Early Years Educator Apprentice

PLAYDAYS WOLVERHAMPTON LTD

WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 4NY

Closes on Friday 24 January

Posted on 19 December 2024


Summary

Playdays (Wolverhampton) Ltd has a new and exciting opportunity for a newly qualified Level 2 practitioner to join their team, completing the Early Years Educator Level 3 apprenticeship. This role would be a amazing opportunity to work alongside a great team to further your career in Early Years.

Annual wage
£10,649.60 a year

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Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
flexibility between Monday - Friday, potentially 4/5 days per week 8 hour shifts, these may vary between 7:30am - 6:00pm for example 8.00am - 5.00pm/ 8:30am - 5:30pm/ 9.00am - 6.00pm. 1 hour break

32 hours a week

Possible start date

Thursday 27 February

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

  • Learning and developing the skills to successfully observe, monitor and record children's learning and development
  • Plan and carry out activities to encourage children's progress
  • Communicate and engage with children to support their learning journey
  • Provide a safe and nurturing environment
  • Follow policies and procedures within the setting
  • Support the preparation of meals and snacks
  • Liaise with colleagues, parents/ carers and other professionals
  • Be able to use own initiative
  • Any other day to day tasks as requested

Where you’ll work

9 ARGYLE ROAD

WOLVERHAMPTON

WV2 4NY

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

STAFF SELECT 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

  • Early Years Educator Level 3
  • Functional Skills maths/ english if required 
  • Training carried out within the working environment, online portfolio, coach visits once a month

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent 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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

About this company

Playdays Day Nursery has been registered since 1994, which opens their doors and their arms to parents/ carers and their children, providing an engaging and caring environment where children can feel safe whilst reaching their full potential. Playdays has a home from home feel, a place where you can feel as comfortable as you do in your own home. If you can offer compassion, empathy, a sense of humour and are willing to follow their values, apply below.

After this apprenticeship

  • Potential for full time employment on successful completion of the apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

STAFF SELECT LTD

Nova Training

apprenticeships@novatraining.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000292831.

Apply now

Closes on Friday 24 January

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