Early Years Apprentice

Summary

We are offering the opportunity to complete a national apprenticeship at Elmscot Day Nursery, which is a friendly nursery that offers additional training to members of the team and offers an in-house mentor to support you through your training. We play a key role in ensuring that young children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe.

Annual wage: £9,984 to £17,846.40 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 6.00pm (this may vary).
30 hours a week
Possible start date: Sunday 1 December
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

Caring for the children's individual needs and care routines
Support the children's learning and development through activities you plan
Adhere to a consistent daily routine both indoors and outdoors, ensuring high quality teaching and learning experiences are offered to children at all times

Where you’ll work

Elmscot Day Nursery and Nursery School

149 Stockport Road

Altrincham

Cheshire

WA15 7LT

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 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

At the end of the apprenticeship, you will gain your Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification
Paediatric First Aid qualification
Functional Skills in maths and English, if required
You will not be required to attend college or the learning provider premises, as all assessments will be carried out on the nursery premises

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade Minimum Grade 4/C)
Mathematics (grade Minimum 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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

About this company

Elmscot Group is located on Warwick Road in Hale WA15 We are a group of 7 nurseries, after school clubs and holiday clubs all based in Trafford and Cheshire.

http://www.elmscot.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Once you complete your level 3, you will be offered a Practitioner position at our nursery and have the opportunity to progress through the company

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ELMSCOT DAY NURSERY LTD

Laura Graham

elmscot@elmscot.co.uk

0161 980 0488

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000284728.

Apply now

Closes in 31 days (Saturday 30 November at 11:59pm)

When you apply, you’ll be asked to sign in with a GOV.UK One Login. You can create one at the same time as applying for this apprenticeship.

Cookies on Find an apprenticeship

Contents