Nursery Apprentice

Summary

Are you looking to kick-start your career in childcare? Are you passionate about giving children the foundations for an extraordinary life? Alphablocks Nursery School are looking for Level 2 or Level 3 apprentice to join their nursery.

Annual wage

£14,110 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

£7.50 per hour. The setting is opened for 39 weeks a year and closed during school holidays, based on Enfield term dates as they are located in the Enfield borough.

Training course

Early years educator (level 3)

Hours

Tuesday to Friday: 8:15 am - 5:30 pm, Monday: 7:30 am - 4:30 pm, term-time only (Enfield dates). 4:30 - 5:30 pm is contracted as a late shift, but only one is worked per week. The other four late shifts are paid but aren't always required.

39 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 13 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

As a Nursery Apprentice Educator, you will:

To assist with the planning of the curriculum by providing safe, creative and appropriate educational opportunities for all children within an inclusive environment, preparing activities, organising programmes and arranging equipment
To act as a key worker to a small group of children, liaising closely with parents/carers to ensure individual needs are met, and to be responsible for observations and record keeping relating to the progress and development of key children
To encourage parental involvement and support through the development of effective working relationships
To ensure that activities are carried out safely and responsibly following statutory responsibilities, and to advise the lead practitioner of any concerns over children, equipment etc.
To follow all nursery policies, including those regarding safeguarding and confidentiality
To ensure that the class offers the highest standards of physical and emotional care, health and safety, and personal and food hygiene at all times
Working creatively with children within the EY framework, as instructed by the lead practitioner
Daily interaction with children to provide a range of stimulating activities to promote all areas of learning
Ensuring all children have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop
Working with a range of people including school staff, visiting professionals and agencies, parents, children and families, and visitors and student placements
Work requires bending, kneeling and crouching for periods and may also involve lifting or holding children during planned activities, and changing nappies/toileting duties
Significant elements of inside and outside work, including leading outdoor learning
Understanding and being able to implement inclusive practices into the setting, to ensure all children have the opportunity to learn, interact and fulfil their potential
Working with the lead practitioner to establish an appropriate safe and secure learning environment
Promoting positive values, attitudes and good child behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encouraging children to take responsibility for their own behaviour
Having a positive approach to continuous professional development
To actively promote and support the safeguarding of children and young people in the workplace, ensuring setting policies and procedures are observed at all times

Where you’ll work

St. Paul's Church

Crescent Eas

Hadley Wood

Barnet

EN4 0EN

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

REACH4SKILLS 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

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a tutor which is a combination of visits within your workplace and online remote sessions
At least 6 hours of your working hours per week will be
spent training or studying

More training information

Early years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard

Reach4Skills will assign you a dedicated tutor to set a training plan and work with you throughout the duration of your training programme

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English and Maths (grade C or above)

Other in:

Childcare (grade Pass)

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
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
Passionate about Childcare
Positive Outlook
Drive and Motivation

Other requirements

The willingness to participate in development and training opportunities

About this company

Alphablocks Nursery School & Pre-Prep (in St. Paul’s Church, Hadley Wood) and Alphablocks Nursery School at the Hadley Wood Association Centre, both situated between Barnet and Enfield in north London, provide outstanding early education for children aged 2 to 5 years. Children have access to a wide range of learning experiences that support their development and are determined by our educational curriculum. Extracurricular activities and workshops for children include music & movement, drama, sports & physical education, language & storytelling, natural mathematics and information technology classes. Our schools are non-denominational and actively welcome families of all cultural and religious backgrounds. Our closest station is Hadley Wood station and we have free parking outside the nursery. We have recently opened a second site so are looking for enthusiastic and hard-working members to join the team, who have a passion for early years that want to learn and grow with us as a nursery.

https://alpha-blocks.com/nursery-school/st-pauls-church/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

A permanent Nursery Educator position with further training opportunities may be available for the successful candidate upon completion of their apprenticeship

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

REACH4SKILLS TRAINING LTD

Christine Beresford

christine.beresford@highridgetraining.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000291393.

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