Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship – Teversham Church of England Primary School – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

We are currently seeking to recruit an enthusiastic individual, who is hard-working and eager to join our team at Teversham Church of England Primary School. If you love to support young people and make a difference, this is a great opportunity to get into the early years sector or expand your current knowledge.

Annual wage: £9,984 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Friday: 8.45am - 3.15pm (breaks to be confirmed)
30 hours a week
Possible start date: Friday 29 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

Your day to day duties will include:

To promote the aims and objectives of Teversham Pre-School and to exemplify and promote the high standards of the Pre-School to parents, staff and visitors at all times
To ensure the provision of high standards of physical and emotional care
To ensure that the welfare and safety of children are paramount within the setting and that any child protection concerns are always immediately and appropriately acted upon, following Teversham Primary School’s Safeguarding Policy and LSCB guidelines
To act as a key person to a small group of children, liaising closely with and building effective relationships with parents / carers and ensuring each child’s needs are recognised and met
To assist with the planning of the curriculum using the EYFS Statutory framework to teach and support children to make progress in all areas of the curriculum
To help set up and tidy away at the end of the session.
To attend relevant training / conferences / meetings to support professional development, keeping up-to-date with childcare / education practice
To assist with the preparation and maintenance of materials and equipment and to ensure high standards of hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times
To ensure the provision of a high quality environment to meet the needs of individual children, having an awareness of any disabilities, family cultures, and medical histories
To identify and help meet the needs of children with special educational needs and / or disabilities (SEND) alongside the EY SENCo. To guide all team members with the early identification and intervention of children who may benefit from additional support regarding their physical, emotional and social development
To ensure the confidentiality of all information received
To maintain adequate records and up-to-date documentation as requested by the Pre-School manager
To liaise and facilitate close partnership working with parents, other family members and staff to help ensure that the particular needs of children are met and that parental choice is considered in terms of care given
To liaise with outside agencies as required
To actively participate in staff meetings, planning meetings, parents’ evenings, fundraising events and training sessions outside normal working hours, as required

Where you’ll work

School House, Teversham C Of E Primary School

Church Road, Teversham

Cambridge

CB1 9AZ

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

LET ME PLAY 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

Apprenticeship Standard: Level 3 Early Years Educator
Duration: 18 months (plus 3 months EPA)
Training Provider: LMP Education (Rate My Apprenticeship Best Training Provider 2024 / 2025)
Training Schedule to be confirmed (TBC)

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4 - 9 or equivalent)
Maths (grade 4 - 9 or equivalent)

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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

• (Permitting you’re eligible for the role) Please expect to receive contact from our Inspire ATA Recruitment team, to discuss your application further. • Additionally, please be aware that upon a successful offer of employment, DBS checks and references will be obtained as part of your enrolment.

About this company

Inspire ATA is an official Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, licenced by the Department for Education. Currently ranked 1st in the Rate My Apprenticeship Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers in the UK Award 2024-2025. Inspire ATA specialises in creating apprenticeship opportunities, where we recruit and employ the apprentice on behalf of our host clients, enabling us to offer additional support and a better experience for both the apprentice and the client as the experts in the industry. We arrange the most suitable and appropriate apprenticeship training from one of our partnered training providers. If you are successful in securing an apprenticeship with Inspire ATA, it is important to understand that Inspire ATA will be your employer and the apprenticeship placement will be a separate organisation that simply hosts you as an apprentice. As a Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, Inspire ATA performs an important role in developing the UK labour market and it is our responsibility to ensure that talent is recognised, developed, and matched with business needs, whatever the background of the individual, irrespective of gender, race, disability, age, religion or belief, relationship orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity and gender reassignment. We are proud of the diverse nature of our business and work with clients to ensure that all candidates are treated with courtesy and respect.

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After this apprenticeship

Potential for a full-time position once completed

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