Apprentice Early Years Practitioner
TWINNIE DAY NURSERY LTD
London, SE10 8JL
Closes in 11 days (Thursday 24 October)
Posted on 10 October 2024
Contents
Summary
We are looking for a Level 3 Apprentice Early Years Educator, who is friendly and personable. You will help the nursery team to provide a friendly, caring, and relaxing environment that encourages child development. You will work towards a recognised Early Years Educator qualification.
- Annual wage
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£23,985 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
£12.30 an hour.
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, shifts to be confirmed.
37 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Friday 25 October
- Duration
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1 Year 9 Months
- Positions available
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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
- The expected patterns of children’s development
- The significance of attachment and how to promote it effectively
- Using a range of underpinning theories and philosophical approaches to help children learn and develop, and their influence on practice
- The importance of promoting diversity, equality and inclusion, fully reflecting cultural differences and family circumstances
- The importance to children’s holistic development of: speech, language and communication, personal, social and emotional development, physical development
- The current early education curriculum requirements such as the Early Years Foundation Stage
- Prepare and support children through, transitions and significant events in their lives
- Provide additional support, such as where a child’s progress is less than expected
- How to assess within the current early education curriculum framework using a range of assessment techniques such as practitioners observing children through their day to day interactions and observations shared by parents and/or carers
- The legal requirements and guidance on health and safety, security, confidentiality of information, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
- Why health and well-being are important for children
- Respond to accidents, injuries and emergency situations
- Safeguarding policies and procedures, including child protection, recognise when a child is in danger or at risk of abuse, and know how to act to protect them. Types of abuse include domestic, neglect, physical, emotional and sexual
- How to prevent and control infection through ways such as handwashing, food hygiene practices and dealing with spillages safely.
Where you’ll work
23A Greenwich High Road
London
SE10 8JL
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
Your training plan
On successful completion of this apprenticeship, you will achieve the following:
- Level 3 Early Years Education Apprenticeship Standard qualification
- Functional Skills in maths and English, if required
- Throughout the apprenticeship you will receive in-house training from the employer
- This will ensure that you are competent on all aspects of the role
- You will also have off-the-job training during the apprenticeship qualification, where you will be supported by a dedicated trainer and mentor
More training information
- 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
- Quarterly reviews conducted by your skills tutor and your line manager
- You will attend Teams online tutoring each week with one of our Early Year Skills Tutors
- The Early Years Skills Tutors will visit you regularly at your school to observe, coach and teach you skills, behaviours, and knowledge in line with the apprenticeship standard specifications
- You will complete an End Point Assessment (EPA) conducted by an independent end point assessment organisation. They make the deciding decision on your final grade
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade 4/C)
- Maths (grade 4/C)
- Early Years level 2 Practitioner qualification (grade Pass)
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
- Customer care skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
It is highly important that you do not contact the employer directly – any attempt of this may invalidate candidate’s application. Should you have any queries regarding your application or the job itself, please contact your local Woodspeen Training Academy. Please note this job may expire before the stated date if a suitable applicant is appointed. Please consider how you would travel to this vacancy, if you will be using public transport please check this before applying.
About this company
At Twinnie Day Nursery we endeavour to provide a friendly, relaxed, safe and secure environment for babies and children. We offer a child centred approach where children are encouraged to develop their individuality, creativity, independence and self confidence led by caring staff. We support them to feel positive in all areas of their lives and learning.
https://www.twinnienursery.com/greenwich/ (opens in new tab)
After this apprenticeship
- Possible permanent opportunity for the right candidate.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WOODSPEEN TRAINING LIMITED
Karl Ungi
karl.ungi@woodspeentraining.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000281583.
Apply now
Closes in 11 days (Thursday 24 October)
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