Early Years Educator Apprentice level 3

Summary

Start your childcare journey with The Big Top Nursery as a Level 3 Apprentice! Train to become an Early Years Educator while supporting children’s care and development in a nurturing environment. Gain hands-on experience and complete your qualifications with a dedicated and supportive team.

Annual wage: £16,640 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Friday 40 hours per week, shifts TBC.
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 3 February
Duration: 1 year 3 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

Big Top Waddesdon Day Nursery opened in 2013, in a beautiful village setting our large building is set over 2 floors with a huge garden and outdoor classroom. They are looking for a dedicated apprentice to join their successful team.

To be trained to do the same post as an Early Years Practitioner.
To contribute to a high-quality caring environment for children.

This includes creating a warm, friendly and stimulating atmosphere in which the children can develop emotionally, socially and educationally through individual attention and group activities.

Key Areas:

To work with all children
To attend all training as set out in your training agreement
To complete all assignments set on time
To work as part of the team
To attend associated training deemed appropriate by the manager in consideration of your individual needs and wishes
To liaise with your mentor and manager

Where you’ll work

74C High Street

Waddesdon

Buckinghamshire

UK

HP18 0JD

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

REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT 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

Your full role and responsibilities will be set out by your employer. The Big Top Nursery will provide you with all of the on-the-job training you need to up-skill in your role, and your 20% off-the-job learning will be incorporated as part of your working day. You will be working towards the Level 3 Early Years educator apprenticeship standard, which includes:

Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Educator
Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid or Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric
First Aid Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)

This will be delivered by The Big Top Nursery dedicated training provider, Realise.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

Other in:

Basic Maths (grade n/a)
Standard English (grade n/a)

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

Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

Onsite parking Applicants will need to hold a driving licence due to the location of the setting and in-frequency of public transport.

About this company

Big Top Waddesdon Day Nursery opened in 2013, in a beautiful village setting our large building is set over 2 floors with a huge garden and outdoor classroom. We have a close relationship with the local community and visit Waddesdon Manor several times during the year.

http://www.bigtopnursery.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Additional days off for Birthday, Christmas and New Year break. Equates to 32 days holiday to include Bank Holidays. Uniform provided. Breakfast trolley Blue Light discount card

After this apprenticeship

Career progression.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

The Big Top Nursery - Waddesdon

Samantha Robinson

samantha@bigtopnursery.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000290816.

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Closes on Friday 31 January

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