Early Years Educator Apprentice

Summary

If you are looking to kick start your career in childcare an apprenticeship with Mama Bear’s Nursery could be for you. An apprenticeship gives you the opportunity to gain a recognised Early Years Qualification whilst working in a nursery where you will learn all the practical skills and knowledge needed to become a successful Early years educator.

Annual wage: £13,312 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9 hours a day Shifts to be confirmed.
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Thursday 12 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

Mama Bear's Day Nursery is currently recruiting for an Early Years Apprentice to join our friendly setting based in Torquay. Our nursery is a lovely purpose-built, outstanding childcare setting located on the grounds of St Margaret’s Academy. Our setting offers a stimulating, safe and welcoming environment to children and is focused on providing outstanding care to children from 3 months old to 4 years of age.

You will work alongside trained practitioners who will support and mentor you to ensure that you fulfil your potential and become the best practitioner you can be. Mama Bear's Day Nursery will be behind you every step of the way where you will also be supported by a local training provider (South Devon College) who will come to the setting to meet and assess your progress.

Duties include:

Support children's learning and development
Develop secure and supportive relationships with children and families as the key person for children in their care
Provide respectful and responsive physical and emotional care to children, promoting health and wellbeing

You do not need any previous experience to apply to work as an apprentice, the only requirements are:

Candidates must be able to display a level of maturity
Not in full-time education/any other funded training
EU resident for past 3 years

Where you’ll work

Barewell Road

Devon

TQ1 4PA

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

SOUTH DEVON 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

You will be trained both in the workplace and whilst attending your one day per week off-the-job college day at South Devon College.

Training will include:

Peadiatric first aid
Food Hygiene
Prevent
FGM
Allergens
(Plus more)

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
Team working
Tenacious

Other requirements

Due to the nature of this role, you will need to complete an enhanced criminal record disclosure (DBS check). We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff and volunteers are required to share this commitment.

About this company

Our objective is to be a bridge between the home and school by providing the highest standards of childcare and education for babies, toddlers, and pre-school children from three months until they start Reception Class. We aim to provide a friendly, clean, comfortable and safe environment, which the children will find stimulating and challenging. At Mama Bear's enjoyment and fun are linked with discovery and learning. Staff are sensitive and responsive to the individual needs of each child. To meet these needs we are committed to: delivering a service of the highest standards that will develop and improve each child’s quality of life, respecting each child as an individual (taking into account their appropriate needs), ensuring that our service is in accordance with the latest standards for care and education, ensuring that our staff are selected, trained* and supervised to meet the needs of the children in their care, managing our services efficiently and effectively, and valuing partnerships with parents/guardians/carers.

https://mamabear.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

At the end of the apprenticeship the apprentice may apply for a permanent position within the company in the normal way – employment is not guaranteed at the end of the course.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SOUTH DEVON COLLEGE

Jess Foweraker

jessfoweraker@southdevon.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000286977.

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Closes in 11 days (Tuesday 26 November at 11:59pm)

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