Apprentice Nursery Educator

Summary

We pride ourselves on being a quality childcare setting, offering only the best childcare, learning and play to all children. We go the extra mile to make sure children’s creativity and imagination is nurtured and embraced, so that we can capture the magic of childhood and enhance children’s learning, through play and natural experiences.

Annual wage: £11,980.80 to £21,415.68 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Monday to Friday, shifts to be confirmed.
36 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 14 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 will work as part of the nursery team under the direction of manager and senior staff at the nursery, working in accordance with pre-school policies and procedures to provide safe, high-quality education and care for young children aged 0-5 years.

Main Duties:

To assist with the planning of the curriculum
To set up the playrooms for the daily programme, and to tidy away/clean during and at the end of the session.
To assist the key person to a small group of children, liaising closely with parents/carers to plan for their child’s learning and development ensuring that each child’s needs are recognised and met.
To observe, monitor and keep accurate, up-to-date records of children within their key person group.
To remain vigilant and advise the pre-school managers of any concerns e.g. Safeguarding & Child protection issues, Health & Safety, whilst preserving confidentiality as necessary.
To prepare snacks for children whilst maintaining good hygiene practices.
To teach children, offering an appropriate level of support and stimulation following the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum(EYFS).
To attend regular team meetings and adhere to any actions required to provide a quality service for both child & parent/carer.
To attend in-service training courses and meetings as required.
To maintain confidentiality at all times regarding any information learned that relates to the children, their families or any member of staff at Tiddlywinks Pre-school.
To attend and complete work to achieve a Level 3 in Early Years & Childcare qualification.

Where you’ll work

16B Morton Road

Laughton

Gainsborough

DN21 3PS

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

DN COLLEGES GROUP

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

Training will be at North Lindsey College/ Doncaster College where you will access a wide range of facilities on offer. 

Block release/ Day release  

You will undertake the Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship standard.  

Early years educator / Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education 

You will undertake Functional Skills for English and/or Maths if needed  

You will undertake both on and off the training by a team of industry qualified professionals to give you the best skills, knowledge, and experience.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4 and above)
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
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Number skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

You must be able to travel to and from work and college. Apprentices are paid for their normal working hours and training that's part of their apprenticeship (usually one day per week). The Apprenticeship National Minimum Wage guide is updated every April (ANMW): https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates.

About this company

Meynell Kindergarten is a full day nursery, open 5 days a week 8 am - 6 pm for 50 weeks of the year.

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Successful completion of the apprenticeship could lead to a higher-level apprenticeship or full-time employment for the right candidate.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

DN COLLEGES GROUP

Sarah Barnard

sarah.barnard@northlindsey.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000276100.

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Closes in 11 days (Tuesday 1 October at 11:59pm)

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