Early Years Educator Apprenticeship - Ambrose Nursery Ltd – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

The Early Years Apprentice role at Ambrose Nursery in Oldham provides an opportunity for individuals to gain hands-on experience and develop key skills in early childhood education. Apprentices will support qualified staff in delivering high-quality care and education to children aged 3 months to 5 years.

Wage: £9,984 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Monday to Friday (9am to 4pm, 30 - 60 minues (depending on age)). A minimum of 30 hours per week. Starting time and end time may change, e.g. 7am to 4pm, 9am to 6pm, etc.
30 hours a week
Possible start date: Tuesday 4 March
Duration: 1 year 7 months
Positions available: 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

The Early Years Apprentice role at Ambrose Nursery in Oldham provides an opportunity for individuals to gain hands-on experience and develop key skills in early childhood education. Apprentices will support qualified staff in delivering high-quality care and education to children aged 3 months to 5 years. The role involves assisting with daily activities, observing children's development, and ensuring a safe and nurturing environment.

Apprentices will work towards achieving a relevant qualification, such as a Level 3 Early Years Educator, while learning about child development, safeguarding, and curriculum planning. This role is ideal for those passionate about working with young children and pursuing a career in early years education

As an Apprentice Nursery Practitioner, it is an important part of your role to strive to maintain the standard of early years care and education throughout the setting, especially within your base room. You are required to:

Implement policies and guidelines.
Prepare and present your base room’s displays, ensuring they stimulate vocal and receptive responses.
Be responsible for the care, welfare, health, safety, and security of children within the nursery.
Assist with the physical care of children within the nursery.
Assist with the care and maintenance of furniture, toys, equipment, and resources.
Monitor stock levels of consumables and convey information to the manager.
Undertake the administration of First Aid, insofar as competence allows.
Leave the nursery ready for the following session, ensuring plans are ready to be implemented and resources are available.
Undertake cleaning duties as and when required.
Act as a link person to individual children and their families.
Observe children and plan suitable activities, ensuring their personal, physical, social, spiritual, emotional, cultural, and moral needs are adequately addressed.
Implement planned activities and evaluate them for individual children.
Support and work with other staff as part of a team.
Implement daily routines.
Keep records, such as accidents/incidents, incoming injuries, medication, observations, EYFS assessments, and evaluations.
Report to parents daily, both verbally and through weekly diary sheets.

Where you’ll work

PRINCE CHARLIE STREET

OLDHAM

OL1 4HJ

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

LET ME PLAY 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

Qualification: Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Standard
Duration of course: 19 months
Training Provider: LMP Education (Rated BEST UK provider !)
All learning delivered online/ remotely alongside role.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (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
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

About this company

Ambrose Nook Nursery, located at Prince Charlie Street, Derker, Oldham, OL1 4HJ, is a day nursery offering full-day care for children aged 3 months to 5 years. Operating Monday to Friday from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm, the nursery provides flexible childcare options to parents/carers as well as staff members. The nursery has an Ofsted rating of 'Good' and is registered for 30 hours of free childcare for eligible 2, 3, and 4-year-olds.

After this apprenticeship

Possible full-time employment upon completion of the apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LET ME PLAY LIMITED

Horiya

horiya.haji@lmpeducation.org

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000303538.

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