Early Years Educator Apprentice
Tupton Primary & Nursery Academy
Chesterfield, S42 6DY
Closes on Friday 28 March
Posted on 16 January 2025
Contents
Summary
A job in early years and childcare is unique and rewarding. You get to be part of a child’s early education and help to shape their future. No matter what the day brings, you’ll feel joy in seeing children grow, learn and flourish. And there are lots of different types of roles.
- Annual wage
- £10,816 a year
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday 08:15-15:30 (with 45 minutes for lunch).
32 hours 30 minutes a week
- Possible start date
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Tuesday 22 April
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
We are looking for someone to become part of a dedicated, hard working and friendly team, who strive to provide the very best for children at Tupton Primary & Nursery Academy. The role will include opportunities to:
- Work as a team to deliver a high-quality Early Years curriculum
- Help to develop children’s understanding of their emotions and their ability to self-regulate
- Create an Early Year’s environment to promote and develop learning
- Develop an understanding of how we can support children with SEND to be successful and access the full curriculum
- Assess children’s learning and development and plan next steps
- Access high-quality CPD alongside colleagues
Where you’ll work
Queen Victoria Road
New Tupton
Chesterfield
S42 6DY
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
CHESTERFIELD 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
An apprenticeship allows you to earn a wage, gain valuable work experience and industry specific competence. You will be expected
to work towards the Early Years Educator Level 3, with support from your employer and the Chesterfield College Group.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Patience
Other requirements
Applicants need to have an Early Years Level 2 qualification and/or at least 6 months experience of working in a same/similar setting.
About this company
On the 1st July 2019 we became Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy, a member of the Redhill Academy Trust and the first Derbyshire Primary School to join the trust. The Redhill Academy Trust has four principles that guide everything our academies aim to achieve: * High expectations of allpupils. * Valuing and celebrating academic achievement. * Outstanding teaching for all pupils. * Widening pupils' experiences through a range of extra-curricular activities including sports & performing arts. Tupton Primary & Nursery Academy are looking for someone to join their EYFS Team as a Level 3 Early Years Practitioner
After this apprenticeship
Successful completion of the qualification could lead to:
- A foundation degree
- Training to be a teacher
- Level 3 Early Years Educator role within a school setting
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CHESTERFIELD COLLEGE
Hannah Donald
donaldh@chesterfield.ac.uk
079970031397
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000296743.
Apply now
Closes on Friday 28 March
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