Nursery Apprentice

Summary

This is a great opportunity to join Mes Enfants Childcare. As a nursery apprentice you will ensure a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children while working towards your L3 EYE qualification. Duties include providing activities suitable to the age range of children in your area in conjunction with the manager.

Annual wage: £9,984 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Friday: 7.30am - 6pm
30 hours a week
Possible start date: Friday 1 November
Duration: 1 Year 9 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

Provide activities suitable to the age range of children in your area in conjunction with the Manager
Help prepare the children’s records in your group
Support all staff and engage in good staff team
To ensure good standards of hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times and be responsible for the Health & Safety Standards appropriate for the needs of young children
The preparation and completion of activities to suite the child’s stage of development
Washing and changing children as required
To ensure that mealtimes are a time of pleasant social sharing

Where you’ll work

195 LEICESTER ROAD

GROBY

LEICESTER

LE6 0DT

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

LOUGHBOROUGH 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

Qualification:

Level 3 Apprenticeships Standard in Early Years Educator
Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Workforce
Level 2 Functional Skills English and maths (if required)
Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid

Delivery Method:

A mixture of blended learning in the workplace and taught delivery every other Friday at Loughborough College

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English and Maths (grade C/4 or above)
Childcare Qualification (grade Level 2)

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
Attention to detail
Team working
Creative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

Additional training to take place at Loughborough College to develop knowledge, skills, and behaviours in accordance to this apprenticeship. Please ensure you are able to travel before applying. Loughborough College reserves the right to withdraw this vacancy before the end date, following consultation with the employer.

About this company

Mes Enfants is a family run nursery in a village location that caters for up to 40 children from the ages of 6 weeks up to 11 years old.

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

After this apprenticeship

Potential to be kept on as a full-time staff member
Progression to a level 4 qualification

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE

Sophia Cleaver

apprenticeships@loucoll.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000277263.

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Closes in 25 days (Wednesday 16 October at 11:59pm)

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