Level 3 Early Years Apprentice

Kingsmoor Lower School

Bedfordshire (MK45 1EY)

Closes in 2 days (Monday 31 March 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 17 March 2025

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Summary

Are you passionate about working with children & eager to kick-start your career in early years education? Then we'd love to hear from you to get you started on your journey. We’re looking for a dedicated Early Years Apprentice to join our friendly team & gain hands-on experience while working towards a nationally recognised qualification!

Wage

£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 3.30pm.

30 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 22 April 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

  • Support and nurture children in a fun, safe and stimulating environment
  • Help plan and deliver creative and engaging activities
  • Assist with daily routines, including mealtimes and personal care
  • Learn from experienced professionals while studying towards your qualification    

Where you’ll work

Kingsmoor Lower School
Kingsmoor Close
Flitwick
Bedfordshire
MK45 1EY

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
  • At the end of the apprenticeship, you will obtain the Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship

Requirements

Essential 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
  • 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

• 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

We are a small school tucked away from main roads on a little cul de sac in Flitwick. We take children from the age of two to nine years of age. We value each pupil as a unique individual with their own set of gifts and talents ready to be nurtured and developed. It is a very happy environment, where everyone associated with the school is warmly welcomed, well cared for and valued. Our vision ‘everyone valued, every opportunity given, every possibility opened’ is what we all strive for and is at the forefront of every decision that we make. We have developed a real ‘team’ culture where everybody, whatever their role and responsibilities, is equally valued. We have a self-reflective culture at all levels, which continually celebrates and recognises success yet also recognises what we can do better. We are also a school that recognises the challenges as well as rewards of working in schools and the pressures placed upon teachers. Consequently we are always reviewing practice and monitoring expectations of staff to ensure that everyone maintains a healthy work life balance.

https://www.kingsmoorschool.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Disability Confident

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

  • This apprenticeship aligns with Department for Education for Full and relevant training at level 3.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL

Caroline Jenkins

head@kingsmoorschool.co.uk

01525 712448

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000309935.

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Closes in 2 days (Monday 31 March 2025 at 11:59pm)

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