Apprentice Early Years Educator
PIPPINS NURSERY (LEEDS) LTD T/A PIPPINS NURSERY
LEEDS, LS9 9LF
Closes in 8 days (Friday 29 November at 11:59pm)
Posted on 1 November 2024
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Summary
Private children's day nursery operating from 8am to 6pm. We offer 15 hours funding for 2, 3 and 4 year olds. Meeting children's needs through their interests and teaching children to celebrate cultural differences is one of our main focus. The nursery carries out wrap around care and afterschool club.
- Annual wage
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£9,984 to £17,846.40 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
In line with National Living Wage. To be discussed at interview stage.
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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The working week will be Monday to Friday.
Shifts will vary each week between 7:30am to 6.00pm (for example working 9.00am to 5.00pm).
30 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 2 December
- Duration
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1 year 9 months
- Positions available
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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
- To give support to staff within the setting
- To work as part of a team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, develop and learn
- To effectively deliver the EYFS ensuring that the individual's needs and interests of children in the setting are met
- To develop and maintain strong partnerships and communication with parents/carers to facilitate day to day caring
- 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 be flexible within working practices of the sitting, such as domestic tasks
Where you’ll work
UNIT 9A
CURTIS BUSINESS HOUSE
4 BERKING AVENUE
LEEDS
LS9 9LF
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
LUMINATE EDUCATION 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.
- 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
More training information
Level 3 Early Years Educator Standards
Apprentices will undertake their training within the rooms as well as having time out of the rooms to participate in seminars, continue written work and attend meetings with tutors etc.
We also provide in house training to support our staff continuous professional development:
- Fire training
- Baby training
- Safer food better business
- Annual safeguarding training
Mode of delivery:
- A mix of blended learning including day release in college, online classes and tutor workplace visits.
Course content:
The Level 3 Apprenticeship is delivered in partnership with the workplace, you will be expected to attend college/online meetings and face to face meetings with your tutor, where you will gain knowledge and understanding of working within the early years sector. You will develop skills on the job where you will be supported by a workplace mentor. An Assessor from Leeds City College will visit you on a regular basis to support your learning journey.
The Apprenticeship Standards comprises of:
- Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours for the Level 3 Early Years Educator
Functional Skills qualifications:
- Level 2 Functional Skill in English
- Level 2 Functional Skill in maths
End point assessment:
- Observation of practice with question and answer
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
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
- Team working
- Creative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Punctuality
Other requirements
Please apply for the role as soon as possible, we are interviewing suitable candidates as and when we receive applications. Therefore, the role may close before the advertised closing date.
About this company
The development of children’s emotional, physical, social and intellectual capabilities is promoted effectively when they take part in a wide range of activities. Our staff will plan first hand experiences which will enable your child to make choices as they develop their knowledge, skills and understanding. Children’s care, learning and play is well supported by our experienced professional team who monitor your child’s progress regularly and plan to meet their individual needs, enabling them to flourish and fulfil their potential within a safe and stimulating environment. There's something for everybody here at Pippins'! Setting the standards for Learning, Development and Care for children from birth to five plus, the principles of the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum; www.foundationyears.org.uk - forms the basis of the planning of our routines, activities and recreation whilst learning through play.
https://www.pippins-nursery-morley.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
After this apprenticeship
- Opportunity to be taken on permanently.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP
Apprenticeships Recruitment Team
apprenticeships@leedscitycollege.ac.uk
0113 284 6464
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000285259.
Apply now
Closes in 8 days (Friday 29 November at 11:59pm)
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