Early Years Educator Apprentice

LORNA MOORE

CROOK, DL15 9GA

Closes in 10 days (Sunday 29 September at 11:59pm)

Posted on 12 September 2024

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Summary

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who has a passion for working with children to come and join our well-established 'Outstanding' child-minding team. Do you have the confidence to sing and dance with children? Do you have the imagination to build a ship out of a box and then make it into a castle? This could be the role for you!

Annual wage
£9,984 a year

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The role is 30hrs per week but there is scope to work more weekly hours depending on what is comfortable with the successful applicant.

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Hours will be scheduled: Monday– Friday: 7.30 am– 5.30pm Thursday will be your day to attend College: 9.15am – 4.45pm This role is term time only £192 and 30 hours per week

30 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

  • Support the children in nurturing their interests and encourage their ideas during play and learning
  • Encourage the children to show respect to each other
  • Provide care for the children using the setting
  • Help the children with personal hygiene
  • Form a positive relationship with the families that use the setting
  • Provide ideas for activities
  • Support the children to learn to be independent and learn life skills
  • Support the childminder and childcare assistant in delivering a positive image of the setting and care provided
  • Help keep the setting safe and tidy during the day
  • Help with general housekeeping in relation to the childcare element
  • Encourage the children to express their ideas and wishes
  • Respect the children’s opinions and beliefs
  • Contribute to assessments, planning and children’s learning and development
  • After suitable checks and completion of the first aid course, safely take children to and from local schools
  • Show respect and value to the parents/carers and visitors at the setting and places and people we visit within the community
  • Contribute during team meetings, having respect for other people’s opinions and beliefs

Where you’ll work

3 MCMILLAN DRIVE

CROOK

DL15 9GA

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

BISHOP AUCKLAND 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

    • Paediatric first aid and Early Years Educator Level 3 NCFE CACHE qualification
    • Training to take place one day per week at Bishop Auckland College
    • Full training to be provided for the role by the employer

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • English (grade 9-4 / A*-C)
    • Maths (grade 9-4 / A*-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
    • Problem solving skills
    • Presentation skills
    • Team working
    • Creative
    • Initiative
    • Non judgemental
    • Patience
    • Physical fitness
    • Empathy
    • Compassion

    Other requirements

    You will be expected to pop on a coat and spend time outdoors in all weathers. Jump in puddles as if this is the best activity in the world. Be able to show interest in a conversation or joke that you have already heard at least 100 times

    About this company

    Lorna runs the childcare nursery style setting from her own home, which creates a home from home environment. You will be working and gaining tremendous amounts of hands-on experience from Lorna and two childcare assistants. Between them we have many years of knowledge and experience to share to allow your transition from apprentice to qualified childcare assistant. Don’t be put off thinking working in a childminder’s home will be “like” babysitting, it's far from it. The nursery environment is monitored and graded by Ofsted just like the schools and private nurseries. And is currently graded “OUTSTANDING”

    After this apprenticeship

    Employment for the right person. The role and experience the employer provides will help set the candidate up with skills and knowledge that are transferable to other educational roles.

    Several apprentices have moved on to become teachers, SEND leads in Nurseries, gone on to be paediatrics nurses, and nannies, as well as staying with the organisation to become valued members of the team.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    BISHOP AUCKLAND COLLEGE

    David Brough

    david.brough@bacoll.ac.uk

    01388 743164

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000276468.

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    Closes in 10 days (Sunday 29 September at 11:59pm)

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