Early Years Educator Apprentice

Summary

This is a fantastic opportunity to work/train in an Outstanding and award-winning nursery. You will train directly under the guidance of Jane Smalley, author, lecturer and consultant and her team, learning more about the Reggio Emilia approach and best childcare philosophies. This is an incredible opportunity to grow in a highly reputable setting.

Annual wage: £13,312 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Tuesday - Friday, 8.30am-4.30pm with a half hour paid lunch break. Monday is your College day release, for which you will be paid 8 hours.
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 18 November
Duration: 1 year 9 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

The Apprentice will be trained in the education and care of children from birth to four years of age.

This will include learning:

How to care for the hygiene needs of children
How to create a healthy and hygienic environment for children
How to manage resources for babies
How to manage resources for toddlers
How to feed a baby
How to support a toddler to feed themselves
How to create inspiring activities and resources to provoke exploration, learning and preschool development

In addition to this the apprentice will learn valuable skills such as:

How to manage the strong emotions of a baby or toddler
How to use reciprocity and containment to support the strong emotions of children
How to carry out high quality observations of children’s behaviour and writing this up in a clear and concise manner
How to use the information from observations to assess the stage of development and plan exciting next steps for children within the preschool curriculum guidelines, and lesson/task planning
How to create beautiful wall displays through art work, examples of creations, educational resources

Where you’ll work

65 PERCY STREET

SHREWSBURY

SY1 2QG

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

SHREWSBURY COLLEGES 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

Working towards the skills, knolwledge and behaviours of the Level 3 Early Years Educator:

Early years educator / Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification
You will also be required to undertake the Paediatric first aid qualification as part of this Apprenticeship standard
Monday is your College day release. Details will be made available at a later date.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths and English (grade 4 or C and 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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

About this company

Shrewsbury Prepatoria is an Outstanding nursery providing an exceptional educational experience for children from birth to five years. 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. 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.

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

After this apprenticeship

We would look to offer a full time position on completion of the apprenticeship and review of performance

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SHREWSBURY COLLEGES GROUP

Jules Rhodes

julesr@shrewsbury.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000283656.

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Closes in 15 days (Sunday 10 November at 11:59pm)

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