Childcare Apprenticeship - Little Thinkers Nursery at New Horizons – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

We have a fantastic opportunity for an aspiring apprentice to join our team. We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who are ambitious and want to gain an early year's qualification while getting experience. You'll create meaningful relationships with the children, your team and with parents.

Annual wage: £12,313.60 to £22,010.56 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 07:15 - 18:00.
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 7 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'll create meaninful relationships with the children, your team and with the parents making sure we provide the best service for our families
Engaging the children within our setting in exciting and educational activities, to develop skills for life
Supporting the staff within their team with following the day to day routine of the room, ensuring that the children's needs are met
Be a part of maintaining high standards within the nursery
Support during meal times, serving food to the children ensuring that any dietary requirements are met at all times
Safeguarding all children within the setting to make sure any child protection concerns are always appropriatly acted on immediately
You'll observe, monitor and support delivering activities and learning experiences linked to our curriculim, Birth to five matters
Meeting the needs of the individual children, having an awareness of any disabilities, family cultures and medical histories

Where you’ll work

Portchester Road

Portsmouth

PO2 7JB

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

REACH4SKILLS TRAINING LTD

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

Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Standard
NCFE Diploma for the Early Years Workforce
Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid OR Level 3 Award
Emergency Paediatric First Aid
Apprentices will achieve a qualification which has been approved to count towards the EYFS Level 3 child to staff ratios
Level 2 Functional skills in maths and English, if required
Blended on/off the job training and location to be confirmed

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent 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
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
Enthusiasm

About this company

Little Thinkers Pre-School and Nursery is proud to be a part of the Thinking Schools Academy Trust, based within the grounds of New Horizons primary school we believe in being children's advocates and allies on their journey to growing strong, communicating effectively and becoming capable and resilient. We believe that nurturing children means building good relationships with their families and creating a strong happy staff team. We have extensive training and experience and know that children learn best through warm relationships with skilled practitioners in a rich and exciting play environment.

https://littlethinkers.org.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Once you have finished the apprenticeship, there may be an opportunity to continue working for the same company and progress on to Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner, EYITT, ECT or Level 3 Early Years SENCO
Early Years Educators are found in a range of settings including day nurseries, playgroups, nursery schools, pre-schools, kindergartens, primary schools, hospitals, social care settings, out of school environments and local authority provision, giving you a broad range of employment opportunities

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LITTLE THINKERS PRE-SCHOOL& NURSERY LIMITED

Laura Somogyi

newhorizonsprimary@littlethinkers.org.uk

03333602261

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000277117.

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Closes in 15 days (Saturday 5 October at 11:59pm)

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Childcare Apprenticeship - Little Thinkers Nursery at New Horizons

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