Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship - Almozene Day Nursery

ALMOZENE DAY NURSERY LTD

Walsall, WS4 2DQ

Closes in 17 days (Sunday 8 December)

Posted on 14 November 2024

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Summary

Almozene Day Nursery is located in Walsall and provides a supportive and nurturing work environment with on-the-job training and mentorship from experienced childcare professionals and the opportunity to gain recognised qualifications in childcare.

• Annual wage: £8,320 a year

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• Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
• Hours: Monday to Friday between 7.30am and 6pm.

  25 hours a week

• Possible start date:

  Monday 9 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

Are you looking for a career in childcare and the chance to make a positive impact on the lives of children and their families? Enhance your early years career with this fantastic opportunity to work at Almozene Day Nursery, providing quality childcare in a loving, home-from-home environment and caring for children.

You'll be supporting their learning and development through play and activities. This is a fantastic apprenticeship role with lots of opportunities for development. In return, you'll receive a competitive compensation and benefits package.

The duties of your role will include: 

1. To be responsible for co-ordinating high quality education and ensuring positive outcomes for children.

2. To provide the highest standards of support, assisting children in achieving their maximum potential and independence.

3. Maintain, monitor and further develop good teaching practice and ensure the highest possible quality of teaching and learning that meets statutory requirements and maintains a supportive atmosphere, ensuring the safety, protection and well-being of each child.

4. To ensure the highest possible standards of education  – socially, emotionally, physically, intellectually and aesthetically.

5. To work alongside an EYFS team by establishing clear expectations and constructive working relationships, good team work and mutual support, delegating tasks where appropriate, evaluating practice and development, and motivating assistants in delivering quality teaching and learning.

6. To create and develop policies and programmes to meet the needs of all children.

7. To develop best practice in the Early Years Foundation Stage.

8. To ensure good progress in all areas of the EYFS stage.

9. To play a positive leading role in the general life of the setting, e.g. special events, book week, visits, off-site activities.

10. To welcome parents and ensure they understand set policies. To promote good communication with parents by phone, meetings, newsletters, chat book information and displays.

11. To ensure good transition for children into their next setting / school.

12. To actively promote equal opportunities for all pupils in the EYFS.

What will you need to succeed in this role?

• A "Can do" attitude
• Willingness to learn 
• Punctual and self-motivated to work
• Good communication skills
• An attention to detail
• Good organisation skills
• Able to effectively solve problems
• Team working abilities
• Able to take the initiative

Where you’ll work

23 Mellish Road

Walsall

WS4 2DQ

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

SKERN LODGE 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

You will be supported by an assessor throughout your apprenticeship.

As you progress through your apprenticeship, your duties and responsibilities will alter as you develop the skills for a successful career in childcare.

Training will be a mix of face to face and online learning.

You will gain an early year's practitioner qualification with further opportunities for training, development and permanent employment upon completion.

Functional Skills in Maths and English if required.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

• English and 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
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Team working
• Initiative
• Physical fitness

Other requirements

Hours per week are 25 - 30 hours, Monday to Friday between 7.30am and 6pm

About this company

Almozene Nursery and Children's Centre, offers childcare provision from ages 0-8years.  The centre offers a high quality childcare provision with an inspiring family environment.  Utilising inside and outside spaces for exploration and development and visiting local such as farms to extend the knowledge and understanding of the world.  Offering pre and post school programmes, holiday clubs and nursery provision throughout the year.  

After this apprenticeship

There are opportunities for permanent employment and further development following the Level 3 Apprenticeship Qualification.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SKERN LODGE LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000287586.

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Closes in 17 days (Sunday 8 December)

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