Early Years Educator - Apprenticeship Level 3 – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

The successful candidate will be working in a childcare setting with children ranging from ages 0 - 5. You will be working towards an Advanced Diploma Early Years. This Apprenticeship will last for 13 months and requires dedication, commitment and punctuality for you to be successful.

Annual wage: £9,984 to £17,846.40 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Friday, shifts to be confirmed (to be confirmed).
30 hours a week
Possible start date: Saturday 11 January
Duration: 1 year 1 month
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

Support children's learning and development
Provide respectful and responsive physical and emotional care to children, promoting health and wellbeing
Support the implementation of change to improve practice

Where you’ll work

20-21 Heronsgate Rd,

Chorleywood,

Rickmansworth

WD3 5BN

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

SWIFT ACI

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.
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

You will be working towards a Level 3 Diploma in Early Years and a First Aid qualification
Your Apprenticeship will last for 13 months, where you will be supported by a dedicated assessor throughout your apprenticeship, as well as a mentor and other staff within the nursery
This apprenticeship requires dedication, commitment & punctuality for you to be successful
This apprenticeship will open doors to a variety of future roles & career paths within the childcare sector
Training will take place in the workplace
You will need to attend online training with your assessor for 10 days out of your 13-month apprenticeship, for your classroom-based learning and you will be working within the nursery for the rest of the time with the support of your dedicated childcare assessor

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths and English (grade 4/C L2 Functional Skills)

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
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

You will need to attend online training with your tutor for 8 days out of your 13-month apprenticeship, for your classroom-based learning and you will be working within the nursery for the rest of the time with the support of your dedicated childcare assessor.

About this company

The nursery is arranged over 3 floors. The lower ground floor is home to their soft play and ball pool room. Also here they have our Upper Pre-school classroom, toilets and staff / parent lounge. On the ground floor they have their Babies and Toddlers rooms, their office and the main kitchen. On the top floor they have their Lower Pre-school, messy play room, imaginary room, dining room, language & literacy room (computer room) and toilets. Their Lower Pre-school is for children 2 to 3½ years; their Upper Pre-school is for children from 3 to 5 years. This Nursery follows The Early Years Foundation Stage for children from Birth to 5 years.

https://www.oldmacdonaldsdaynursery.co.uk/chorleywood/introduction/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

The potential of a permanent position upon successful completion.

Other prospects could include applying for:

Room leader positions
Possible management training
Springboard into primary education
Paediatric Nursing
Continuous development in the current nursery setting

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SWIFT ACI

Chanelle Smith

cs@swiftcc.co.uk

02039210492

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000284422.

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Closes on Saturday 28 December

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