Early Years Educator Apprentice (Parkside Childcare Nursery)

Summary

Parkside Childcare Nursery are recruiting for an apprentice who is passionate about early year's. The successful candidate will operate a programme of activities that meet the individual needs & interests of children. The EYE apprentice will ensure nursery safeguarding procedures are followed to ensure all children are kept safe, well & secure.

Annual wage: £9,984 a year
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: 8.30am to 2.30pm Monday to Friday – (would need to be flexible in line with the needs of the nursery)
30 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

Duties include, but are not restricted to:

To meet the requirements of the EYFS framework
To provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social, and intellectual care for children placed in the setting
Uphold impeccable levels of hygiene
To give support to other personnel within the setting
Operate a programme of activities suitable to the age range of children in conjunction with other staff
Work with all staff to ensure children settle well
Support all staff and engage in a good staff team
To be flexible within working practices of the setting
Be prepared to help where needed, including to undertake certain domestic jobs within the setting, e.g. preparation of snack meals, cleansing of equipment, etc...
To actively promote and support the safeguarding of children and young people in the workplace, ensuring organisation policies and procedures are observed at all times
To undertake key person role and responsibility

Where you’ll work

SKERNE PARK CEA

THE COLERIDGE CENTRE

RIBBLE DRIVE

DARLINGTON

DL1 5TY

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

DARLINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

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

Training will be provided to achieve the following qualifications:

Level 3 Early Years Educators Apprenticeship Standard
Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid. (RQF) or Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid (RQF)

Training will take place periodically at our training centre (DL1 5AJ). Here you will learn the theory and practical elements of the course, gaining the knowledge and developing skills to complete the apprenticeship.

More training information

The training will be delivered across an 18-month period. Six hours per week will be allocated to developing the skills, knowledge and behaviours through on-site training, self-study/ research and drop-in sessions at the training centre. A full training plan will be provided at enrolment, bespoke to the individuals needs based on a vocational initial assessment.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4+/ C+)
Mathematics (grade 4+/ C+)

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
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

Training will be delivered at our training centre in Darlington, based in the same building as the employer, and you will need to make your own way there. Travel to and from the employer, based at The Coleridge Centre, Darlington, DL1 5AJ.The position is subject to a DBS check prior to being offered a start date. There are a large number of children that need support within the nursery environment.

About this company

The nursery is based the Coleridge Centre, which is at the heart of the Skerne Park community, in the south of Darlington. We all care about our community and are trusted by all our parents who are proud of the centre and regularly use its facilities. We believe every child matters and we want to make sure they reach their full potential, by building on their interests and meeting their individual needs. Our ethos is based on what a child can do, not what they cannot do, and we adapt our resources and teaching methods to ensure children achieve and learn whilst having fun in a caring, relaxed, secure environment. The children are always at the centre of what we do, and we work closely with parents and carers to make sure each child achieves their best. Our staff work with the whole family to enhance each child's learning. We know that parents know what is best for their child and by working together we can help them reach their potential. We operate an open-door policy for parents/carers who can ring anytime or pop in to find out if their child is settled and how they are doing. We are also happy to make appointments with parents to talk about their child if they prefer. We are committed to the philosophy of child-initiated learning where children learn through play and make their own choices. We base our sessions on the children’s interests and cater for each child’s needs.

http://www.parksidenursery.org (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Successful completion could lead to progression on to further training and/ or into full time employment.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

DARLINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

Graham Curry

graham.curry@darlington.gov.uk

07949845325

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000288724.

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