Early Years Apprentice
Willow Tree Day Nursery
SALE, M33 2FY
Closes in 23 days (Friday 31 January at 11:59pm)
Posted on 5 December 2024
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Summary
We are offering the opportunity for someone to complete a Level 3 Early Years Apprenticeship with Elmscot Group. We offer additional training to our staff and offer an in-house mentor to support you through your training. Duties include: building positive relationships with the children, staff, families, and external agencies.
- Annual wage
- £9,984 to £17,846.40 a year
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 3 days of 8-hour shifts with an hour's unpaid lunch break, between the hours of 7:30am and 6pm. 1x6 hour training day 9.00am - 3.00pm each week.
Occasional evening training sessions.
30 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Saturday 1 February
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
- As a setting we have fostered the 'in the moment' style of learning, and are encouraging all children to learn through play, a nursery apprentice will support the children in the daily routine
- With support and guidance from senior staff, a nursery apprentice will provide the highest level of care and education for children aged 4 months to 4 years
- An apprentice will build positive relationships with the children, staff, families, and external agencies
- Support children's learning and development through applying knowledge of pedagogy and the observation, assessment, and planning cycle
- Develop secure and supportive relationships with children and families as the key person for children in their care, advocating for those children
- Provide respectful and responsive physical and emotional care to children, promoting health and wellbeing
Where you’ll work
152 BROAD ROAD
SALE
M33 2FY
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
BEST PRACTICE NETWORK 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
- Upon completion you will achieve a Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification, and a Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid
- Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)
- You will be offered a qualified practitioner role within the company
- There will be an opportunity to progress through the company
- Training schedule has yet to be agreed upon, further details will be made available at a later date
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade Minimum Grade 4/C)
- Mathematics (grade Minimum Grade 4/C)
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
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Patience
About this company
A homely nursery that provides child care for children aged 4 months to 4 years old.
After this apprenticeship
- Once you complete your level 3 you will be offered a practitioner position and have the opportunity to progress through the company
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
Willow Tree Day Nursery
Nancy Clare
willowtree@elmscot.co.uk
01619626428
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000290811.
Apply now
Closes in 23 days (Friday 31 January at 11:59pm)
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