Childcare Apprenticeship – Level 3 – Brambles Outdoor Nursery Group, Cholderton

BRAMBLES OUTDOOR NURSERY GROUP LTD

Salisbury, SP4 0EW

Closes in 25 days (Thursday 31 October)

Posted on 30 September 2024


Summary

Aspire Training Team are looking for an enthusiastic and hardworking individual to complete their Level 3 Childcare Apprenticeship at Brambles Outdoor Nursery Group, Cholderton. Within this role you will be required to support the children’s learning and development and ensure that safeguarding procedures are being followed at all times.

Annual wage
£13,312 to £23,795.20 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Brambles Outdoor Nursery Group is open from Monday to Friday, 08:00 - 16:00. Shift patterns to be discussed,

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Saturday 30 November

Duration

2 Years

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

  • To help plan the curriculum
  • Help to set up the daily programme 
  • Tidy away at the end of sessions
  • Be a Key Person to a small group of children
  • Build professional relationships with carers
  • Safeguarding of children is to be paramount 
  • Support with nappy changing and toileting
  • Preparing food
  • Ability to get wet and muddy
  • To be an outdoors person in all weather

Where you’ll work

Beacon House

Amesbury Road, Cholderton

Salisbury

SP4 0EW

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

ASPIRE TRAINING TEAM 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

    • Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Standard

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • English (grade C/4 or above)
    • Maths (grade C/4 or above)
    • Childcare (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
    • Organisation skills
    • Customer care skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Analytical skills
    • Logical
    • Team working
    • Creative
    • Initiative
    • Non judgemental
    • Patience

    About this company

    Brambles Cholderton is set in the Wiltshire countryside and their unique setting is situated right next the popular Cholderton Rare Breeds Farm. At Cholderton Brambles we take inspiration from Forest School ethos where we passionately believe children learn and thrive from being surrounded by nature’s abundance. At Brambles the practitioners and children work side by side; Practitioners value the child’s thinking and include their interests, improvisations and invitations to play. Practitioners engage and extend children’s learning by modelling, encouraging and exploring children’s interests.

    https://www.bramblesoutdoorgroup.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    • Potential to gain permanent employment at the setting

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    ASPIRE TRAINING TEAM LIMITED

    Michelle

    info@aspiretrainingteam.co.uk

    07886196766

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000279696.

    Apply now

    Closes in 25 days (Thursday 31 October)

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