Early Years Educator Apprentice

Summary

We are on the lookout for a happy enthusiastic and passionate Early Years Educator Apprentice to join our family. We need someone that is people focused and wants to inspire the next generation through fun and engaging care for our children while encouraging them to explore their interests.

Wage: £18,548 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Term time - 20 hours per week Monday to Friday 2.00pm – 6.00pm School holidays - 37.5 hours per week. Monday to Friday 7.5 hour shifts will be allocated between 7.30am – 7.00pm
25 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 17 March
Duration: 1 year 6 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

Assist with planning, preparing and delivering quality play opportunities within a safe and caring environment as required by OFSTED. These may include but are not limited to arts & crafts, sports & games and gardening.
Ensure the safe collection of children from schools by foot, minibus or taxi. Including
liaison with schools and teachers.
Setting up the play space including moving furniture and play equipment.
Following strict procedures in terms of entry and exit to the premises.
Supervision of children to ensure that all activities are undertaken with minimal risk and within centre guidelines.
Maintaining high standards of hygiene throughout the centre, including inspecting and cleaning of all areas as appropriate.
Providing refreshments and ensuring that hygiene, health and safety standards are met.
Administering first aid (if qualified) and recording of all accidents and incidents occurring during the play session.
Keeping all play equipment and materials clean, in good order and safely stored.
Consulting with children and involving them in planning activities.
Encouraging parental involvement in the centre.
Administration of bookings for the after-school club and school holiday schemes.
Keeping all records accurate and up to date.
Receiving and accurately recording income.
Completing registers and reacting appropriately to absence ensuring that all children are accounted for.
Updating daily computerised and manual records of the centre’s attendances and activities.
Attending meetings relating to JPPC and the wider Town Council team.

Where you’ll work

147 Meadowcroft

Aylesbury

HP19 9HH

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

KIDZ ZONE CLUB LTD

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

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
Organisation skills
Administrative skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Working with 4 - 13 Year Olds

About this company

The Jonathan Page Play Centre (JPPC) forms part of Aylesbury Town Council. At JPPC we are a warm, genuine, friendly team looking for an enthusiastic individual to join us. We are OFSTED regulated. We are a team that take huge pride in our work and what we do. Our children, parents, schools are paramount to what we do, and we strive to maintain excellent communication and professional relationships with them. To ensure we strive to be the best we are a well bonded team that support one another and our employees are important to us.

Company benefits

- A generous Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) - Payscales that are competitive and reviewed annually - Discounted childcare for children aged 4 to 13 years of age

After this apprenticeship

On completion you will become a qualified Early Years Educator and will become a permanement member of the team, and further opportunities to grow with the business.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

KIDZ ZONE CLUB LTD

Dan Grigg

dan.grigg@futureapprenticeships.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000303999.

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