Apprentice Early Years Practitioner

Summary

You will provide high quality early education and care to children. Through an evidence based approach, you will provide opportunities and learning experiences for all children, including those with SEND needs. You would be following the Government requirements for the learning and development of children from birth to 5 years.

Annual wage: £9,984 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Friday. Core Hours 7:30am - 6:30pm. Fixed hours will be discussed on successful appointment.
30 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 21 October
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

Support children's learning and development through applying knowledge of pedagogy and the observation, assessment, and planning cycle.
Develop secure and supportive relationships with children and families as the key person for children in their care, advocating for those children. 
Provide respectful and responsive physical and emotional care to children, promoting health and wellbeing.
Work with key individuals in children’s lives (for example parents, families, and carers) to improve all children’s outcomes and wellbeing. 
Work in partnership with other organisations and agencies to support children’s learning, development, health and wellbeing. 
Support the implementation of change to improve practice. 
 Initiate and engage in continuous professional development, underpinned by reflective practice. 
Ensure compliance with child protection and safeguarding legislation, policies, and procedures. 
Work in ways that promote and support equality, diversity, and the inclusion of all children, respecting their social and cultural context. 
Ensure compliance with Health and Safety legislation, policies, and procedures. 
Use technology to record and update information for example observations, assessments, reports, risk assessments, and safeguarding concerns. 
Promote and engage in children’s play. Support all children to create and adapt the environment to reflect their interests and enable their learning and development. 
Ensure legal requirements of statutory frameworks are met within policy, procedure, and practice.

Where you’ll work

16 SEATON ROAD

YEOVIL

BA20 2AW

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

YEOVIL 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

The apprenticeship training is delivered through a combination of workplace learning and regular college attendance. This training will teach you the knowledge, skills and behaviours set out in the Early Years Educator level 3 standard. On completion the apprentice will receive Early Years Educator level 3 qualification. Functional Skills in maths and English may also be required, depending on current level achieved. 

More training information

College attendence is required 9:30am - 12:30pm, every Wednesday.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade Grade 9 – 4 / A* - C)
Maths (grade 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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
Physical fitness

Other requirements

You MUST be prepared to commit to your work and training for the duration of the apprenticeship. In some cases, you may be required to have a telephone interview with Yeovil College prior to your application being passed on. If a suitable candidate is found prior to the advertised closing date, it may close earlier so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

About this company

Lesley Hatton is an Ofsted Registered Childminder and has been for the past 25 years, The team consists of Lesley and an assistant, who has also worked for many years in the same role. The daily routine varies depending which children are present - these range in age from 9 months to 13 years. They are a very inclusive and friendly setting. No two days are ever the same which makes it very interesting at times.

https://www.somerset.gov.uk/childcare/lesley-hatton/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

On completition of this apprenticeship, you will be awarded with the Early Years Educator level 3 qualification. This qualification will assist you in securing employment in the early years industry.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

YEOVIL COLLEGE

Gabrielle Cobner

studentrecruitment@yeovil.ac.uk

01935845380

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000279518.

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Closes in 8 days (Friday 11 October at 11:59pm)

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