Childcare Apprentice

Summary

First Steps Nursery - New Mills are looking to take on a Childcare Apprentice this will ensure a high standard of educare for all the children within nursery. You will also help provide a safe, secure and stimulating environment.

Annual wage: £9,984 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Friday, shifts to be confirmed.
30 hours a week
Possible start date: Friday 13 December
Duration: 1 year 3 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 ensure a high standard of educare for all the children within nursery
To eventually be key worker to a group of children
To support each child in reaching their full potential
To be a responsible team member

Responsible To:

Nursery Manager

Responsibilities:

To maintain confidentiality at all times
To put Nursery policies into practice, being aware that the health and safety of the child is always a priority
To assess and treat each and every child as a unique individual
To ensure each child is given equality of opportunity
To eventually have the ability to monitor each child's development and skills and plan in a developmentally appropriate way differentiating for each child's individual needs and helping each child to reach their full potential
To eventually implement, maintain and administer children's records
To liaise and work in partnership with parents and carers
To be aware of Child Protection Procedures and act accordingly
To work co-operatively with other team members fostering a whole team approach
To be fully aware of fire / emergency procedures and carry them out when necessary
To be responsible for your own Personal and Professional Development
To participate in other activities outside normal working hours, e.g. staff meetings, open evenings, parent evenings, etc.
To carry out other tasks and responsibilities as appropriate

Where you’ll work

1 Hibbert Street

SK22 3JJ

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

LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED

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

Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Level 3 including Functional Skills in maths and English

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

Other in:

None required (grade None required)

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

Team Working
Organisation Skills

Other requirements

We are close to both train stations and bus stops at both our nurseries. Forest school included in activities.

About this company

Our Furness Vale site is an outdoor nursery with indoor facilities in a converted bungalow which provides a homely stimulating environment. The babies and toddlers enjoy a light spacious area which includes a large carpeted area and an under floor heated conservatory for messy play, in addition to spending time in our sensory room and outdoors.

After this apprenticeship

We only promote from within so there is plenty of opportunity to take on more responsibility and to be promoted and go up the ladder with us

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