Early Years Apprentice

MULBERRY PRE SCHOOL

SOUTHAMPTON, SO40 4WB

Closes in 14 days (Sunday 5 January at 11:59pm)

Posted on 16 December 2024

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Summary

Are you looking to train in childcare? A friendly, local preschool in Marchwood, Southampton is looking for an Early Years Apprentice to join their team. The successful candidate will work and interact directly with children on a day-to-day basis supporting the planning of and delivery of activities.

Annual wage
£13,650 a year

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20 minute paid break

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday (term time only) - wage is pro rata. Includes paid break of 20 mins. Exact shifts to be confirmed.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Possible start date

Monday 6 January

Duration

1 year 9 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

As a Early Years Apprentice, you will contribute to a high quality caring environment for children.

This includes:

  • Creating warm, friendly and stimulating atmosphere in which the children can develop emotionally, socially and educationally
  • Under supervision you will provide all aspects of care for children 
  • Assisting with meeting the personal and emotional needs of individual children
  • Acting as key worker to a small group of children and recording observations and planning for them
  • Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
  • Being aware of the preschool's policies and procedures and ensure they are adhered to
  • Completing all work to desired timescales as set by Showcase Tutor

Where you’ll work

MULBERRY ROAD

MARCHWOOD

SOUTHAMPTON

SO40 4WB

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

SHOWCASE 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

Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Standard:

  • NCFE/CACHE Level 3 Standard for the Early Years Educator
  • Functional Skills in English and Maths at level 2 minimum (unless exempt)
  • Paediatric First Aid
  • Training completed via work-based visits at the preschool and 4 hour of study time provided for coursework

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4 or C and above)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • Maths (grade 4 or C and 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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

Other requirements

Please check that you can travel to this employer on a daily basis before applying.

About this company

“At Mulberry Pre-School we aim to provide an inclusive, safe and inspiring environment enabling our children to become independent, curious and creative thinkers preparing them to be lifelong learners.” Located within the village of Marchwood, Mulberry Pre-School provides a secure, friendly and stimulating environment where children develop as individuals. Through our ethos and aims, we provide a consistently high standard of care and education. We have a vast outdoor area which includes a sensory garden, mud kitchen, vegetable patch and climbing frame giving our children a wide range of experiences. Children can join from 2 years of age until they transition to infant school. We are registered for 2-year-old funding, 3 / 4-year-old funding and 30-hour funding. All children bring with them a range of experiences, interests and abilities. The uniqueness of each child is valued, and their individuality is developed and celebrated. Our children are taught and cared for by a very experienced and well qualified team. In their keyperson role, the adults place emphasis on helping each child to develop their self-confidence, self-assurance, independence and personal and social skills. Open Monday - Friday 8am - 4pm (Hampshire term-time only - 38 weeks of the year)

https://www.mulberrypreschoolmarchwood.com/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • Upon completing the level 3 qualification, you may be offered the opportunity to apply for a Key Person position

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SHOWCASE TRAINING LTD

James Sproat

james.sproat@showcasetraining.co.uk

07715658042

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000292266.

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Closes in 14 days (Sunday 5 January at 11:59pm)

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