Apprenticeship Level 3 Early Years Educator Role-MUST HAVE PREVIOUS NURSERY EXPERIENCE

SHINE CHILDCARE LIMITED

Leeds, LS6 2HF

Closes in 18 days (Friday 31 January at 11:59pm)

Posted on 10 January 2025

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Summary

Do you want to work for a great friendly employer within Childcare? Do you want a long term career within the Childcare Sector? If so, then this is the position for you.

Annual wage
£9,984 a year

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Other perks of the job include birthday celebrations, Planned social events, located on main bus routes, very close to city centre, local shops & amenities. Supportive team & student mentor. Annual Awards evening, links with the local community.

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday - Hours to be agreed. No weekend work.

30 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 10 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

Working with children on a daily basis.

Working as part of a team in-order to carry out all nursery duties in a busy fast paced nursery environment.

Ensuring safety at all times and following company policies.

Where you’ll work

Sycamore Lodge

7A Woodhouse Cliff

Woodhouse

Leeds

LS6 2HF

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

EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS 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

The successful candidate will be enrolled onto the Early Years Educator Level 3. You will also achieve Functional Skills in English and maths if required.

All training will be carried out in the workplace.

Training is completed on a hybrid model such as face to face visits, webinars and online learning.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

Other in:

  • CHILDCARE (grade WORKING EXPERIENCE)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • English/Maths (grade 4 And Above)

Other in:

  • Childcare Level 2 (grade Level 2)

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
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

Other requirements

Please note that this job description is not exhaustive and you are required to carry out other duties in line with your role. This job description may be reviewed in the future. The position available is for candidates who have previous experience working within a nursery setting.

About this company

About Shine Childcare Shine Childcare is a family-run organisation dedicated to providing the best nursery care for your children. We have private day nurseries in Leeds, Huddersfield, Halifax and Oldham. We allocate each child to a key person to ensure we nurture their development and provide them with continuity of care when they’re with us. Choosing a private nursery can be a challenging task; however we aim to be the best – take a look at our approach to see how we go about achieving that aim:

After this apprenticeship

The successful candidate will already have previous experience of working within a nursery setting.  The successful candidate should they remain with the business, will start on a level 3 qualification but have the options to progress onto level 4 and eventually level 5.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Matt Travis

matthewtravis@eden-ts.com

01709886838

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000295698.

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Closes in 18 days (Friday 31 January at 11:59pm)

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