Early Years Apprentice

Summary

We are excited to present an opportunity for an early years apprentice to join our Brand new nursery setting. This role involves working alongside highly trained professionals who play a crucial part in ensuring that young children learn, grow, and are healthy and safe.

Annual wage: £9,984 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Monday to Friday 9 -3 as a minimum.
30 hours a week
Possible start date: Tuesday 5 November
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

Creating captivating activities for the children in your care that adhere to the EYFS standards.
Contributing to the provision of outstanding childcare, maintaining a professional and uplifting atmosphere for both children and staff.
Building strong connections with children, parents, and colleagues.
Addressing the individual needs of every child.
Aiming to fulfill the apprenticeship standards established by your training provider.
With the expectation of completing tasks in a timely manner

Where you’ll work

BERRY GROVE CHILDCARE LTD

MALLARD ROAD

LOW FULNEY

SPALDING

PE12 6ND

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

RIVERSIDE TRAINING (SPALDING) 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.

Your training plan

L3 Early years educator Apprenticeship Standard

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4)
Maths (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
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
Physical fitness

About this company

Berry Grove Childcare opened in August 2024. We are a friendly team committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all children and adults that join us. Our staff team are the most important part of the running of our Nursery and we want to find the right people to provide exceptional care for our young children.

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

After this apprenticeship

There will be a possibility to apply for a Level 3 Early Educator position following successful completion of apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BERRY GROVE CHILDCARE LTD

Nicole Hallam / Molly Withers

info@berrygrovechildcare.co.uk

01775661211

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000283397.

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Closes in 3 days (Monday 4 November at 11:59pm)

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