Childcare/Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprentice

Summary

Kiddies Kingdom is looking for a Childcare Apprentice to support children throughout the setting, working with children from age 18 months to 8 years. You will work and interact directly with children on a day to day basis, supporting the planning of and delivery of activities, purposeful play and educational programmes within the Nursery.

Annual wage: £9,984 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Friday - various shifts to be confirmed between the hours of 7.30am - 6.00pm.
30 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 16 September
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

You will work and interact directly with children on a day to day basis, supporting the planning of and delivery of activities, purposeful play opportunities and educational programmes within the Nursery. You will work as part of a professional team ensuring the welfare and care for children under the guidance and supervision of qualified staff.

You will interact with parents, children, colleagues and wider multi agency professionals and partners such as health visitors, social workers and speech and language therapists.

The postholder will:

Remain professional and approachable at all times with all members of staff, parents and visitors
Be flexible over shift patterns to ensure that the nursery is functioning safely at all times and complying with safe standards at work
Ensure a safe environment for children, parents and visitors in accordance with policies and procedures and the Health and Safety Act at Work 1974
Maintain Standards of Care
Communicate professionally and courteously with colleagues, children, parents and visitors
Report all accidents and incidents in accordance with policies and procedures
Manage complaints as appropriate to their level of responsibility in accordance with the Complaints Policy
Be aware of Disciplinary and Grievance procedures
Ensure that record keeping is up to date and records are kept in accordance with Standards for Records and Record Keeping
Keep up to date with new practices

The postholder will carry out all the duties of this post in compliance with:

Equal Opportunities Policies and practice and related policy guidelines
The legal requirements of the S D Act 1975
The legal requirements of the Race Relations Act 1976
The legal requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995

Nursery Files and Letters are strictly confidential. The post holder must not divulge any details about the care of children nor indulge in conversations likely to prejudice the care of any child.

This job description is an outline only and may be amended to take account of changes within the Nursery.

Where you’ll work

2 JEWS LANE

DUDLEY

DY3 2AB

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

DUDLEY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

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.

Your training plan

Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Standard.

Function Skills Level 2 in maths and English Language if required.

First aid qualification.

Full training will be provided on an ongoing daily basis and when required. You will be working towards a NVQ qualification. An assessor will be allocated to you to progress / help you through you course.

Continual assessment for NVQ’s coupled with assignments / or exams depending on course of study. No college attendance is required, your course will be delivered in your workplace.

Time spent training will be part of the agreed contracted hours of the working week. At the end of your training you will sit an exam and submit course work as part of your assessment, and you will receive a Level 3 qualification.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths & English Language (grade D/3 or above or F Skills Lev 1)
Early Years/Childcare (grade Level 2)

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

Team working
Initiative
Common sense
Serious about this industry
Willingness to learn
Ownership of duties
Be able to follow instructions

Other requirements

Successful candidates will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS prior to commencing employment. You will be working hands on with children. The Nursery opens at 7:30 am. If applicants have long term experience working in a Nursery but do not have a Level 2 Childcare/Early Years Qualification, they may be considered.

About this company

Private Day Nursery operating from 7:30am until 6:00pm. Full Day Care for Children are from age 18 months - to 8 years, with a capacity for a total of 36 children. Located approx 1.6 miles from Dudley Town Centre.

After this apprenticeship

The possibility of a full-time post upon completing the apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

DUDLEY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

Julie Perks

julie.perks@dudleycol.ac.uk

01384363314

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000249611.

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