Early Years Lead Practitioner Level 5 Apprenticeship - Daisychain Clifton Nursery

DAISYCHAIN BRISTOL LTD

Bristol, BS8 3BS

Closes on Monday 31 March

Posted on 1 November 2024

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Summary

Are you Level 3 qualified looking for progression? This is an exciting opportunity for someone experienced seeking progression. Daisychain is a vibrant and warm nursery that offers opportunity for learning and growth for all.

Annual wage
£13,312 a year

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Training course
Early years lead practitioner (level 5)
Hours
Monday - Friday hours to be determined

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Wednesday 30 April

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

2

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

As a Level 5 Apprentice you will be a key member of the team and you daily duties may include:

  • Observe, assess, plan, facilitate and participate in play opportunities which include current curriculum requirements
  • Provide a dynamic, evolving and enabling environment that reflects the current interests, motivations, and play of individual and groups of children
  • Engage in effective strategies to develop and extend children's learning and thinking, including sustained shared thinking
  • Support and promote children’s speech, language and communication development and determining and adapting appropriate responses and interventions
  • Support children to engage in a range of learning contexts such as individual, small groups and larger groups as appropriate for their play and support confidence within social experiences
  • Ensure staff are deployed effectively to suit and enhance the learning environment, prioritising the safety and wellbeing of all children
  • Be confident to identify, action and competently challenge issues and undertake difficult conversations where appropriate
  • Advocate for children through their child centred approach, listening to the voice of the child; ensuring children’s rights, views and wishes are heard, respected and acted upon at all times. Offer appropriate support and influence decisions in the best interests of the child

Where you’ll work

Clifton High School, Nursery Department, 1 Clifton Park

Bristol

BS8 3BS

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

ASPIRATION TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Early years lead practitioner (level 5)

Equal to higher national diploma (HND)

Course contents
  • Analyse and articulate how all children’s individual learning can be affected by their current developmental capabilities, characteristics and individual circumstances taking into account all factors contributing to typical and atypical development.
  • Promote equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice.
  • Observe, assess, plan, facilitate and participate in play opportunities which include current curriculum requirements.
  • Ensure plans fully reflect the individual development needs and circumstances of children and actively participate in the provision of consistent care, responding quickly to the needs of the individual child.
  • Provide a dynamic, evolving and enabling environment that reflects the current interests, motivations, and play of individual and groups of children.
  • Encourage all children’s participation, ensuring a sensitive, respectful and effective balance within the adult and child dynamic to facilitate play opportunities.
  • Engage in effective strategies to develop and extend children's learning and thinking, including sustained shared thinking.
  • Support and promote children’s speech, language and communication development and determining and adapting appropriate responses and interventions.
  • Support children to engage in a range of learning contexts such as individual, small groups and larger groups as appropriate for their play and support confidence within social experiences.
  • Ensure staff are deployed effectively to suit and enhance the learning environment, prioritising the safety and wellbeing of all children.
  • Advocate for the child, cultivating professional partnerships with parents/carers and other professionals, presenting their understanding of the child’s journey within multidisciplinary teams to holistically support the child’s individual needs.
  • Demonstrate the importance of the home learning environment, developing an effective and collaborative partnership to enhance opportunities for the child.
  • Make use of formative and summative assessment, tracking children’s progress to plan for future learning possibilities including early interventions based on individual developmental needs.
  • Take responsibility for supporting the key person in articulating children's progress and planning future learning possibilities.
  • Use current and contemporary knowledge, research, theories and approaches to develop, enhance and articulate their own pedagogical approach and practice.
  • Use reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally to enhance their practice.
  • Plan, carry out and guide appropriate physical care routines for individual children.
  • Promote, model and support children and families to develop a healthy approach to making choices relating to personal care including eating, sleeping and physical activity.
  • Develop, model and implement strategies to support the emotional, psychological, physical and cultural needs of all children within the setting.
  • Identify and act upon own responsibilities in relation to health and safety, prevention and control of infection, carrying out risk assessments and risk management processes in line with policies and procedures.
  • Ensure the security and confidentiality of data, records and information in line with current legislation.
  • Be a leaderful practitioner to support, mentor, coach, train and guide colleagues in a range of settings, providing inspiration and motivation to engage others to develop their practice.
  • Be confident to identify, action and competently challenge issues and undertake difficult conversations where appropriate.
  • Advocate for children through their child centred approach, listening to the voice of the child; ensuring children’s rights, views and wishes are heard, respected and acted upon at all times. Offer appropriate support and influence decisions in the best interests of the child.
  • Competently action and carry out safeguarding procedures, using their professional curiosity, knowledge, insight and understanding.
  • Explore and understand, challenge and question; knowing when to act to safeguard and protect children.
  • Analyse and articulate how all children’s individual learning can be affected by their current developmental capabilities, characteristics and individual circumstances taking into account all factors contributing to typical and atypical development.
  • Promote equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice.
  • Observe, assess, plan, facilitate and participate in play opportunities which include current curriculum requirements.
  • Ensure plans fully reflect the individual development needs and circumstances of children and actively participate in the provision of consistent care, responding quickly to the needs of the individual child.
  • Provide a dynamic, evolving and enabling environment that reflects the current interests, motivations, and play of individual and groups of children.
  • Encourage all children’s participation, ensuring a sensitive, respectful and effective balance within the adult and child dynamic to facilitate play opportunities.
  • Engage in effective strategies to develop and extend children's learning and thinking, including sustained shared thinking.
  • Support and promote children’s speech, language and communication development and determining and adapting appropriate responses and interventions.
  • Support children to engage in a range of learning contexts such as individual, small groups and larger groups as appropriate for their play and support confidence within social experiences.
  • Ensure staff are deployed effectively to suit and enhance the learning environment, prioritising the safety and wellbeing of all children.
  • Advocate for the child, cultivating professional partnerships with parents/carers and other professionals, presenting their understanding of the child’s journey within multidisciplinary teams to holistically support the child’s individual needs.
  • Demonstrate the importance of the home learning environment, developing an effective and collaborative partnership to enhance opportunities for the child.
  • Make use of formative and summative assessment, tracking children’s progress to plan for future learning possibilities including early interventions based on individual developmental needs.
  • Take responsibility for supporting the key person in articulating children's progress and planning future learning possibilities.
  • Use current and contemporary knowledge, research, theories and approaches to develop, enhance and articulate their own pedagogical approach and practice.
  • Use reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally to enhance their practice.
  • Plan, carry out and guide appropriate physical care routines for individual children.
  • Promote, model and support children and families to develop a healthy approach to making choices relating to personal care including eating, sleeping and physical activity.
  • Develop, model and implement strategies to support the emotional, psychological, physical and cultural needs of all children within the setting.
  • Identify and act upon own responsibilities in relation to health and safety, prevention and control of infection, carrying out risk assessments and risk management processes in line with policies and procedures.
  • Ensure the security and confidentiality of data, records and information in line with current legislation.
  • Be a leaderful practitioner to support, mentor, coach, train and guide colleagues in a range of settings, providing inspiration and motivation to engage others to develop their practice.
  • Be confident to identify, action and competently challenge issues and undertake difficult conversations where appropriate.
  • Advocate for children through their child centred approach, listening to the voice of the child; ensuring children’s rights, views and wishes are heard, respected and acted upon at all times. Offer appropriate support and influence decisions in the best interests of the child.
  • Competently action and carry out safeguarding procedures, using their professional curiosity, knowledge, insight and understanding.
  • Explore and understand, challenge and question; knowing when to act to safeguard and protect children.

Your training plan

  • Early Years lead Practitioner Level 5 standard
  • Early Years Level 5 Diploma 
  • End-Point Assessment (EPA)
  • On the job training 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • Maths (grade 4-9)
  • English (grade 4-9)

NVQ or SVQ Level 3 or equivalent in:

  • Early Years (grade Pass)

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

Other requirements

If you are using public transport to get to this employer, please ensure you have researched the route and that a regular service is available.

About this company

Daisychain Clifton Nursery for pre-school children, from birth to 5 years old, is set in a 4-floor beautifully renovated Victorian building in the heart of Clifton village. They are very proud of their ample outdoor play space as this has enabled them to develop a stimulating and enriched learning experience. Daisychain Clifton a superb choice of childcare and pre-school education. Their staff really do go the extra mile, they are the epitome of conscientious and brilliantly creative child carers that you would want to look after your child. Committed to not only on-going professional development, they are a vibrant team and their enthusiasm and innovative approaches are evident throughout their delivery, day after day of the Early Years curriculum. Daisychain Clifton children, from birth to the age of 5, are grouped together by age and developmental stage throughout their time at the nursery. Transitions between groups and upwards through the nursery years are handled sensitively. The nursery have been inspected by Ofsted in 2020 and 2014, the most recent inspection earnt them another Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ rating.

After this apprenticeship

Full-time employment may be available after completion of the apprenticeship.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ASPIRATION TRAINING LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000285201.

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Closes on Monday 31 March

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