Early Years / Nursery Apprentice

Summary

Shrewsbury Prepatoria are offering an apprenticeship opportunity. With support from senior staff, the apprentice will have excellent mentors to learn and develop a long term career. Training and duties will include: how to care for the developmental needs of children and creating a healthy and hygienic environment for children.

Annual wage: £13,312 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Tuesday to Friday, 8.30am-4.30pm with an hour paid lunch break. College day for which you will be paid 6 hours. Total hours per week: 40.
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Thursday 28 November
Duration: 1 year 6 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

The apprentice will be trained by advanced practitioners in the education sector

This will include learning:

How to care for the developmental needs of children
How to create a healthy and hygienic environment for children
How to manage and display resources for children, including school children
How to support school children in learning activities
How to support the teacher in the delivery of the EYFS
How to prepare a stimulating environment for children
How to create inspiring activities and resources to provoke exploration, learning and preschool development

Where you’ll work

7 Park Plaza

Battlefield

Shrewsbury

SY1 3AF

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

TELFORD 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.

Your training plan

Early Years Educator Level 3 Standard
Mentors within the work place
Day release at Telford College
Assessor support

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade C / 4)
Maths (grade C / 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
IT skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative

About this company

Shrewsbury Prepatoria is an Outstanding nursery and school for children from birth to seven years of age. We provide an exceptional educational experience for all children. Our unique approach to education is inspired by the wonderful work of Reggio Emilia putting children first in all we do. Our approach is so successful that 92% of children are exceeding expectations right across the nursery and school. Following the Reggio approach, we have three beautiful settings for children of different ages. Our Infant and Toddler setting provides bespoke resources for children from birth to three years of age and our wonderful, separate Foundation Unit boasts forest school activities and access to an outdoor Art Studio. Our third building is a small independent school. This means that our apprentices have an opportunity to work and train under really well qualified and experience teachers and practitioners and have an opportunity to see children transitioning from nursery to Reception and beyond! As employers we care about our team, understanding that the role they play in the lives of our children is incredibly important. Therefore, we ensure that our team are rewarded for their work and effort. All staff are paid for their break, and we provide paid time for practitioners away from the children to complete planning, administrative duties and room organisation. We provide in house and on the job training for all staff with three paid Professional Development days each year.

After this apprenticeship

An apprenticeship allows you to earn a wage, gain valuable work experience and industry specific competence
Potential for full time employment on successful completion of the apprenticeship
Transferable skills that are invaluable in the wider world of work

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

TELFORD COLLEGE

Chris Field

Chris.Field@telfordcollege.ac.uk

07545926228

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000280286.

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