Early Years Educator Apprentice

Summary

We're very excited to be able to offer this unique and varied role working as an Early Years apprentice at our Cleator Moor Nursery. We're looking for candidates who have a strong work ethic, lots of energy and a strong desire to work with young children and their families to support the holistic development of the child.

Wage: £13,741 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Monday to Friday. The role is all year round with paid holiday entitlement and you'll have the opportunity to work across our Kells & Whitehaven nurseries to gain wider experience. Working hours TBC
35 hours a week
Possible start date: Tuesday 1 April
Duration: 1 year 2 months
Positions available: 2

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 foster an environment where children's social and emotional development will flourish
To assist with the planning, organisation and maintain a learning environment appropriate to the developmental needs and interests of children
To work as part of a team of providers of early years education and development sharing responsibilities where necessary.
To encourage children to be independent in personal skills in feeding, changing and toileting supporting them where necessary
To be responsible by agreement for particular indoor and outdoor learning areas and activities, and to plan, prepare and display appropriate materials

Where you’ll work

HOWGILL FAMILY CENTRE

BIRKS ROAD

CLEATON MOOR

CUMBRIA

CA25 5HR

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

SYSTEM PEOPLE 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

This Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship is expected to last a period of around 14-18-months. You will attend live tutor led sessions 2-days every month (1-day every other week which will be via Zoom) and participate in online interactive learning via our bespoke innovative platform OLLIE. Your Tutor will also visit you in the workplace for 1-2-1 Tutor sessions during the programme.

Training will include paediatric first aid qualification.

More training information

System People have fantastic pass rates and won the “BEST Training Provider Award” at the Golden Apples in 2019 and have been awarded a “Good” rating by Ofsted 2021.

Requirements

Desirable 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
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

Apprenticeships are open to everyone of all ages, so perhaps you have just left school and would like to get straight into work? Maybe you are a working parent looking for a change? Or perhaps you are looking for a career break and want to retrain and start something totally new! All applications are welcome.

About this company

Howgill’s Mission: We work to improve the lives of children, families, and their communities in North Copeland. We provide distinctive services to children and families, based on trusting relationships. Our services are accessible, and care is taken to include the most disadvantaged. We provide support for Children and Families throughout West Cumbria so that every child might have equality of opportunity to achieve their full potential. Our ethos is that of ensuring children receive a high-quality and fun filled education in a welcoming and friendly environment, enabling them and their families to grow in learning and confidence.

After this apprenticeship

After successful completion of the apprenticeship, there may be the opportunity of employment.

There may also be the opportunity to progress onto our Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SYSTEM PEOPLE LIMITED

Joanna Splinter

joanna.splinter@system-people.co.uk

01228 210018

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000305453.

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Closes on Monday 31 March 2025

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