EARLY YEARS EDUCATOR LEVELS 2 & 3 APPRENTICESHIP

Summary

Fantastic opportunity at Millwood House Day Nursery for Apprentice Early Years Educator Levels 2 and 3 including: Excellent salary package including benefits. Uniform provided. Ongoing training. Increased holiday entitlement with length of service. Staff reward scheme Pension. To start as soon as possible.

Wage

£12,563.20 a year

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Training course

Early years educator (level 3)

Hours

Nursery hours are between 8.00am - 6.00pm Monday to Friday, 51 weeks/year. Staff take 1-hour for lunch. Apprentices will work 32-hours per week on a varying shift pattern. Exact days and shifts to be confirmed.

32 hours a week

Start date

Thursday 1 May 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

2

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

An opportunity has arisen for Apprentices to join our motivated and enthusiastic team at Millwood House.

We are a small private nursery with a home-from-home ambience where babies to 5 year old children have fun learning through play. Millwood House follows the EYFS 7 areas of learning and is OFSTED rated GOOD.

Our Management Team and Nursery Practitioners look forward to welcoming you into our Millwood House Team wherein most of our staff have many years service.

The successful candidates will be working as part of our team to deliver outstanding care whilst providing a safe, fun and progressive learning environment for the children. We are looking for someone who is committed, motivated, passionate, who wants to make a difference in children's lives and who has ambition to help us maintain our long standing, well reputed practice.

Importantly you will:

Have an ability to work in partnership with families and be able to build effective relationships with our parents
Have great team-working skills and good communication skills
Have a warm and positive approach

Early Years Educator Levels 2 and 3 Apprenticeship will involve the following:

Duties include:

Work (under supervision) with children within Millwood House Nursery, to provide all aspects of care and supporting learning opportunities, which may include washing, changing and feeding
Undertake training to obtain recognised qualification, including completing assignments on time, and attending all sessions/tutorials (if applicable)
Uphold standards within Millwood House Nursery by adhering to all policies and procedures
Strive to safeguard children by working to Millwood House Nursery’s Safeguarding Code of Conduct
Assist with meeting the personal and emotional needs of individual children
Provide adult interaction with children in Millwood House Nursery
Know and implement Millwood House Nursery’s Confidentiality Policy
Contribute towards an effective and supportive team environment
Work collaboratively with colleagues to ensure that the highest standards of care are provided
Attend team meetings and contribute relevant ideas
Contribute to high standard of hygiene and cleanliness at Millwood House Nursery
To respect the confidentiality of information received
To be aware of all emergency and fire evacuation procedures

Where you’ll work

COLLINSWOOD ROAD
FARNHAM COMMON
SLOUGH
BUCKS.
SL2 3LH

Training

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

College or training organisation

WMC TRAINING 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

Early Years Educator 3 Apprenticeship
Training will include paediatric first aid qualification

Requirements

Essential qualifications

Other in:

Enthusiasm (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
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
Strong outdoor play ethos
Passion for Childcare

About this company

Millwood House is an independent nursery that has been serving the local community for 30 years. We pride ourselves on our low staff turnover and the Family ambiance that this creates for our children.

http://www.millwoodhousenursery.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Staff Benefits Package providing discounts for gym memberships, shopping and days out, 24/7 GP access, counselling services.

After this apprenticeship

Option to apply for a permanent position within the nursery, if this opportunity is available.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WMC TRAINING LTD

accounts@millwoodhousenursery.co.uk

01753 645500

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000314988.

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