Early Years Practitioner Apprentice

Summary

Ready to take your childcare career to the next level? A.C.E. Nursery School is looking for a passionate Level 2 qualified childcare professional who is eager to progress onto a Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship. Join our nursery and help shape bright futures, while advancing your career in a supportive environment.

Annual wage

£23,795.20 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Salary: negotiable subject to experience and qualifications (minimum £11.44 per hour).

Training course

Early years educator (level 3)

Hours

Work a 40-hour week, following a shared shift pattern from 8:15am to 5:45pm with a one-hour unpaid lunch break. Days TBC.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 27 January

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

Promote and support the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) to children aged 1 to 3 years.
Work as part of a friendly team of 8 staff members, contributing to a positive and supportive nursery environment.
Assist in creating a safe, caring, and engaging atmosphere for children to learn and develop.
Participate in outdoor sessions and local outings, helping children connect with the community and their environment.
Support children’s learning through play in a free-flow play environment with access to the garden.
Engage in ongoing professional development through paid training to enhance knowledge and practice.
Work closely with the team to maintain the high-quality care and education the nursery is known for.
Support the team in ensuring children's well-being is a priority and that their learning is continuously evolving.

Where you’ll work

6A Priory Road

Cambridge

CB5 8HT

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

REACH4SKILLS TRAINING LTD

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

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a tutor which is a combination of visits within your workplace and online remote sessions
At least 6 hours of your working hours per week will be spent training or studying

More training information

Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard:

Reach4Skills will assign you a dedicated tutor to set a training plan and work with you throughout the duration of your training programme

Requirements

Essential qualifications

Other in:

Childcare (grade Level 2)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade Grade C or above)

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
Problem solving skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

About this company

ACE comprises two nurseries: ACE Nursery School, which takes children from 2.5 years of age, and ACE Day Nursery, for children aged 1-3 years. ACE Nursery School is a popular nursery in the heart of Cambridge staffed by qualified and enthusiastic Early Years Practitioners. The school welcomes up to 40 children per session. It was founded in 1966 with initial support from the Advisory Centre for Education. In May 2004 we opened ACE Day Nursery, a 17-place nursery in Priory Road. Over the years we have welcomed children from around the world and parents from all walks of life. Please see our website (address below) to find out more about ACE Nursery School and ACE Day Nursery. Both nurseries are run as parent co-operatives. We thrive on real input from parents, ranging from shopping and organising social events to gardening or serving as a member of the Parents’ Committee. ACE is a community of parents, teachers and children which fosters individual development within a context of co-operation, mutual responsibility and respect.

https://www.ace-nursery-school.org.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Assessment for auto enrolment into the employer pension scheme after three months (if enrolled, employer contributions of 5% of gross salary are paid) and fresh fruit, coffee or tea are available in the staff room.

After this apprenticeship

A permanent Nursery Educator position with further training opportunities may be available for the successful candidate upon completion of their apprenticeship.

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