Little Hands Daycare - Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprentice – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

Little Hands Daycare, located in Amblecote, Stourbridge, is pleased to offer a Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship. Established in 2011, the Amblecote branch provides exceptional childcare services for children aged from birth to five years. They take pride in offering a warm, secure, and nurturing environment.

Wage

£14,133.60 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course

Early years educator (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Friday, 7:30am - 6.00pm (Minimum of 30 hours per week - shifts to be agreed).

36 hours a week

Start date

Monday 21 April 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

Job Description:

Job title: Apprentice Early Years Educator

Reports to: Room Leader, Deputy Manager, Manager and Line Manager

Purpose of the Post:

1. To provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children place in the setting

2. To give support to their staff within the setting

3. To work as part of a team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, develop and learn

4. To build and maintain strong partnership working with parents to enable children’s needs to be met

Main Duties:

To effectively deliver the EYFS ensuring that the individual needs and interest of children in the setting are met (in conjunction with other team members)
To keep records of your key children’s development and learning journeys and share with parents, carers and other key adults in the child’s life
Support all staff and engage in a good staff team
To develop and maintain strong partnerships and communication with parents/carers to facilitate day-to-day caring and early learning needs
To ensure the provision of a high quality environment to meet the needs of individual children having an awareness of any disabilities, family cultures and medical histories
To advise manager/deputy of any concerns, e.g. over children, parents, the safety of the environment, preserving confidentiality as necessary
To be involved in out of working hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings, summer fayre,etc.
To be flexible within working practices of the setting, undertaking other responsible duties where needed, such as domestic tasks, preparation of snack meals, cleansing of equipment, etc.
To work alongside the manager and staff team to ensure that the setting’s philosophy is fulfilled
To read, understand and adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to your role and the safe running of the setting
To develop your role within the team, especially with regard to being a key person
To keep completely confidential any information regarding the children, their families or other staff that is acquired as part of the job
To be aware of the high profile of the setting and to uphold its standards at all times, both in work hours and outside
To support nursery assistants, students and volunteers
To ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times
To undertake and lead on additional responsibilities such as SENCO, training co-ordinator, safeguarding Officer etc.
Undertake any other duties as reasonably requested by line management
To be flexible to work in all rooms of our nurseries, covering a wide age range

Where you’ll work

102-104 BRETTELL LANE
STOURBRIDGE
DY8 4BS

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

HALESOWEN COLLEGE

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

Apprenticeship delivery will include:

Face-to-face visits by dedicated assessor.
Practical on-the-job learning and observations.
Off-the-job training sessions.
Classroom sessions twice per month at College.
Virtual workshops and webinars.
Online resources for self-study.

Requirements

Desirable 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
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

About this company

The nursery is set over two floors with dedicated rooms for each age group; birth to two years and two to five years. Our home-from-home 0-2s room caters for up to 12 children each session, perfect for the youngest of children to feel safe and develop highly positive relationships with staff and their peers. For children between two and five years, our stimulating open-plan environment is exceptionally resourced to support children to learn and discover. This room holds 32 children each session, and children of different ages are split into small groups and have their own space to play and explore. Our wonderful outdoor area is accessible and fit for children of all ages, with a dedicated area specifically tailored for the youngest of our children. Children are encouraged to explore the natural world around them. There is a mud kitchen and planting area to provide copious opportunities for exploratory and imaginative play using a wide range of natural materials.

After this apprenticeship

The Early Years sector can lead to long standing and fulfilling careers. It is varied and offers a range of roles from nursery nurse, to room leader and nursey manager.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

HALESOWEN COLLEGE

Tess Harris

tessharris@halesowen.ac.uk

01216027777

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000312651.

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Little Hands Daycare - Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprentice

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