Nursery Practitioner Apprentice

Summary

Apprentice required to fullfill the role of nursery practitioner in a very popular children’s day nursery and pre-school in Billericay. Nursery practitioner will support with caring for and educating children across the different age ranges in the nursery. Learner will complete Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship.

Annual wage: £13,312 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week across 5 days, rotating shift (7.00am - 4.00pm, 8.00am - 5.00pm, 9.00am - 6.00pm, 9.30am - 6.30pm). Days TBC.
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 21 October
Duration: 1 Year 6 Months
Positions available: 2

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

Primarily the apprentice will be spending time with young children ranging from 3 months to 5 years supporting and caring for them, interacting with them and educating them according to our curriculum
The role will also involve some food preparation and helping to feed children, cleaning / tidying room as required, changing nappies and helping with toileting (after DBS check completed)
The apprentice will accompany colleague on outings with the children, and dependent on their ability will be given key children to track the development of, which will involve doing observations of the children and completing paperwork

Where you’ll work

32 THYNNE ROAD

BILLERICAY

CM11 2HH

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

VOCATIONAL TRAINING SERVICES CARE SECTOR 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

This apprenticeship is work based and therefore training will take place at the workplace.
The successful candidate will have gained a Early Years Educator Level 3 qualification after successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Apprentices must successfully complete a first aid qualification in line with the requirements of the EYFS Framework.
Functional Skills English and maths will also be completed if required.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade A*-C or 9-4)
Maths (grade A*-C or 9-4)

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
Creative
Patience
Friendly
Motivated

Other requirements

Any training and staff meetings (fairly infrequent) have to be conducted outside of working hours (weekends or after 7pm) and all staff are expected to attend. Staff are paid for any training that occurs outside of their working hours.

About this company

We are a family run business that has been established for thirty years. We are a kind and fair management team, but we have very high standards and expect all of our staff to be committed to delivering the best possible care and education to the children we look after. There are two nursery directors, one manager and one deputy manager. There are 12 members of staff caring for 31 children each day across four rooms. We have our own outside space and take the children out on walks in the local community, sometimes to the local high street. We are situated in a quiet residential area and there is free parking available. We are on a bus route and are approximately 15mins walk from Billericay train station.

After this apprenticeship

The applicant would be expected to remain in our employment for at least 2 years.
After spending time as a floating member of staff, there may be options for a good nursery practitioner to be promoted to the role of room assistant, should a position become available.
New staff receive a joining bonus of £500, on the condition that they stay employed at the setting for 2 years.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

VOCATIONAL TRAINING SERVICES CARE SECTOR LIMITED

Elizabeth Richards

elizabethrichards@vts.ac.uk

01702353557

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000274549.

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