Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Level 3

RUBADUBS NURSERY LIMITED

LONDON, SE23 3EP

Closes on Thursday 2 January

Posted on 21 November 2024

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Summary

We are seeking an ambitious and passionate childcare individual to work in our family run nursery in Forest Hill, South East London. You will provide high quality care and interactions with the children, ensuring that their needs are met and that their learning experiences are planned and varied. In return we offer a very competitive package.

Annual wage
£18,000 a year

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The starting wage may increase if the applicant has gained sufficient experience in a setting. The wage may increase over time based on performance.

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Days and shifts to be confirmed.

36 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 6 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 provide high quality care and interactions for the children in the baby room, ensuring that their needs are met and that their learning experiences are planned and varied.
  • To work as part of a team, taking instruction from the room leader and manager and sharing knowledge, expertise and support with the other members of the team.
  • Working with parents to ensure joined-up care for the children.
  • To undertake formal training in early years with specific training in relation to the care of babies and to continue your professional development through attending relevant courses.
  • Contribute to planning activities based on each individual child’s personal interests and developmental needs.
  • Contribute to the creation of a stimulating and engaging environment to challenge and inspire children to learn new concepts and skills.
  • Support children’s physical well-being with regards to frequent nappy changing, routine for sleeping and feeding.
  • Maintain awareness of children’s emotional needs and provide caring and timely attention to children requiring emotional support.
  • Keep play areas clean and tidy, maintaining the highest standards of hygiene.

Where you’ll work

17 DAVID'S ROAD

FOREST HILL

LONDON

SE23 3EP

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

PARENTA TRAINING 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

  • The apprentice will work towards an Early Years Educator Level 3. The majority of the training from the training provider will be on line with regular meetings to check on progress
  • Apprentices must successfully complete  a first aid qualification in line with the requirements of the EYFS Framework
  • Rubadubs will provide on-the-job training and other courses they deem necessary to aid your development

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent 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
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

Other requirements

There will be an element of lifting and bending whilst working within the nursery. Applicants should have a passion for working with children.

About this company

Rubadubs was established in 2005 and is run by an experienced, enthusiastic and caring team. We offer full-time and part-time places for children aged between three months and five years, and are open Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 6.00pm throughout the year excluding Bank Holidays, the 3 days in between Christmas and New Year and up to four days of staff training.

http://rubadubsnursery.com (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Competitive salary. Extra holiday after 1 year service. Staff socials.

After this apprenticeship

After graduating at Level 3, there will be a chance to take supervisory/management training or more specific training in specialised areas if desired.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

RUBADUBS NURSERY LIMITED

Tina Harrild

manager@rubadubsnursery.com

0208 699 0782

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000288701.

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Closes on Thursday 2 January

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