Apprentice Early Years Educator- Wendy House Day Nursery, York, YO24 1HR

Summary

We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed Practitioner to join the team here at Wendy House Day Nursery. Can you interact and engage with children at all times, receive guidance, enthusiastic and motivated whilst progressing in your childcare career? Apply now if yes!

Annual wage: £15,600 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: The setting is open Monday to Friday 8.00am to 6.00pm and the successful candidate will work 30 hours during this times- TBC
30 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 11 November
Duration: 1 Year 3 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

To contribute to the creation of a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment for all children and learn how to do this
To carry out the policies, procedures and ethos of the setting, to promote positive values and attitudes, ensuring these are being carried out throughout the setting
To demonstrate and then ensure that they are responsible for the needs of all children in their designated room, following systems to ensure consistent, high-quality care
To be vigilant and protect children from harm or abuse, reporting any concerns immediately - in accordance with safeguarding or whistle blowing policies
To learn and then ensure that they can use resources effectively, maintaining ratios in their room
To learn how to reflect on their practice and routines, tailoring them to meet the individual needs of each child throughout the day for their key children
To learn how to plan and ensure that there is a provision of a stimulating range of developmentally appropriate activities and ensuring their room is well-resourced and creatively set-up
To learn how to and then carry out observations and the assessment of children’s learning and development, ensuring records are kept up-to-date, are of a high standard and are shared effectively – includes Individual Education Plans for children with Special Educational Needs
To develop genuine bonds with their key children and support their team’s key person system responsibilities, when this skill has been learnt
To work in partnership with all parents/carers, building and maintaining relationships that encourage trust, open communication and involvement in nursery life whist remaining professional at all times and maintaining confidentiality
Having a mentor to show them what this looks like in practice before they are left to do this on a one to one with families and children

Where you’ll work

28 St Helens Road

Dringhouses

York

YO24 1HR

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

EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS 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

Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Standard
Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English
End-Point Assessment (EPA)
Employee Rights and Responsibilities (ERR)
Personal Learning and Thinking Skills (PLTS)
First Aid Training
On and off the job training and location to be confirmed

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade 9-5)
Maths (grade 9-5)
Early Years Practitioner (grade 2)

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
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

About this company

Over 28 Years Experience We are a small and caring nursery environment for up to 20 children with several well equipped play rooms, a quiet room for sleeping and an outstanding outdoor play area. The Wendy House has been providing day care and education for children for over 28 years. We are committed to developing and nurturing young children and enabling them to thrive in a safe environment through play and learn based activities. We are registered and inspected by OFSTED, having just been inspected (March 19) we have yet again achieved the rating GOOD. Our team of mature and fully qualified Early Years practitioners plan for and implement a range of age appropriate fun and stimulating activities to meet the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum framework. The EYFS focuses on: each child’s unique abilities and skills, the creation of positive relationships between children, parents, and the setting, all bound together by an enabling environment which fosters learning and development across the seven areas of the curriculum. Our nursery school is less than three miles from the centre of York and within easy reach of the neighbouring areas of Dringhouses, Acomb and Bishopthorpe. Most of our children move on to local schools, including; Dringhouses Primary, Woodthorpe Primary, Hob Moor Community Primary, Hob Moor Oaks, Bishopthorpe Infant School and Knavesmire Primary.

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

After this apprenticeship

For the successful candidate, there is the opportunity of ongoing employment and further progression.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Sally Baldwin

sallybaldwin@eden-ts.com

01709886839

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000281597.

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