Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship

Summary

To provide inclusive play and learning opportunities for all children attending the nursery and to maintain a safe, stimulating and enjoyable environment. Work as a member of the nursery team to ensure all children attending receive high quality care, are kept safe and receive rich, play experiences which meet their individual needs.

Annual wage: £10,920 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Minimum of 30 hours per week, setting is open 5 days a week. Shifts to be confirmed.
30 hours a week
Possible start date: Thursday 30 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

Assist with all outdoor and indoor activities
Support the children with their learning
Supervise and support the children in play
Ensure the children feel safe and are safe at all times
Support the children’s care routines such as sleep and meal times
Maintain the quality and standards our setting is known for
Build a relationship with parent’s peers and our children
Contribute to the children’s planning and observations
Plan fun educational and interesting activities for all age groups.
support the staff working with
Complete all courses over a period of time set for you

Where you’ll work

529 ANLABY ROAD

HULL

HU3 6EP

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

FIRST AVENUE TRAINING 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

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience.
You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff. Training will take place within the childcare setting.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade D/3)
Maths (grade D/3)

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
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
Physical fitness

About this company

Our VISION is for all children we care for to be happy, content children who enjoy and achieve whilst in our care. To respect each other, themselves, their community and environment. To feel safe, secure and have a sense of belonging. At Haven Day Nursery our aim is to develop new experiences for all our children and to develop good relationships with all children, staff and parents/carers. We have high aspirations and strive for outstanding. As a team we aim to deliver a high standard of education and care to improve children’s outcomes in their life and empower them to have a can do attitude. We will strive to ensure all children develop and grow as they progress through our setting and beyond.

After this apprenticeship

Qualified to Level 3, this will enable practitioners to move between settings. It will form a base for progression onto higher level courses and for development within the current setting - room leader/ deputy/ Sendco etc.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

FIRST AVENUE TRAINING LIMITED

Sarah Sanderson

01482 576003

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000292648.

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