Early Years Educator Apprentice
THE RYLEYS SCHOOL LTD
CHESHIRE, SK9 7UY
Closes on Tuesday 28 January
Posted on 6 December 2024
Contents
Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our team as an Early Years Educator Apprentice. You will ensure good standards of safety; hygiene & cleanliness are maintained at all times. This is an excellent opportunity for a smart, ambitious and self-motivated individual to join a friendly environment.
- Annual wage
- £12,480 a year
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday between the hours of 7.30am and 6.00pm
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 3 February
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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:
- Develop & maintain partnerships
- Be flexible within working practices of the setting, undertaking other responsible duties
- Work alongside managers & staff to ensure that the setting’s philosophy is fulfilled
- Read, understand & adhere to all policies & procedures relevant to your role & the safe running of the setting
- Learn & deliver the EYFS, ensure individual needs & interest of children are met
An Early Years Educator:
Plans and supervises child initiated and adult led activities which are based around the needs and interests of each individual child.
Meets the care needs of the individual child such as feeding, changing nappies and administration of medicine
Early years educator / Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
Where you’ll work
THE RYLEYS
ALDERLEY EDGE
CHESHIRE
SK9 7UY
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
MACCLESFIELD COLLEGE
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 Apprenticeship Standard
Apprentices must successfully complete a first aid qualification in line with the requirements of the EYFS Framework (Annex A): Early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Early years educator / Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.
Functional Skills English and maths if required.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade 4/C+)
- Maths (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
- Organisation skills
- Creative
- Patience
- Team work
- Adaptable
- Eager to learn
- Enthusiastic
- Trustworthy
- Reliable
About this company
The school’s Early Years’ success replicates the school’s main objective and ethos, which is its ability to blend high academic achievement along with the happiness and well-being of every child.
After this apprenticeship
- Full time position for the right candidate after successful completion of the apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
MACCLESFIELD COLLEGE
Maxim Business Training
apprenticeshiprecruitment@macclesfield.ac.uk
01625 410 000
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000290848.
Apply now
Closes on Tuesday 28 January
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