Early Years Educator Apprentice

Summary

We have an opportunity to join our family centred pre-school within the heart of the local Folkstone Community. Supported by our highly qualified and experienced team of early years educators, you will be working as part of the team as well as working towards achieving a full Early Years Educator qualification.

Wage: £11,648 to £20,820.80 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Working hours Monday to Friday between 7.30 and 18.00
35 hours a week
Possible start date: Friday 21 March
Duration: 1 year 3 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

To provide a safe, caring, stimulating educational environment, both indoors and outdoors, always.
To deliver an appropriate play based Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum that enables children to make individual progress.
To help ensure the preschool nursery always meets Ofsted requirements.
To understand and work to preschool nursery policies and procedures, including how to deal with child protection issues appropriately and how to respond to incidents, accidents, complaints and emergencies.
To plan activities which ensure each child is working towards the early learning outcomes.
To be a key person.
To ensure records are properly maintained, e.g. daily attendance register, accident and incident book, risk assessments.
To liaise closely with parents/carers, informing them about the nursery and its curriculum, exchanging information about children’s progress and encouraging parents’ involvement.
To work in partnership with room leader and management to update and review the self-evaluation and improvement plan.
To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed, in accordance with the preschool aims and objectives.

Where you’ll work

TOWER THEATRE

NORTH ROAD

FOLKESTONE

CT20 3HL

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

ABM TRAINING (UK) 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

On the job training with the employer whilst working towards an Early Years Educator apprenticeship standard including Functional Skills if appropriate.

Assessments/observations carried out by ABM Training Tutor Assessor, to determine competency and meet with Awarding Body standards.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4 - 9)
Mathematics (grade 4 - 9)

BTEC in:

Chilld care/Early Years (grade pass)

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
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Team working
Creative
Non judgemental
Patience
Compassionate
Flexible
Multi-tasking
Fun, positive attitude

Other requirements

INTERVIEW We will be interviewing candidates who meet the criteria as they apply and will recruit after a successful interview which may be before the closing date. ENHANCED DBS CHECK An enhanced DBS check will be required for the successful candidate REALITY CHECK You will be responsible for your travel expenses to and from your place of work. Therefore, you must have the means to get to your place of work on a daily basis whilst waiting for your first wages to be paid.

About this company

Jumping Jack's Pre School is a family centred provision within the heart of the local community, offering year round quality care in early years education for all children. We strive to ensure that all children feel confident in developing at their own pace and provide their learning journey through life to become more knowledgeable, learning new skills which promote good outcomes for their future.

After this apprenticeship

Being an apprentice gives you the opportunity to gain a recognised qualification and developing professional skills whilst earning a salary.
Potential for full time permanent employment for the right candidate.
There are opportunities to progress onto other qualifications.
Potential to progress to more senior level/room leader.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ABM TRAINING (UK) LTD

Heather Reeves

heather@abmtraining.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000304273.

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Closes in 12 days (Friday 7 March at 11:59pm)

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