Early Years Educator Apprenticeship (Level 3)

Summary

Further your early years career with this fantastic opportunity working for Horspath Pre-School Nursery. The nursery is in the grounds of Horspath Primary School and has their own well-equipped outside play area and nature reserve, offering children between the ages of 2 to 5 years and enjoyable and well-rounded environment for play and learning.

Annual wage: £11,648 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Mon - Fri (7.30am - 5.30pm)
35 hours a week
Possible start date: Sunday 2 February
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

Further your early years career with this fantastic opportunity working for Horspath Pre-School Nursery. The nursery is in the grounds of Horspath Primary School and has their own well-equipped outside play area and nature reserve, offering children between the ages of 2 to 5 years and enjoyable and well-rounded environment for play and learning.

Horspath Pre-School Nursery is nestled in the grounds of Horspath Primary School and had their own seperate well-equipped outside play area and nature reserve, offering children between the ages of 2 and 5 years and enjoyable and well-rounded environment for play and learning. At Horspath Nursery they feel that Children's early years are the most important of their lives and they strive to provide a high quality childcare and education for all children's individual needs.

Working with the Early Years Teachers and room leaders on planning and preparation of activities, to meet children’s individual needs, liaising with parents ensuring effective communication within the nursery.

Your day to day responsibilities may include:

- Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of every child, staff, parent and visitor always. Taking reference from the health and safety policy

- Provide engaging and purposeful experiences, environments and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development

- Assist with the delivery of the Early Years curriculum and be guided by development matters handbook for child development

- Observe and support children’s development, update children’s learning journals with accuracy and relevance, and seek guidance from colleagues or Room Leader if in doubt

- Take part in delivering the highest standards of care throughout the nursery

- Work well as part of a team, this also includes the management team.

- Take part in all relevant training provided by your employer/training provider.

- Complete all tasks in a timely manner.

- Work on your own initiative.

- Complete any housekeeping duties throughout the day e.g. Tea making, washing up, laundry, sweeping wiping and mopping etc.

-To keep high standard of hygiene practices around the nursery

-To be an active and self-reflective practitioner and take responsibility along with the management team on your own personal development.

Where you’ll work

Horspath C Of E Primary School, Blenheim Road, Horspath

Oxford

OX33 1RY

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

SKERN LODGE LIMITED

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 be working towards a Level 3 qualification in Early Years.

Functional Skills in Maths and English if required.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

4 (grade 9)

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
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Patience
Physical fitness

Other requirements

This is a physical and active role and you will need to be alert and have the ability to get involved. Have you already got relevant knowledge or experience in childcare?

About this company

Pre-School Nursery based in Oxfordshire. Childre aged 2 - years.

After this apprenticeship

By the end of your Apprenticeship there may be the opportunity to become a full time member of staff.

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