APPRENTICE LEVEL 3 EARLY YEARS EDUCATOR

Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School

Preston, PR1 9DE

Closes in 14 days (Friday 1 November)

Posted on 16 October 2024

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Summary

Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School is looking to appoint an Apprentice EYFS Teaching Assistant L3 to provide teaching and learning support within our strong Early Years team. The post is an apprenticeship so will include self and supported study alongside the working day. Nelson and Colne College will be your academic support.

Annual wage
£9,984 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

£6.40 per hour

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday Term time only Shifts TBC.

30 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 4 November

Duration

2 years

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 teachers in the classroom.
  • Working with individuals and groups of children.
  • Supporting lunchtime and playtime acitivites.
  • Preparing resources.
  • Supporting children in their learning.
  • Intimate care (if needed) for children who have accidents.
  • Paediatric first aid training.
  • Supporting across the Early Years age range.
  • Working alongside forest school trained staff to deliver forest schools in a variety of year groups. 

Where you’ll work

Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School

Pope Lane

Penwortham

Preston

PR1 9DE

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

NELSON AND COLNE 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

    On-job training with experienced primary staff.

    Support with studies as we have staff who have completed EYE training. Working within an eperienced team.

    Opportunities to work with a range of staff and ages of children. A supportive working environment.

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • English (grade 4 or better)
    • Maths (grade 4 or better)

    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
    • Administrative skills
    • Team working
    • Non judgemental

    About this company

    Learning to live, loving to learn. At Broad Oak we nurture today’s minds for tomorrow’s challenges. Working together we ensure every child has the potential to shine. Together we Challenge Aspire Nurture

    http://www.broadoak.lancs.sch.uk/ (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    If the budget allows, we would hope to employ them permanently.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    NELSON AND COLNE COLLEGE

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000282422.

    Apply now

    Closes in 14 days (Friday 1 November)

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    Company’s application instructions

    Please follow the instructions on the LCC website.