Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprentice

Summary

Join our nursery apprentice team, ensuring a safe environment for all. Foster partnerships with parents for children's growth. Execute tasks under guidance while meeting academic apprenticeship demands.

Annual wage: £20,202 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Monday to Friday 09:00am - 5:00pm or 09:30am - 5:30pm,.
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Friday 1 November
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

Ensure the nursery maintains a safe environment for children, staff, and visitors.
Develop strong partnerships with parents/carers to enhance involvement in children's development.
Execute delegated tasks under the guidance of Deputy Manager/Nursery Manager.
Fulfil all academic requirements of the apprenticeship program.
Create a nurturing and stimulating indoor and outdoor educational environment.
Deliver an appropriate play-based Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum.
Ensure compliance with Ofsted requirements.
Adhere to nursery policies and procedures, including child protection protocols.
Provide activities aligned with early learning outcomes for individual progress.
Act as a key person and maintain accurate records.
Communicate effectively with parents/carers, sharing nursery curriculum updates and children's progress.
Collaborate with senior management on self-evaluation and improvement plans.
Undertake any other reasonable duties as directed to support nursery aims and objectives.

Where you’ll work

HARMONY ANNEX

DORANDO CLOSE

WHITE CITY

W12 7QH

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

EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

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

You will study for a Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification alongside your job role, including Functional Skills in maths and English if required. The training will take place in the workplace where a tutor will visit the setting to carry out observations.

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
Attention to detail
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
Physical fitness

About this company

Harmony Nursery was established in 2001 in partnership with the Council and the voluntary sector as a social enterprise, not for profit, day nursery. The aim is to provide quality, affordable childcare for children and their families who are in employment or are working towards qualifications that will lead to employment. Our Successes Maintaining our Outstanding Ofsted rating awarded originally in May 2011 and later in October 2015. Nearly a thousand families have been able to maintain their employment or gained qualification which led to employment as a result of affordable childcare fees. Children attending our nursery have been well prepared for the next steps to formal schooling and made the transition successfully. The majority of the enquiries that we receive from parents interested in placing their children with us are due to recommendations from current and former parents. This reflects the positive and satisfactory service that the parents feel about our setting. 32 children in receipt of the 2 year old offer with many more families preferring to wait for a place at our nursery rather than accepting a place elsewhere. 56 local residents have been or are currently employed at Harmony. We remain committed to having a diverse staff team that reflects the community.

http://harmonynursery.co.uk/our-history/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, you will be eligible to progress to a Level 3 Early Years Educator.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

Hayley Wardley

hayley.wardley@education-and-skills.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000277719.

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