of our nurseries (Spaces upon availability* ) Annual performance related pay reviews Company awards and celebrations twice a year. Access to a health care cash plan. £500 refer a friend bonus for recommending Kïdo Hastee - Through the Hastee app you can access pay as you earn as well as support with your financial literacy and savings. Perkbox account with access to many discounts and offers, including mindfulness, meditation, and fitness apps for you to access in the comfort of your own home! Access to our 24/7 employee assistance programme including free structured confidential counselling sessions. Cycle to work scheme - this scheme means that you can buy a bike and accessories through Kido. You can spread the costs, make tax savings, get fit and also save money on your normal commute!

    About this company

    Kïdo are a network of innovative international nurseries with settings across India, USA and the UK . We run 12, soon to be 14, Good and Outstanding nurseries in and around London. We fuse the best practises from the Montessori, Reggio Emilia and Waldorf Steiner approaches and combine them with beautiful modern learning spaces and 21st century technology.

    After this apprenticeship

    • Once you have finished the apprenticeship, there may be an opportunity to continue working for the same company and progress on to Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner, EYITT, ECT or Level 3 Early Years SENCO
    • Early Years Educators are found in a range of settings including day nurseries, playgroups, nursery schools, pre-schools, kindergartens, primary schools, hospitals, social care settings, out-of-school environments and local authority provision, giving you a broad range of employment opportunities 

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    BEST PRACTICE NETWORK LIMITED

    Courtney Pring

    Courtneypring@bestpracticenet.co.uk

    0117 235 5256

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000272481.

    Apply now

    Closes in 7 days (Thursday 26 September at 11:59pm)

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