Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship - Explorers @ Stobhillgate – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

Explorers Nursery at Stobhill are looking for an enthusiastic apprentice to join their team. The apprentice will be working with experienced members of staff to support with learning on the job and working towards Early Years Educator Level 3 standard with Northumberland Skills.

Wage: £11,778 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Friday - 30 hours per week. Nursery is open 7.00am - 6.00pm but expected to be 8.30am - 4.30pm.
30 hours a week
Possible start date: Tuesday 1 April
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

Manage a safe learning environment
Be committed to keeping the children safe and behaving professionally
Be part of a supportive, happy culture and behaviour management strategy that enables children to achieve their potential
With support, work towards being a Key Worker, committed to creating trusting and open relationships with parents/carers and children
Learn the Key Worker role, observing, assessing, and identifying next steps for the children in your care
Learn to create an accurate picture of your Key Worker children using Tapestry, summative reports and their file
Contribute to the monitoring of the EYFS curriculum to ensure suitable opportunities are provided for the learners in all areas of the curriculum
Offer a variety of experiences and activities to ensure that the diverse needs of learners are met
Work with colleagues to assess and report on the development and progress of learners
Work collaboratively with colleagues, parents/carers, professionals and the wider community to ensure the best experiences for the children
Set challenges and activities for pupils absent from nursery if requested
Ensure the learning environment and the wider nursery is clean and well managed
Put resources away after use, ensuring they are stored appropriately
Have excellent timekeeping and organisation
Be approachable, friendly and able to communicate effectively at all times
Respect the confidentiality of sensitive family and nursery information
Have high standards of professional conduct, representing the nursery in the best possible light
Follow direction from your line manager
Actively identify and contribute to cleaning, food preparation and washing duties ensuring morning and evening checklists are complete as required

Where you’ll work

Explorers Nursery, Stobhillgate First School

Morpeth

NE61 2HA

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

NORTHUMBERLAND 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

Level 3 Early Years Educator
Level 2 functional skills maths and English if required
Paediatric First Aid
Blended on/off the job training and location to be confirmed

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent 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
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
Physical fitness

About this company

Our Nurseries are based in Stobhillgate First School and Wylam. Our days follow the flow of the children alongside the stimulus of the ever changing environment. We allow the children freedom to explore, play and be themselves, whilst being at one with nature. We have a permanent camp on the site, with many areas including a fire circle, mud kitchen and yurt where we support children in their play/learning and enable them to be as creative as their imaginations allow. Origins: The development of Forest School in the U.K. happened due to on going movement of Forest School in Europe, particularly in Scandinavia where an outside pre-school culture of ‘frulitsliv’ had become embedded. A group of nursery nurses visited Denmark and soon established their own version of Forest School back in Somerset. Three years later the college where they were working began offering a qualification in Forest School which was soon operating throughout England and Wales with the support of the Forestry Commission.

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

After this apprenticeship

Full-time employment depending on the outcome of the apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NORTHUMBERLAND COUNCIL

Amy Greer

amy.greer01@northumberland.gov.uk

07989168576

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000304396.

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Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship - Explorers @ Stobhillgate

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