Early Years Level 3 Apprenticeship - The Village Day Nursery – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

The Village Day Nursery has a new exciting opportunity for someone eager to start their career in early years. The nursery was purpose built and provides a bright, homely and secure environment. Uniquely, the day nursery is air-conditioned throughout, providing a closely controlled environment for the areas created for children.

Wage: £13,312 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Friday, hours to be determined.
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Wednesday 12 March
Duration: 1 year 3 months
Positions available: 2

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

As a level 3 apprentice, you will be a key member of the nursery team. Your daily activities may include:

Planning and implementing fun and educational activities with the children
Play alongside and with children to support their play
Supporting children’s creative and imaginative experiences
Maintaining development records on key children
Supervising children at rest times and at mealtimes
Contributing to and promoting health and safety
Ensuring the play area is clean and tidy at all times
Working closely with parents and providing feedback on their child

Useful Qualities to have:

Friendly and approachable
Patient, and caring
The ability to interact positively with children and adults
Flexible and willing to carry out a number of different activities within the job role
Reliable
Trustworthy
Motivated
The ability to work using your own initiative

This position would suit a candidate with a bubbly, outgoing personality who is able to work on their own initiative and is prepared to commit to the work required for an apprenticeship.

Where you’ll work

The Village Day Nursery, 20 Gotham Road, East Leake

Loughborough

LE12 6JG

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

ASPIRATION 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

Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship standard, which includes:

Level 3 Early Years Educator Diploma
End-Point Assessment (EPA)
On the job training

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths (grade 4-9)
English (grade 4-9)

NVQ or SVQ Level 2 or equivalent in:

Early Years (grade Pass)

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

Organisation skills
Creative
Team working

Other requirements

If you are using public transport to get to this employer, please ensure you have researched the route and that a regular service is available.

About this company

The Village Day Nursery aim to create a happy and safe environment based on a partnership between parents, staff team and the children. They offer a wide range of experiences, encouraging learning through play and helping each child to enjoy developing to his/her full potential. The Village Day Nursery and pre school is situated in the centre of East Leake, within easy reach of the Cities of Nottingham and Derby; East Midlands Airport, Loughborough, Melton Mowbray and the surrounding villages are also just a short drive away. The nursery was purpose built and provides a bright, homely and secure environment. It is served by two, free, car parking areas one opposite to and one at the rear of the building. Uniquely the day nursery is air conditioned throughout, providing a closely controlled environment for the areas created for the different age groups. The layout has been carefully set up to provide a friendly place for the children to spend their day. The Village Day Nursery and pre school is registered with Ofsted to accept children from 6 weeks to 8 years of age.

After this apprenticeship

Progression to a higher level qualification or full-time employment may be available after completion of the apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ASPIRATION TRAINING LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000299308.

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Closes in 31 days (Wednesday 5 March)

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