Early Years Apprentice (Level 3)

Summary

A fantastic opportunity for a caring and passionate individual to join our outstanding team, within a well-established setting. You'll be fully supported in your qualification. The role includes contributing to the high standard of care for the children and carrying out planned activities.

Annual wage: £13,312 to £23,795.20 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Monday to Friday shift work between the hours 7.30am - 6.00pm. 9 - hour shift with an hour unpaid lunch break. Exact shifts to be confirmed. Occasional evening meetings/training sessions.
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Wednesday 11 December
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

At Hale Day Nursery, our vision is to support our children in building resilience to prepare them for the wider world and the challenges they may face.

We strive to offer them experiences and opportunities that they may not otherwise have access to so they are knowledgeable about the world and their peers.

A successful candidate will:

Uphold our vision and contribute to the high standard of care and provision for the children
Support a small group of key children and carry out planning, activities and observations
Maintain good relationships with staff, children and families through positive interactions
Develop a good knowledge of nursery policies and procedures and "Birth to Five Matters"
Support the team with daily running of the room and following the routine
Complete training and assignments

Where you’ll work

Hale Day Nursery

60 Bankhall Lane

Hale

Cheshire

WA15 0LG

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

THE TRAFFORD COLLEGE GROUP

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

Upon completion you will achieve a Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification and a Level 3 Award in Paediatric first aid
Delivery method and location of training to be confirmed

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade 4 or above)
Maths (grade 4 or above)

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
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

About this company

Our ‘Ofsted Outstanding’ nursery provides care to children aged 0-5 years and is located in a large Grade II listed farm house in the green belt. Today the characterful Hale Day Nursery offers large grounds and play areas surrounded by fields to two sides which lead to the Bollin River. Our idyllic location enables much of our time to be spent outdoors, in our large garden, the local park or the Cheshire countryside, which is literally on our doorstep.

http://www.elmscot.co.uk/nurseries/hale/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

There will be opportunities for further progression upon completion of the apprenticeship, including entering into higher level learning

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

HALE DAY NURSERY LTD

Stacey Thompson

hale@elmscot.co.uk

0161 980 7019

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000282016.

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Closes on Sunday 8 December

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