Summary
Early Years Educator - Level 3 Apprenticeship An attractive lodge purposefully designed for little people! We are registered by Ofsted as a 50 place day nursery for children aged 0-5 years.
Wage
£9,984 a year
Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 6.00pm. Minimum of 30 hours per week - shifts to be confirmed.
30 hours a week
Possible start date
Monday 24 March
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
Job purpose:
* To support and work closely with the Room Leader in the daily childcare provision the rooms and actively participating in promotions for and of the nursery.
* To ensure a safe, stimulating happy and well organised environment by adhering to all Policies and Procedures of Lilliput Lodge Children’s Day Nursery.
* To provide the children with the highest quality of Care and Education.
* To foster a healthy team spirit.
* To support all areas of organisation in the Early Years Foundation Stage.
* To actively enable the children in his/her care to develop social, emotionally, intellectually, morally and physically.
* To achieve self-confidence, self-discipline and social awareness skills within a happy, secure and stimulating environment
* Report to Room Leader, Deputy Manager and Nursery Manager
Key accountabilities:
Childcare:
* To fully support the Nursery Manager and Deputy Manager in the day-to-day running of the Nursery by promoting a safe, stimulating, child-centred environment.
* To have responsibility as keyworker of a specific group of children.
* To ensure that children are given awareness of cultural beliefs and differences and to promote equality of opportunity.
* To provide support to other staff to ensure all children are being provided a range of learning opportunities at the appropriate level to enable them to achieve within the Early Years Foundation Stage.
* To that Development Records through the Early Years Foundation Stage Record of Achievement are completed and dated for each child in your keygroup.
* To promote inclusion of children with special educational needs.
* To promote equality of opportunities throughout the Nursery.
Professional and Organisational:
* To support staff and students, offering good role modelling and lead by example.
* To assist the Nursery Manager and Deputy Manager in promoting teamwork and a high morale among staff.
* To ensure that Development records are prepared and made available to the parents. To be available to answer any queries or concerns. Additionally, to attend Parent’s Evenings and to meet with parents on an informal basis when requested.
* To adopt a professional approach in all aspects of this role, including actively using, and promoting Nursery Policies and Procedures.
* To offer emotional support to both children and their parents as required.
* To provide a happy, secure and stimulating environment and to display children’s work in an attractive way.
* To monitor and maintain the day-to-day hygiene of the rooms.
* To attend and contribute to regular staff meetings, including whole nursery meetings.
* To support the supervision and delegation of duties to staff.
* To assist the Nursery Manager and Deputy Manager in organising and supporting Nursery events held outside normal working hours.
* To help the Nursery Manager and Deputy Manager plan and organise educational/social visits and outings for children.
* To keep up to date records of the children’s achievements by means of Development folders.
* To ensure that the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage are followed.
Where you’ll work
THIMBLEMILL RECREATION SITE
THIMBLEMILL ROAD
SMETHWICK
WEST MIDLANDS
B67 6NR
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
HALESOWEN 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
This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* Maths and English (grade 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
* Communication skills
* Attention to detail
* Organisation skills
* Problem solving skills
* Logical
* Team working
* Creative
* Initiative
* Non judgemental
* Patience