Childcare Apprentice

Summary

To ensure a high standard of educare for all the children within nursery, eventually be key worker to a group of children, support each child in reaching their full potential and be a responsible team member.

Annual wage: £9,984 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Monday to Friday, exact shifts to be confirmed.
30 hours a week
Possible start date: Thursday 14 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

Purpose of Post
To ensure a high standard of educare for all the children within nursery
To eventually be key worker to a group of children
To support each child in reaching their full potential
To be a responsible team member

Responsible To
Nursery Manager

Responsibilities
• To help provide a safe, secure and stimulating environment
• To maintain confidentiality at all times
• To put Nursery policies into practice, being aware that the health and safety of the child is always a priority
• To assess and treat each and every child as a unique individual
• To ensure each child is given equality of opportunity
• To eventually have the ability to monitor each child’s development and skills and plan in a developmentally appropriate way differentiating for each child’s individual needs and helping each child to reach their full potential
• To eventually implement, maintain and administer children’s records
• To liaise and work in partnership with parents and carers
• To be aware of Child Protection Procedures and act accordingly
• To work co-operatively with other team members fostering a whole team approach
• To be fully aware of fire / emergency procedures and carry them out
when necessary
• To be responsible for your own Personal and Professional Development
• To participate in other activities outside normal working hours, e.g. staff meetings, open evenings, parent evenings, etc.
• To carry out other tasks and responsibilities as appropriate

You will complete the Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship over the duration of 12 to 15 months.

Where you’ll work

1 HIBBERT STREET

NEW MILLS

HIGH PEAK

SK22 3JJ

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

LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP 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

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade C/4)
Maths (grade C/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

Communication skills
Customer care skills
Team working

Other requirements

We are close to both train stations and bus stops at both our nurseries. Forest school included in activities.

About this company

The babies and toddlers enjoy a light spacious area which includes a large carpeted area and an under floor heated conservatory for messy play, in addition to spending time in our sensory room and outdoors.

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

After this apprenticeship

We only promote from within so there is plenty of opportunity to take on more responsibility and to be promoted and go up the ladder with us.

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