Summary
A wonderful opportunity to be a Childcare Apprentice working with toddlers to children ready to start school, this Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship will offer a great way to start the career of anyone wanting to share their own love of learning with making a real difference in children’s development and learning journey.
Wage
£14,722.50 a year
Annual
Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday with varying shift times between 7.30am and 6pm
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Start date
Monday 26 May 2025
Duration
1 year 9 months
Positions available
1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
This is a perfect role for someone who already has their Level 2 Early Years Practitioner or can demonstrate solid experience in the world of childcare. Together with existing dedicated and experienced colleagues, the successful applicant will be a part of a team ensuring that children are learning, socialising, exploring and having fun whilst studying for their Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification. Through their own development as an apprentice theoretical knowledge from study will be combined with real world opportunities to put this in to practice and will be a great platform to progress along an early year’s pathway.
Key Responsibilities:
* To work alongside experienced staff to gain job-specific skills and knowledge, undertaking a range of suitable work-related tasks to support your structured programme of training, leading to a recognised qualification
* To promote a safe, caring and stimulating childcare environment
* To assist with the organisation and implementation of a programme of activities in accordance with the Early Years Foundation Stage appropriate to each age group
* To ensure that the children are happy, settled and well cared for
* To deliver a high standard of learning, development and care for children aged 0-5 years
* To shadow and learn to be a key person for named children and to plan for individual needs and to keep accurate records
* To ensure that the nursery is a safe environment for children, staff and others
* To work as part of a team to ensure effective and appropriate communication with parents, carers, members of staff and external agencies
* To develop partnerships with parents/carers to increase involvement in their child’s development
* To undertake and be responsible for a range of tasks/duties, as instructed by your line manager, that are relevant to the role
* To ensure health, hygiene and safety standards are maintained
* To adhere to all First Steps operational policies and procedures
* To complete all academic aspects of the apprenticeship
Where you’ll work
1 Sanditon Way
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Worthing
West Sussex
BN14 9FD
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
CHICHESTER COLLEGE GROUP
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
Early Years Educator L3 Apprenticeship.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
* Maths (grade 9-4)
* English (grade 9-4)
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
* Warm and engaging nature
* Good communication skills
* Reliable
* Self-Motivated
* Have a professional manner
* Demonstrates best practice
* Hard-working
* Good sense of humour
* Proactive approach
* Works on own initiative
* Good time management
* Enthusiastic
* Passion for childcare
* Well Organised
* Patient
* Team Player
* Multi-tasker
* Creative Thinker
Other requirements
This is a 21-month apprenticeship and applicants MUST BE free from full time education to be eligible to apply for it and have the minimum qualification level to apply for it As this is a Level 3 apprenticeship you MUST HAVE a Level 2 qualification in childcare or significant experience in a childcare position to be eligible for this apprenticeship. Applicants MUST BE resident in the UK for a minimum of 3 years prior to the start of learning and have work authorisation for the UK. Applicants WILL NOT BE eligible to apply if they have already achieved a qualification which is equal to or higher thank the apprenticeship standard on offer. Applicants MUST BE resident in the area local to the apprenticeship opportunity or be prepared to relocate in time to start employment and study. Applicants MUST BE committed to the learning and stay to the end of the apprenticeship