Apprentice Early Years Educator

Summary

Do you want to become a qualified Early Years Professional? Are you serious about a career in the Early Years sector. This role is ideal for anyone who has a genuine passion for working with children and is keen to learn and progress in their own professional development.

Annual wage: £13,312 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Shifts TBC.
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 11 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

Supporting the children in their day-to-day routines
Planning and providing the children with learning and play
activities to extend their development
Observing the children and contributing towards observations and learning journeys
Supporting the children in the outdoor play area, ensuring learning is brought outside
Helping and supporting the children at mealtimes throughout the day
Keeping the children safe at all times
Any other duties required by the manager

Where you’ll work

REHOBOTH HOUSE

BRENT WAY

DARTFORD

DA2 6DA

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

WOODSPEEN TRAINING 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

Specialist Early Years Tutors deliver training each week (via Teams online). You are provided with tasks from your tutor and weekly and required to complete assessments each week to provide evidence of your knowledge, competence and understanding of the apprenticeship standard.

More training information

The training will be delivered remotely so you must have access to a laptop which has a working webcam and microphone to take part in sessions.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

A Level in:

Early Years level 2 Practitioner (grade PASS)

Desirable 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
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
Physical fitness

Other requirements

Please check travel times to/from the vacancy, if travelling by public transport always check timetables before applying.

About this company

We teach children by ensuring challenging, playful opportunities across the prime and specific areas of learning. We use a balanced and flexible routine to facilitate both adult and child led activities all through the nursery. We are a strong advocate of the fact the “Children learn through play” and as such we provide them with various opportunities to ensure that all the seven areas of learning and development are well covered which will in turn enhance their achieving as much of the early learning goals (if not all) as possible.

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

After this apprenticeship

Possible full time permanent position for the right person
Progression to advanced level of study
Further development of skills through additional training

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WOODSPEEN TRAINING LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000281476.

Apply now

Closes in 13 days (Friday 1 November)

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Company’s application instructions

Please apply following the link and upload a copy of your latest Resume/CV along with your date of birth, postcode, and contact details.

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