Early Years Educator Apprentice

DAINTRY HALL DAY NURSERY LTD

CONGLETON, CW12 2PE

Closes on Tuesday 26 November

Posted on 24 October 2024

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Summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated person to join our outstanding team. Daintry Hall Day Nursery/Pre-school has children aged from birth to school admission. The position entails learning childcare and development in a practice environment being supported by qualified experienced childcare practitioners.

Annual wage
£12,313.60 a year

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Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, shifts to be confirmed.

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 2 December

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

  • Plan, prepare and supervise activities with the children
  • Undertake care routines such as nappy changing, hand washing, and toileting
  • Support the team in children’s portfolio writing
  • Assist at meals times
  • Assist at sleep times
  • Build up relationships with the children, families, and the team
  • Take direction, however, be enthusiastic enough to bring forward ideas

Where you’ll work

CHURCH LANE

NORTH RODE

CONGLETON

CW12 2PE

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

MACCLESFIELD 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

    • Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Standard
    • Functional skills in maths and English (if required)
    • How training will be delivered is to be confirmed

    Requirements

    Desirable qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • English (grade 4/C+)
    • Maths (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
    • Motivated
    • Able to take advice
    • Committed to learning

    Other requirements

    Must be willing to undertake DBS check. Must have two references either work, educational, or personal. Daintry Hall is situated within North Rode but there is no bus route. Consider how you would travel to work on a daily basis.

    About this company

    We appreciate the dilemma parents face as they search for the very best in childcare & education. Our own experience of finding the best possible care for our own children has been drawn upon as we created Daintry Hall Day Nursery, in 1999 based in Congleton, Cheshire.

    After this apprenticeship

    • Possibility of obtaining a full-time position for the right candidate
    • We are always supportive of further training and development

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    MACCLESFIELD COLLEGE

    Maxim Business Training

    apprenticeshiprecruitment@macclesfield.ac.uk

    01625 410 000

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000283888.

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    Closes on Tuesday 26 November

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