Early Years Educator Apprentice

Summary

We are looking for an apprentice to join us at our busy nursery. We are a happy team of Early Years professionals who are passionate about providing excellent childcare, in a home from home environment. We promote outdoor learning, so a love of nature and a pair of wellies are essential!

Annual wage

£16,546 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

£8.60 - £11 per hour depending on age/experience. Starting pay is higher than apprentice rate, and will increase dependent on achievement, work ethic etc.

Training course

Early years educator (level 3)

Hours

Nursery is open between 07:30am & 6pm Shift pattern to be agreed, to include college day 7.5 hours per day

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 14 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

Main responsibilities:

To deliver a high standard of learning, development and care for children aged 0-5yrs
To ensure that the nursery is a safe environment for children, staff and others
To develop partnership with parents/carers to increase involvement in their child’s development
To be responsible for any tasks delegated by the deputy Manager/Nursery Manager
To complete all academic aspects of the apprenticeship

Main duties/daily tasks:

To provide a safe, caring, stimulating educational environment, both indoors and outdoors, at all times
To assist with meeting the personal, social and emotional needs of individual children
To provide adult interaction with children in the nursery
Contribute to ideas regarding implementation of policies and procedures such as Early Years Foundation Stage
To plan activities which ensure each child is working towards the early learning outcomes
Under supervision provide all aspects of care for children including washing, changing, and feeding
Contribute to good standards of hygiene and cleanliness in the nursery
To respect the confidentiality of information received
To ensure records are properly maintained, e.g. daily attendance register, accident and incident forms
To understand and work to nursery policies and procedures, including how to deal with child protection issues appropriately and how to respond to incidents, accidents, complaints and emergencies
To attend all training relevant to the role and deemed appropriate by the manager/ training provider including parent’s evenings and monthly out of hours staff meetings
To attend team planning sessions and participate in sharing ideas

Where you’ll work

DARTMOUTH ROAD

PAIGNTON

TQ4 6NX

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

SOUTH DEVON COLLEGE

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

At the workplace, you will be trained on Paediatric First Aid, Full induction, and In-house training on our policies & procedures.

You will also attend weekly Off-The-Job training college days at South Devon College, Vantage Point, Paignton.

Early years educator Level 3 (A level).

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE 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
Creative
Initiative

Other requirements

You will need to have achieved a minimum of 4 GCSEs at grade 3(D) or above. You will need to complete a DBS Check. We pride ourselves on our outdoor learning, so the children get to go outside every day.

About this company

YMCA South Devon is a registered charity which runs Muddy Wellies Nursery. Muddy Wellies Nursery is a friendly day nursery which offers places for children from 6 months to 4 years. Our setting celebrates the outdoors with a beautiful woodland area and outdoor garden areas, set just a few minutes walk from beautiful beaches. Children learn through a play-based curriculum which encourages them to develop vital skills through discovery and exploration.

https://www.ymcasouthdevon.org.uk/muddy-wellies.html (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

All previous apprentices at Muddy Wellies / YMCA have secured full time positions upon qualification.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SOUTH DEVON COLLEGE

John Currie

johncurrie@southdevon.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000275725.

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