Early Years Educator Apprentice

Summary

Apprenticeship at a day nursery in Whitton. To provide all aspects of care for children including washing, changing and feeding under supervision.

Annual wage: £13,824 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: 8am - 4:30pm - 2 days a week, 9:15am - 6pm - 3 days a week, exact working days TBC
36 hours a week
Possible start date: Sunday 12 January
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

To contribute to a high-quality caring environment for children. This includes creating a warm, friendly and stimulating atmosphere in which the children can develop emotionally, spiritually, socially and educationally through individual attention and group activities.

To attend team meetings and contribute ideas
To provide all aspects of care for children including washing, changing and feeding under supervision
To assist with meeting the personal and emotional needs of individual children
To provide adult interaction with children in the school
To be aware of the school’s confidentiality policy
Support staff and engage in a good staff team
To attend all out of working hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings, parent's evenings, summer fayres and Christmas party
Contribute to good standards of hygiene and cleanliness in the school
To undertake such other duties and responsibilities of an equivalent nature, as may be determined by the trainee’s supervisor from time to time
Apprentices will mostly be working in the Preschool class with children aged 2-4 years and may cover in the Mango room (under 2's)

Where you’ll work

131 WARREN ROAD

TWICKENHAM

TW2 7DJ

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

ACHIEVING FOR CHILDREN COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

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.

Training will include paediatric first aid qualification.

The training will take place at home, the workplace or Twickenham Training Centre.

This will be one day a week equivalent to 6 hours a week.

Requirements

Essential 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

About this company

Day nursery in Whitton aged 6 months to 4 years

After this apprenticeship

Progression is an early year's educator full-time, teaching assistant or early years manager.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ACHIEVING FOR CHILDREN COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

way2work@achievingforchildren.org.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000284750.

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Closes on Sunday 29 December

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