Early Years Educator Apprenticeship

Summary

This is the perfect opportunity for you to provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for all children in the nursery. If you already have a Level 2 qualification in Early Years, you will be able to work towards your Level 3 and gain more knowledge and experience with Hucknall Day Nursery!

Annual wage: £13,312 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Friday, shifts between 7.30am and 6.00pm.
40 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

Prepare and deliver activities that meet the individual needs and interests of children
Shadowing a qualified nursery practitioner
Attend out of working hours activities, e.g., training, staff meetings, parents evening, fundraising events etc.
Record accidents and complete the relevant form
Develop your role within the team especially with an understanding of the role of a ‘key person.’
Ensure that mealtimes are a time of pleasant social sharing
Wash and change children as required
Ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are maintained
Ensure a poorly child is kept calm and warm (notify management straight away)
Develop and maintain strong partnerships and communications with parents / carers to facilitate day-to-day caring and early learning needs

Where you’ll work

100 NOTTINGHAM ROAD

HUCKNALL

NOTTINGHAM

NG15 7QE

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

CT SKILLS 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

You will be working towards your Early Years Educator Level 3 qualification (an industry recognised Qualification) which is delivered via monthly 2-3 hour lessons with your assigned Trainer Assessor (TA) via teams. Throughout the month, you will complete self-led study which will include assignments, worksheets, projects, etc. and blended learning and development activities / training with your manager and shadowing team members.

All learning will be completed in your workplace and during your working hours. Units that you will be studying include continued professional development, speech and language, equality and diversity, partnership working, planning and implementing activities for children, learning development, observations, and theories, safeguarding, supporting positive behaviour, health, safety and welfare, and transitions.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English, Maths (grade 4)

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

Team working
Creative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

If your application is successful, you will receive a call from our dedicated Recruitment Consultant who will discuss the qualification, location and course length in more detail. Following this call, you will be asked to write a supporting statement and complete an English and Maths assessment.

About this company

Hucknall Day Nursery is a family run business that provides a safe, caring, and supportive environment for children from 0 to 4 years of age. With dedicated age-based rooms, including the Baby Room, and Pre School-Learning Room, it provides dedicated care and learning to meet children’s needs. They have a supportive and friendly team that will help you throughout your apprenticeship journey.

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

After this apprenticeship

Nursery Nurse, Nursery Practitioner or Early Years Practitioner
Room Leader and Team Leader
Deputy Manager and Nursery Manager
Nursery Cook or Chef

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CT SKILLS LIMITED

Machaela Gent

recruitment@ctskills.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000282522.

Apply now

Closes in 13 days (Friday 1 November)

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Company’s application instructions

Please complete the application form and of course attach your up-to-date CV. This will give us the best chance of being able to contact you. Your CV should be a word document or pdf that we will be able to edit if we decide to take your application further- not an image.

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