Early Years Educator Apprentice

Summary

We have an exciting opportunity to qualify as an Early Years Educator in a supportive and welcoming setting. We have successfully previous placed staff through this course over the past 18 months. The candidate will be predominantly in our preschool room working with an experienced team in a nurturing environment.

Annual wage: £9,984 to £17,846.40 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 3.00pm. Term time only.
30 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 9 December
Duration: 1 year 8 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

To provide a safe, high-quality education and care for Pre-school children
To fulfil legal and statutory requirements
To contribute to and implement Pre-school policies
To ensure that all statutory, legal, and setting obligations are followed
To ensure the child protection policies are adhered to and the welfare of the children in the setting are protected
To ensure that Pre-school is a safe environment
Ability to communicate effectively face to face with parents and other professionals
Commitment to teamwork
Awareness and commitment to the safeguarding of children and adults
Ability to write clear reports
To effectively deliver the EYFS ensuring that the individual needs and interest of children in the setting are met
Plan and carry out activities in line with the EYFS
To keep records of your key children’s development and learning, looking for progression and continuity alongside the Early Years Foundation Stage, and share with parents, carers, and other key adults in the child’s life
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 advise the Safeguarding designated person / manager / deputy of any concerns, e.g., over children, parents, the safety of the environment, preserving confidentiality as necessary
To ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are always maintained
Maintain accurate records for all children e.g. registers, accidents, and incidents etc.
Looking after the day-to-day physical needs of the children under your care to include changing nappies or toilet training
Engaging children in a range of fun and stimulating activities, working with them to learn through play. These activities will include reading, number skills, messy play, and physical activity

Where you’ll work

BIDBURY INFANTS SCHOOL

FRASER ROAD

BEDHAMPTON

HAVANT HANTS

PO9 3EF

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

HAVANT AND SOUTH DOWNS COLLEGE

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

As an Apprentice, you will have the opportunity to study the following through this Apprenticeship:

Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
Functional skills English and maths if required

At Havant & South Downs College we offer different methods of delivery either work based or day release dependent on the course. This will be discussed with you upon appointment.

Requirements

Essential 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
Presentation skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

You will gain hands on experience from a long serving well qualified team, who takes good care of their staff and their wellbeing.

About this company

Our community Pre-school is based in the grounds of Bidbury Infant School. Our qualified staff aim to enhance the development and education of our Pre-school children following the curriculum of the EYFS. We provide a safe, secure and stimulating environment encouraging equality for all children and families.

https://www.bidbury-inf.hants.sch.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Potential future career with the nursery.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

HAVANT AND SOUTH DOWNS COLLEGE

Robert Read

robert.read@hsdc.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000286716.

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