Summary
We’re looking for someone who loves working with children, engaging, and having fun with them! You'll help deliver high quality care, supporting their physical, emotional, social, and intellectual growth. Join our team to create an exciting environment where children can play, learn, and thrive.
Wage
£14,133.60 to £22,857.12 a year
Uniform provided and allowance paid for additional clothing. 25 days holiday including bank holidays
Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Four-day work week, 8:00am to 6:00pm, with a rotating day off (Monday to Friday).
36 hours a week
Possible start date
Monday 28 April
Duration
1 year 6 months
Positions available
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
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
How can a ‘Typical Day’ at Barnies really be explained when working with children is always so unpredictable but that’s the pleasure and charm that makes our day so special and rewarding. Practitioners work together to provide Care, Education and Play. The job role includes domestic and hygiene duties such as cleaning, cooking, toileting and nappy changing.
Research identifies that children thrive best when they have the familiarity and assurance of a safe and regular pattern and structure to their day. Therefore, we often use a pictorial time line for reference because children from birth to five have limited communication and understanding skills. Through pictorial evidence they can identify and be confident about the time frame in the day; where we are’ NOW’ and what is coming ‘NEXT’.
Children in the Under Two section follow more individual routines as determined in partnership with the parent/carer. However, as children naturally develop in confidence and skill they are encouraged to explore and experience similar activities and routines familiar to the older children. As and when appropriate they are encouraged to visit the ‘over two’ areas to experience group meals and singing sessions etc. in preparation for the eventual transition. The over two children experience some brief mixed ‘free play’ and ‘family’ periods but in between these times they follow an unplanned agenda of spontaneous learning.
Family Times - Barnies recognises the importance and positive benefits children gain from experiences with older or younger peers and siblings. Opportunities for mixed age groupings are planned as part of the routine and children are encouraged to form positive relationships which promote high self esteem. It is greatly recognised that children learn equally from their peers as well as other adults and mixed family groups enhance greater opportunity for sustained shared learning.
Activities may include; story time, register, group singing, meals and snacks, parties and celebrations etc.
Free Play – Free play provides a period of time when the children have an open choice for what they wish to play with. They can move freely from table to table or around the floor without restriction.
Barnies Curriculum is delivered in between the Free Play periods.
8.00 – 9.00 – Arrivals and breakfast, mixed group free play and settling into nursery. Older children are invited to help prepare snack.
12.00 – 2.00 – Lunch followed by a quiet period or sleep depending on individual requirements and once again mixed group free play completely child initiated. At approximately 2.00 we encourage children to tidy up as a group sorting exercise but naturally with support and direction. Those that have had a sleep re-join and the children come together for quiet reflection and starting the afternoon with a milk drink.
4.00 – 6.00 – Tea followed by mixed group free play.
Children arrive and depart throughout the day depending on the contractual arrangements, but the purpose of this guide provides a general over view.
Where you’ll work
Barnies Day Nurseries, The Hop Farm Country Park
Beltring
Paddock Wood
TN12 6PY
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
E-TRAINING LIMITED
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 eTraining. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
Training will take place in the work place, Barnies, The Hop Farm Country Park
More training information
* eTraining LTD
* L3 Early years educator Apprenticeship Standard
Requirements
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
* Customer care skills
* Problem solving skills
* Number skills
* Logical
* Team working
* Creative
* Initiative
* Non judgemental
* Patience
* Physical fitness
* Reliability
* Punctual
* Organised
* Honest
* passionate
* hardworking
Other requirements
Public transport options to the locations are limited, so alternative arrangements may be required.