Level 3 Early Years Apprenticeship

BLUE SKY AUTISM PROJECT

London, SW1V 2NY

Closes in 11 days (Tuesday 29 October at 11:59pm)

Posted on 15 October 2024


Summary

We have a fantastic opportunity for an aspiring apprentice to join our team. We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who are ambitious and want to gain an early year's qualification while getting experience. You'll create meaningful relationships with the children, your team and with parents.

Annual wage
£19,240 a year

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We provide full certified training in our Play2Talk Approach which is a unique training opportunity for those wishing to specialise in SEND/ Autism/ Speech and Language.

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm.

37 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

  • You'll create meaningful relationships with the children, your team and with parents to provide the best service for their families
  • Ensure that every child's wellbeing is met by providing a thriving and safe environment
  • Safeguarding all children in the setting and making sure any child protection concerns are always appropriately acted upon immediately
  • You will observe, monitor and support delivering activities and learning experiences linked to the EYFS
  • Ensure children’s progress and achievements are regularly and effectively assessed and recorded. Including any activities, meals served and medication administered
  • Meet the needs of individual children, having an awareness of any disabilities, family cultures, and medical histories
  • Learn and maintain high standards in the nursery
  • Support and serve food to children, ensuring any special dietary requirements are met at all times

Where you’ll work

55 Moreton Street

London

SW1V 2NY

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

BEST PRACTICE NETWORK 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
    • NCFE Diploma for the Early Years Workforce
    • Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid or Level 3 Award
    • Emergency Paediatric First Aid
    • Apprentices will achieve a qualification which has been approved to count towards the EYFS Level 3 child to staff ratios
    • Level 2 Functional skills in Maths and English, if required

    Requirements

    Desirable qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • English Language (grade Grade 4/C)
    • Maths (grade Grade 4/C)

    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
    • Creative
    • Initiative
    • Patience

    About this company

    We are a specialist therapy service and Nursery provision supporting young children age 18 months to 5 years who may be experiencing developmental/ communication delays, including autism, speech delay and sensory processing difficulties. We work with families across London and across the world and are experts in our field. We believe that all children should be given every opportunity to achieve their full potential and we work in partnership with parents/ carers and the wider family.

    After this apprenticeship

    • Once you have finished the apprenticeship, there may be an opportunity to continue working for the same company and progress on to Early Years Lead Practitioner, EYITT, ECT etc
    • Early Years Educators are found in a range of settings, including day nurseries, playgroups, nursery schools, pre-schools, kindergartens, primary schools, hospitals, social care settings, out of school environments and local authority provision, giving you a broad range of employment opportunities

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    BEST PRACTICE NETWORK LIMITED

    Courtney Pring

    Courtneypring@bestpracticenet.co.uk

    0117 235 5256

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000282245.

    Apply now

    Closes in 11 days (Tuesday 29 October at 11:59pm)

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