Early Years Practitioner Apprentice

Summary

Bratton Fleming Pre School CIC offers high quality childcare to children aged 0-5years. We require an Early Years Apprentice to join our fabulous team where you will be given hands on experience during your training of what it's really like to work with children. We are a friendly and welcoming team.

Annual wage: £12,313.60 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Monday to Friday between the hours of 8.00am - 5.30pm. Hours to be discussed further.
37 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

Planning and Implementing Activities both inside and outside
Encouraging supervised toothbrushing
Caring for a range of ages from 0-5years.
Helping supervise lunch and snack times
Helping to clear up at the end of the day

Where you’ll work

FAWN LODGE

STATION ROAD

BRATTON FLEMING

BARNSTAPLE

EX31 4SB

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

PETROC

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

We are looking at an Apprentice who will gain a Level 3 qualification in Early Years Childcare through the college.
The training will be done at college that meets their criteria but the hands on experience will be at Bratton Fleming Pre School, Fawn Lodge, EX31 4SB.
Functional Skills in maths and English, if required.
Paediatric First Aid qualification.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade 4/C)
Maths (grade 4/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
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

About this company

Bratton Fleming Pre School CIC offers high quality childcare to children aged 0-5years.

After this apprenticeship

Once qualified you could work within an Early Years Setting. We would look to see if you would be able to lead to a role within the setting more permanently once qualified.

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