Apprentice Early Years Practitioner Level 2 Qualified

BLUEBIRDS CHILDCARE LIMITED

GRAYS, RM17 5XX

Closes in 8 days (Tuesday 24 September at 11:59pm)

Posted on 29 August 2024


Summary

Early Years Educator Level 3. Attractive salary above apprenticeship minimum wage. Progression Opportunities. Fast paced well established nursery setting.

Annual wage
£9,984 to £17,846.40 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday, shifts to be agreed with the employer. 30 hours per week

30 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 30 September

Duration

12 Years

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

The successful candidate will work as part of a team withing a busy nursery setting.

  • Working With Children/Key Children.
  • Planning Activities.
  • Carry Out Daily Observations.

Where you’ll work

68 LONDON ROAD

GRAYS

RM17 5XX

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

EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS 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

    The successful candidate will start a Early Years Educator Level 3 qualification with Eden Training whilst working at the setting. This will also earn a Paediatric First Aid qualification.

    • Hybrid Delivery model will be confirmed.
    • Onsite Training with no travelling.

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    Other in:

    • Childcare Level 2-Must Be Qualified at Level 2 (grade Childcare Level 2 Qualified)

    Desirable qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • English/Maths (grade 4 And 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
    • IT skills
    • Attention to detail
    • Organisation skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Presentation skills
    • Administrative skills
    • Analytical skills
    • Team working
    • Creative
    • Initiative
    • Non judgemental
    • Patience

    About this company

    Bluebirds is a company that is reliable to build your career. Bluebirds is committed to safeguarding of both children and our staff and takes all necessary steps to keep this up.

    After this apprenticeship

    Potential for employment within the industry, or seek further education once qualified.

    Must have
    1. Empathy - this is required to be able to meet the needs of individual children in our care
    2. Friendly personality
    3. Fantastic interpersonal skills and good team spirit
    4. Good communication skills
    5. An enhanced DBS
    6. Punctual & honest
    Essential
    1. Ability to build strong relationship which essential for learning and development
    2. Ability to create a stable, safe and stimulating environment for children to learn and develop
    3. Ability to work with colleagues of different backgrounds
    4. Reliable, responsible with a caring and friendly personality
    5. Ability to communicate and listen to children
    6. Ability to understand child behaviour and care
    7. Ability to be efficient, expressive and creative
    8. Ability to handle emergency situations calmly
    9. Having vivid imagination and being creative with the environment as we understand that the environment is the third teacher for a nursery setting
    10. Ability to be organised and practical
    11. Ability to practise inclusiveness at all levels
    12. Ability to plan activities
    13. Enthusiastic and committed
    14. To be flexible and adaptable in work
    15. Computer Literate

    Why should you work with Bluebirds day nursery?
    1. Bluebirds has a Strong Company Culture because of it’s a positive, inclusive, and collaborative setting. This allows us to attract talent by creating a supportive environment where employees feel valued and motivated.
    2. Growth Opportunities: Bluebirds offer opportunities for career development, training, and advancement makes a company appealing. This shows a commitment to employee growth and long-term success.
    3. Work-Life Balance: Companies that prioritize work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements especially with staff with young families e,g working hours to suit your family needs, Term-time only, Permanent short shift e.g AM or PM shifts or Permanent all year round full week.
    4. Innovative Environment: Bluebirds that embraces innovation and encourages creative and critical thinking is attractive to individuals. Every idea given is considered as long as it is in line with both safeguarding and the welfare of children and colleagues.
    5. Compensation and Benefits: We offer 28 days holiday (pro rata ) in a year inclusive of 8 bank holidays and a week off during Christmas. Team building includes all staff Christmas meal.
    6. Diverse and Inclusive Workplace: Our staff reflects our community. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). This assisted us in attracting a broad range of talent, making our nursery a desirable place to work for individuals from all backgrounds.
    7. Purpose-Driven Mission: It is our mission to produce children that are school ready, ardent, confident and independent learner and this is mission is infused into all out staff. This makes our nursery attractive to those who want to feel that their work makes a difference in the world.
    8. Leadership and Management: Good leadership that communicates a clear vision, provides support, and values employee input.
    9. Stable and Growing Business: With good, reference checks, good probation outcome, excellent interpersonal skills and excellent work ethics, your job is secured as long as you want it.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

    Mr Matthew Travis

    matthewtravis@eden-ts.com

    01709886838

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000273842.

    Apply now

    Closes in 8 days (Tuesday 24 September at 11:59pm)

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