Puffins Training - Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Level 3

PUFFINS OF EXETER LTD

EXETER, EX1 2PD

Closes on Wednesday 30 April

Posted on 17 January 2025

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Summary

Puffins of Exeter are looking for a Early Years Educator Apprenticeship to help provide high-quality childcare. We are a family ran business of 5 nurseries open from Monday - Friday, 7.30am until 6pm. Benefits including, free uniform, free breakfast, discounts for high street and online brands, opportunities for career growth and development.

Annual wage
Competitive

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

National minimum wage for the candidates age between £7.55-£12.21 from April 2025.

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
To be confirmed but will likely be three maybe four days working in the nursery with one day in the training centre.

30 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 14 July

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

10

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

Puffins of Exeter ethos is simple we put the care and education of children at the heart of everything we do. During this apprenticeship you will learn how to meet the requirements set by the government for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5 in both indoor and outdoor environments.

This will be carried out by:

  • 3/4 days a week at placement in one of our nurseries
  • 1 day a week at our training centre

We have 5 locations in and around Exeter: EX1 2PD, EX2 4NP, EX1 1NT, EX2 7FB, EX2 7EY.

Your role and responsibilities will be set by Puffins of Exeter and will include:

  • Support practitioners and educators in the setting to carry out their roles
  • Care for children from ages 0-5 years old
  • Work as a part of a team and support in carrying out activities, games and stories for all ages
  • Support in creating a stimulating environment for children across all ages
  • Adhere to policies and procedures, complete relevant paperwork and children's observations
  • Develop your skills both on and off the job with support in the work placement

Where you’ll work

13 MONT LE GRAND

EXETER

EX1 2PD

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

SOUTH WEST ASSOCIATION OF TRAINING PROVIDERS 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

  • 1 day a week at our training centre. You will qualify with a Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification
  • Training will include paediatric first aid qualification

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 1 or above)
  • Maths (grade 1 or 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
  • Organisation skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Patience

Other requirements

Working with children so likely to carry children, work outdoors and indoors.

About this company

Puffins of Exeter have 5 nurseries in and around Exeter, they care for children aged between 3 months up to 5 years old before children attend school. They have over 100 employees and work with their sister company Puffins Training to support the learning and development of their staff.

http://www.puffinstraining.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Career progression into a higher-level Childcare apprenticeship, progression into various positions from here into a Level 3 or higher qualified role.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SOUTH WEST ASSOCIATION OF TRAINING PROVIDERS LIMITED

Train@puffinsofexeter.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000296871.

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Closes on Wednesday 30 April

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