Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprentice

Summary

Join a well-established 'pack-away' pre-school offering years of knowledge and support from the Management and staff. Gain the opportunity to work alongside local parents and families guiding their children to learn new skills through play. Where you will gain a work-based qualification by training to build new skills to support employability.

Wage

£12,168 a year

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Term time only - Pro Rata. Higher rate available for age 21+ £13,104 Pro Rata

Training course

Early years educator (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Friday 8.30am - 3.00p.m. Term time only

30 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 6 May 2025

Duration

1 year 9 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

To provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children placed in the setting
To work as part of a friendly team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, develop and learn
To support, build and maintain strong partnerships working with parents to enable children's needs to be met
To develop your role within the team, especially with regard to being a 'key person', (plan, observe, record)

Where you’ll work

Transfiguration Church Hall
Cleveland Street
Kempston
Bedford
MK42 8DW

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL

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

Support to achieve knowledge, skills and behaviours as laid out in the apprenticeship standard
Support from an experienced assessor to assess work and practice
Individual learning programme tailored to own needs
E-learning, training and monthly tutorials specific to your apprenticeship
Mentor and support in the workplace
A minimum of 6 hours per week during paid time to be used for learning and development opportunities
English and maths Functional Skills at Level 2 (if required)
Support to achieve End Point Assessment
Training will include paediatric first aid qualification
At the end of the apprenticeship, you will obtain the Level 3
Early Years Educator Apprenticeship

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade A* to C or 4 to 9)

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
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
Physical fitness

Other requirements

Before you apply, take a moment to think about the following: • How are you going to cope with completing routine tasks alongside more challenging ones? • How do you feel about regular use of a computer? • What you will wear? • How are you going to travel to work and get to any off-site learning? • How easy will you find it to abide by policies and procedures, including use of mobile devices and social media at work? • How are you going to balance work, study and home life - they’re equally important! Need help with your application? Central Bedfordshire Council can support you to complete your application and interview, contact 0300 300 8131 or email besa@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk for more information.

About this company

Both Directors worked for Habitat Playgroup when it was run by a committee, run by parents. When it became obvious that new members to form the committee were becoming scarce, they decided to create Habitat Pre-school Ltd to offer stability to families in and around Kempston. Many of the current staff have had children attend and in some cases their grandchildren.

After this apprenticeship

Level 3 Early Educators Qualification (Accredited).

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL

Sheila Lovell

hello@habitatpreschool.co.uk

01234 852140

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000307471.

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Closes tomorrow (Sunday 30 March 2025 at 11:59pm)

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