Early Years Educator Apprentice

Summary

The post holder will be required to learn and be given training in the required skills and responsibilities of an Early Years Practitioner over the term of the apprenticeship to then be able to undertake the full range of duties listed below at the conclusion of the apprenticeship.

Wage: £14,526.20 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Monday to Friday, full days Total hours per week: 37.0 Shift patterns are responsive to business demand. Opening is 7:30am and latest finish time 6:00pm. Shifts can change (with notice provided) as required.
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Wednesday 7 May
Duration: 1 year 6 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 demonstrate a commitment to developing personal skills in accordance with the apprentice framework.
To meet deadlines associated to progression through the full apprenticeship period.
To complete assignments/projects which relate to the apprenticeship framework to meet target dates.
To maintain the environment and resources within the nursery, ensuring health and safety and EYFS requirements are compliant, and that continuous improvement of delivery is promoted.
To assist in the supervision of, and deliver activities to individual and small groups of children, delivering planning to allow all children to progress to their maximum potential. Feed back to Key Person on progress, any issues, concerns or problems.
To contribute to record keeping systems, taking into account confidentiality and to record the development of children using agreed observation and assessment methods.
To establish and develop a good relationship with parents and carers through dialogue, cooperation and partnership. To share written and verbal reports with staff, parents and carers to ensure individual needs are met. To act as a point of contact for service users, providing advice and guidance and assist with day-to-day issues, or referring service users to senior staff where necessary.
To have an understanding of child protection issues and liaise with the designated safeguarding leads, SENDCo and other professionals to develop improved outcomes for SEND and vulnerable groups.
Working under guidance of senior colleagues, contribute information for reports, observations, assessments and planning that are effective in achieving agreed objectives. To ensure information is accurate, timely and appropriately presented, managing own workload and supporting colleagues in meeting deadlines.
To have an understanding of child development and apply knowledge of early years practice to ensure high quality provision that meets individual needs.

Where you’ll work

Hylton Red House Nursery School.
Sunderland
Rotherham Rd,
SR5 5QL

Training

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

College or training organisation

CITY OF SUNDERLAND 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

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade Grade 4-9 Or Equivalent)
Maths (grade Grade 4-9 Or Equivalent)

Other in:

Early Years (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
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
Physical fitness

Other requirements

Shift patterns are responsive to business demand. Opening is 7:30am and latest finish time 6:00pm. Shifts can change (with notice provided) as required. The role includes outdoor working and candidates must be prepared and motivated. The role will require an interview with the nursery, and DBS checks and references will be obtained before securing an offer of placement

About this company

Hylton Red House Nursery School is a maintained nursery school in Sunderland, rated Outstanding by Ofsted since 2013. We are offering you an opportunity to apply for an early years childcare apprenticeship, to start your career in childcare and education, which could lead to various career progression roots and further training upon completion. We are a school, and we provide the highest level of care and education for our children. Training with us will prepare you for work across all early years settings – daycare to EYFS classes in primary schools.

After this apprenticeship

By completing the early years level 3 apprenticeship qualification, this confirms competence under supervision in these areas and serves as a progression pathway to the required successful career in childcare.
Should vacancies arise at the time of course completion, the candidate will be considered for that post subject to application.

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