Nursery Early Years Educator Apprentice

MY NURSERY (UK) LTD

GRANTHAM, NG31 6PB

Closes in 12 days (Thursday 24 October at 11:59pm)

Posted on 10 October 2024

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Summary

Becoming an Early Years Apprentice enables you to earn while you learn - you’ll be paid a salary while gaining the qualifications needed for a career in early years. Duties will include leading educational activities, supporting early language development, plus more.

Annual wage
£9,984 a year

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Pay is calculated hourly. The annual figure is based on 30 hours per week. Additional hours may be available. Wage will increase with time and responsibility.

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday between the hours of 7:30am and 6.00pm (plus occasional staff meetings/parents’ evenings outside these hours). Shifts may vary in start and finish time.

30 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 4 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

  • Leading educational activities
  • Supporting early language development
  • Helping children to engage in a range of learning
  • Developing effective relationships with parents and carers
  • Observing and assessing children to monitor their progress

Where you’ll work

CONDUIT LANE

GRANTHAM

NG31 6PB

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

GRANTHAM COLLEGE

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

    Apprenticeship training will take place at Grantham College (NG31 9AP) one day per week during term time. Outside of term time, training will take place at My Nursery (NG31 6PB) (Grantham Town Centre).

    More training information

    • Early Years Educator Level 3
    • We are a Makaton friendly setting and will provide in house Makaton sessions for the apprentice
    • Paediatric first aid training
    • Lincolnshire safeguarding children training pathway

    Requirements

    Desirable qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • English (grade Grade C / 4 or above)
    • maths (grade Grade C / 4 or above)

    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
    • Team working
    • Initiative
    • Natural affinity with children
    • Enthusiasm
    • Ambition
    • Flexibility

    Other requirements

    Position will require working on site in Grantham town centre location. This is an active role, that will require carrying out all care routines for children 0-5yrs.

    About this company

    ‘My Nursery’ was established in 2011, since then we have been committed to ensuring that every child who attends our setting receives the best possible start in life, supporting them and their families. Our ethos at 'My Nursery' is ‘Because it’s all about me’. We treat each child as an individual, recognising their needs and abilities and providing them with a safe, happy, stimulating and caring environment in which they can thrive. Together good parenting and high quality early learning provide children with the foundations they need to thrive and grow. That is why at 'My Nursery' working in partnership with our parents is extremely important to us. ‘My Nursery’ operates from a two-story building and a converted barn, both buildings are full of character. Children are cared for in four rooms dependent on age and stage of development. We have access to an enclosed outdoor play area which sits between the two buildings. The rooms within our nursery are; our Little Lions Baby room, our Toddling Tigers Toddler room and our Panda Bears & Polar Bears Pre-school rooms.

    http://www.mynursery.me (opens in new tab)

    Company benefits

    25% childcare discount for own children.

    After this apprenticeship

    Permanent level 3 qualified practitioner/room leader roles could be available upon completion of the course.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    GRANTHAM COLLEGE

    Roxanne Warner

    mail@mynursery.me

    01476 592904

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000281537.

    Apply now

    Closes in 12 days (Thursday 24 October at 11:59pm)

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