Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship - Buds that Blossom Chinnor – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

The successful candidate will be responsible for working effectively with colleagues to ensure that the learning environment is appropriate to meet all children's learning needs. You will be responsible for cohort tracking your own key children.

Annual wage

£14,040 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

£6.75 per hour

Training course

Early years educator (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Friday, 40 to 42 hours per week (shifts to be confirmed).

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Wednesday 29 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

Key Responsibilities:

To contribute to the room planning.
To understand the requirements of the EYFS, health and safety and Ofsted.
To fulfil the role of a Key Person and work in partnership with parents/carers, ensuring all children’s individual needs are met, including observing, planning, and evaluating developmental activities.
Ensuring key children’s learning, journeys, next steps, and cohort tracking is up to date.
To liaise professionally and courteously with parents, children and colleagues and visitors in a polite and professional manner, seeking help or signposting to the correct person within the nursery.
To prepare daily activities for all children for all children whilst adhering to the EYFS.
To interact effectively with all children.
To ensure the process for new children and children who are transitioning is followed appropriately.
To ensure the procedures for own key children transitioning are followed and all paperwork is up to date
To carry out peer-to-peer observations termly.
To assist in the setting up of the room in the morning, throughout the day and closing the room in the evening
To support the team with hygiene for children including nappies, toileting, face and hands wiping and changing a child’s clothes.
To maintain records and reports.
To assist with general cleaning, tidying, and sterilising.
To contribute to the display boards.
To adhere to and implement all nursery policies and procedures.
Attends training courses to further personal development.
Performs any ad hoc duties are required.
Actively contribute and participate as part of a team, attending team meetings and other events.
Is mindful of personal safety and the safety of colleagues.
Assists the nursery manager with initiatives that directly benefit the nursery.

Buds that Blossom Benefits:

Midweek treats
Extensive induction scheme including a range of beneficial courses
50% Discounted childcare costs
High street vouchers rewards
Attendance awards
Contribution to the Christmas party
Career progression
Cooked lunch from the menu
Uniform provided
Fully funded level 3 qualifications
Health care scheme including dental, optical

Where you’ll work

BELLWOOD HOUSE

57 LOWER ROAD

CHINNOR

OX39 4DU

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

LET ME PLAY 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

You will work towards your Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification across a total duration of 18 months!
Training provider: LMP Group: https://lmp-group.co.uk/
All online/remote learning, no classroom or college day release
An allocated tutor will support you throughout the apprenticeship!

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
IT skills
Attention to detail
Team working
Creative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

(Permitting you’re eligible for the role) Please expect to receive contact from our LMP Education Recruitment team, to discuss your application further. You will be required to complete an application form as part of the Nursery's safer recruitment process Additionally, please be aware that upon a successful offer of employment, DBS checks and references will be obtained as part of your enrolment.

About this company

Buds that Blossom are a local independent nursery whose director is from a nursery background starting a career in childcare over 20 years ago as an apprentice and worked at all levels. We are passionate about quality childcare and know the importance of an exceptional team that is valued. Our trained and friendly staff ensures that the children are at the heart of our care and their needs are our priority. We are all about having fun, nurturing and creativity within a safe and educational environment and making sure each child is ready for the important next steps into school with a wealth of positive childhood experiences

After this apprenticeship

Opportunities for progression

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