Early Years Nursery Apprentice

CLNS REIGATE LTD

REIGATE, RH2 9DU

Closes in 23 days (Wednesday 18 December at 11:59pm)

Posted on 2 October 2024

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Summary

At Cavendish Lodge Nursery Somers House we provide exceptional care for children and it all starts with our dedicated nursery practitioners. We are looking for passionate individuals to join our team and contribute to our nurturing environment. Join the Cavendish Lodge family and be a guiding hand through the early years of children’s lives.

Annual wage
£16,640 a year

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After 6 months of apprenticeship, you may receive a promotion to Assistant Practitioner while finishing your qualification, which will lead to a salary increase.

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
40 hour working week across 4 week days - days to be confirmed 7:30am - 6:30pm.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Thursday 2 January

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

4

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

  • Provide high-quality care and education to children
  • Engage in daily activities and adventures with children
  • Work collaboratively with the team to create a positive learning environment

Where you’ll work

1 SOMERS ROAD

REIGATE

RH2 9DU

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

JAMES EDUCATION LTD

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.
  • 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

Apprentices will work towards the level 3 Early years Educator apprenticeship standard, which includes a paediatric first aid qualification. Training schedule has yet to be agreed. Details will be made available at a later date. Functional Skills Level 2 in English and maths will be provided for those without GCSE Grade 4/C (or equivalent) if required. 

Requirements

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
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative

Other requirements

Please be aware that this is an active role and you may be expected to lift children.

About this company

We are one of three nurseries in the Cavendish Lodge family. Somers House, our Reigate branch, opened in 2020. We have four rooms, our babies in Bunnies, our toddlers in Fox Cubs, our early preschoolers in Badgers and our preschoolers in Bats. Our ethos, the Cavendish Way, is child-centered and highlights the individual child as the leader of their own learning journey and development.

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

After this apprenticeship

Become a full time qualified Educator, leading onto potential leadership postitions such as Senior Practitioners and Room Leaders.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CLNS REIGATE LTD

Alice Elliott

reigate@cavendishlodgenursery.co.uk

02088358500

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000280063.

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Closes in 23 days (Wednesday 18 December at 11:59pm)

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