Level 3 Childcare Apprenticeship – The Meadows – Cheeky Chimps Childcare

Cheeky Chimps

Wiltshire, SN2 7SH

Closes in 25 days (Thursday 31 October)

Posted on 30 September 2024

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Summary

Aspire Training Team are looking for an enthusiastic and hardworking individual to complete their Level 3 Childcare Apprenticeship at The Meadows - Cheeky Chimps Childcare. 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

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Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
The Meadows - Cheeky Chimps Childcare are open from 07:30 - 18:00, Monday to Friday, all year round. The successful candidate will be required to work between 30-40 hours per week, with shift patterns to be discussed.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Saturday 30 November

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

  • Assist in creating a safe nurturing environment for children
  • Support the planning, implementation and evaluation of the EYFS curriculum, ensuring activities are developmentally appropriate and inclusive
  • Foster positive relationships with parents and guardians and sharing information about children’s development and well-being
  • Observe and assess children’s development, documenting observations and contributing to individual learning plans
  • Support children’s personal care needs, including feeding, changing and promoting independence
  • Contribute to maintaining a clean and welcoming nursery
  • Collaborate with nursery team to plan and deliver engaging learning activities both indoors and outdoors
  • Attending staff meetings

Where you’ll work

The Meadows Cheeky Chimps Childcare

Kingsdown Sports Centre

Swindon

Wiltshire

SN2 7SH

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

    • An apprenticeship includes regular training with our training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
    • All training will be carried out at the setting.

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • English (grade C/4 or Functional skills L2)
    • Maths (grade C/4 or Functional skills L2)
    • 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
    • Logical
    • Team working
    • Creative
    • Initiative
    • Non judgemental
    • Patience

    About this company

    The Meadows nursery is based in Stratton, Swindon, at Kingsdown Sports Centre and has been established since 2014. Over the years we have built a home from home environment to enable the children to feel comfortable and safe to explore and learn through play.

    Company benefits

    Pension Uniform Free parking Chef on site – discounted food 50 % childcare

    After this apprenticeship

    • Potential to gain permanent employment within the setting

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    ASPIRE TRAINING TEAM LIMITED

    Michelle

    sendmycv@aspiretrainingteam.co.uk

    07886196766

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000279726.

    Apply now

    Closes in 25 days (Thursday 31 October)

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