Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprentice

Summary

This is a great opportunity for an early year's apprentice, working in a busy environment for an established childcare provider in Urmston. You must have a caring nature and be willing to learn new skills. A uniform will be provided.

Annual wage: £13,312 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Monday to Friday. Variable shift pattern (TBC).
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Thursday 28 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

Develop the children's knowledge skills and behaviours to support the EYFS
Promote and support children's emotional well-being and health
Provide a safe, fun, engaging environment
Support with observing, assessing and planning the children's development and learning
Follow & adhere to health & safety and safeguarding guidelines
Liaise with parents regarding their child's day
Setting up and cleaning up after activities
Assisting children with feeding
Nappy changing

Where you’ll work

130 FLIXTON ROAD

URMSTON

MANCHESTER

M41 5BG

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

THE TRAFFORD AND STOCKPORT COLLEGE GROUP

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

Apprentice will be working towards the L3 Early Years Educator standard
You will be supported via an agreed training plan. Training will be discussed at enrolment and will include input from the employer, training provider and apprentice
The apprentice will receive monthly workplace or virtual visits with a dedicated assessor
Paediatric first aid qualification

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

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

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
IT skills
Team working
Good timekeeping
Positive attitude
Caring nature
Willingness to learn

Other requirements

This role will involve outdoor play in all weathers, cleaning up after the children and lots of time on your feet. Applicants will be required to undertake a DBS check.

About this company

We are an established childcare provider with 4 settings throughout the northwest. Providing high quality childcare at affordable prices we are a family run business with childcare safety and learning at the heart of everything we do.

https://www.plo-nurseries.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Possibility of a leadership role such as team leader within the setting upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THE TRAFFORD AND STOCKPORT COLLEGE GROUP

apprenticeships@tcg.ac.uk

01618867461

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000284661.

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Closes in 14 days (Thursday 14 November at 11:59pm)

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