Level 3 Early Years Apprentice

KEA PRE SCHOOL

TRURO, TR3 6AY

Closes on Friday 28 February

Posted on 21 January 2025

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Summary

Kea Pre-School are offering an exciting opportunity for a hardworking and motivated person to join their team as an Early Years Educator Apprentice. You will be working in our team to discover the world of Early Years Education and will learn and develop in the role.

Annual wage
£9,984 a year

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Paid Bank Holidays

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday including college day. The pre-school operates from 7.45am - 6.00pm Term Time only. Hours to be negotiated at interview. Various shifts available.

30 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 10 March

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

  • Work towards becoming a key person
  • Support and learn from qualified practitioners to create an enriched environment to support the children’s learning
  • Become familiar with the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum
  • Support the staff to ensure the preschool is clean and tidy whilst promoting good health and hygiene for all children
  • Ensure you become fully aware of safeguarding requirements and follow the policies and procedures of the setting
  • Ensure children are well cared for and happy at all times

Where you’ll work

KEA

TRURO

TR3 6AY

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

CORNWALL COLLEGE

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 Apprenticeship Standard
  • Mandatory Qualifications (e.g. First Aid): Paediatric First Aid
  • Structure of college delivery (e.g. day or block release): Day release – Tuesday St Austell, Wednesday Camborne
  • Functional Skills in English and maths if required

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • English (grade C/4)
  • Maths (grade C/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
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

Other requirements

A rural location with a bus stop within walking distance (transport links nearby) Car parking available Uniform provided (hoodie and t-shirt)

About this company

• We are a pre-school for children from the age of 2 years. We provide wraparound care (breakfast and after school for children up to the age of 11). • We are a Forest School and offer Sports 4 Tots, Kidslingo activities and more throughout the week. • We are a family feel pre-school who has the children’s at the heart of everything. Staff follow the children’s interests to ensure they reach for the stars. • We cover Kea and the surrounding area.

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

After this apprenticeship

  • There is a progression route available and many roles an apprentice can undertake when qualified (Seniors, SENDCO roles, room leaders etc)

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CORNWALL COLLEGE

Holly

01209616452

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000297621.

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Closes on Friday 28 February

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