Early years apprenticeship
ANGELA HOUCKHAM
Chatham, ME5 8DD
Closes in 17 days (Tuesday 10 December at 11:59pm)
Posted on 22 November 2024
Contents
Summary
We are seeking an early years practitioner who can multi task being a Disney Princess one moment and a spaceman the next. Children love to share their imagination with you and love being silly. Someone who can give the best biggest cuddles when required. A dedication for children.
- Annual wage
- £5,324.80 to £9,518.08 a year
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Shifts TBC. plus able to cover holidays and staff shortage
16 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 6 January
- Duration
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1 year 11 months
- Positions available
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2
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
- Multi-tasking
- Coping under pressure when one child wants pushing on the swings and another wanting to play football
- A good time keeper and reliable as the children will be eagerly awaiting your arrival
- Be able to work with the wonderful team we currently have
Duties:
- Provide inspirational learning activities
- Offer safe play activities, both indoors and outside
- Record accidents and report child safety concerns
- Speak to parents and carers about their child's day
Where you’ll work
50 Duchess Of Kent Drive
Chatham
ME5 8DD
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
MAYBIRD TRAINING LTD
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
- Level 3 Early Years Educator including Paediatric First Aid and Functional Skills if required
- All training will be done on-site
- You will also be required to attend safeguarding
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
Other in:
- Life skills (grade All training will be given)
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
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Patience
Other requirements
The setting is a home based busy childminder/ nursery
About this company
We are little giggles academy a home based nursery we started out over 10 years ago and just keep growing
Company benefits
Discount on childcare, pension
After this apprenticeship
- A full-time early years practitioner
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ANGELA HOUCKHAM
Angela Houckham
Info@littlegigglesacademy.com
+447886383458
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000288833.
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Closes in 17 days (Tuesday 10 December at 11:59pm)
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