Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship

Summary

Papermoon Day Nursery based on the Birchwood, Lincoln are looking to recruit someone to complete their Early Years Educator Level 3 Qualification.

Annual wage: £12,313.60 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Thursday 21 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

Main Responsibilities:

To deliver a high standard of learning, development and care for children aged 0-5 years
To ensure that the Nursery is a safe environment for children, staff and others
To develop partnerships with parents/carers to increase involvement in their child’s development
To be responsible for any tasks delegated by the manager
To complete all aspects of the apprenticeship

Main Activities:

To provide a safe, caring, stimulating educational environment, both indoors and outdoors, at all times
To deliver an appropriate play based Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum that enables children to make individual progress
To help ensure the nursery meet Ofsted requirements at all times
To understand and work to the nursery’s policies and procedures, including how to deal with child protection issues appropriately and how to respond to incidents, accidents, complaints and emergencies
To plan activities which ensure each child is working towards the early learning outcomes
To ensure records are properly maintained, e.g. daily attendance register, accident and incident book, risk assessments
To liaise closely with parents/carers, informing them about the nursery and its curriculum, exchanging information about children’s progress and encouraging parents’ involvement
To work in partnership with management to update and review the self-evaluation and improvement plan
To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed, in accordance with the nursery’s aims and objectives

Where you’ll work

Jasmin Road

Lincoln

LN6 0QQ

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

LAGAT 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

Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
Training will be work based, within the nursery

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE 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
Team working
Creative

About this company

Paper Moon Day Nursery was established in 1990 and we still continue to provide a reliable and trustworthy childcare service. We work closely with all our parents and have built up an enviable reputation for service over the last 30 years and more. We provide full and partial day care in a bright, stimulating environment. Our nurseries are very welcoming! OUR AIM AND PROMISE Paper Moon is committed to providing a flexible, reliable and trustworthy service to parents as well as our children. Our aim is to provide the very best care and education for each and every child.

After this apprenticeship

Potential progression onto full time employment

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