Summary
The opportunity to work for a leading nursery chain that offers excellent working opportunities for suitable practitioners who want a long term career in Early Years.
Wage
£15,704 to £25,396.80, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Shift pattern available and to be discussed at interview, 30-40 hours over 3-5 days). No weekend work.
40 hours a week
Start date
Monday 5 May 2025
Duration
1 year 6 months
Positions available
5
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
Job duties:
* To ensure operational policies and procedures implemented by Banana Moon.
* Franchise are adhered to, ensuring relevant legislation is met.
* Maintain and promote the brand of Banana Moon Franchise.
* To support and demonstrate inspiring and ambitious practice.
* Respond professionally to complaints (verbal/written), recording and reporting to management and assist positively with any actions required.
* Assist with Head Office Visits and Inspections.
* Adhere to room ratios in line with policy and rotas.
* Ensure daily room registers and records of children in attendance are accurate.
* Adhere to Health and Safety policies, completing risk assessments, hazard logs and documentation as set out in the operational plan.
* To participate in the emergency and security procedures such as emergency evacuation, door security and e-safety.
* Be alert to issues of safeguarding, ensuring that the welfare and safety of the children and adults is paramount, recording and reporting any concerns to the DSL.
* Maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene in practice, ensuring relevant documentation is completed as required.
* To administer first aid and medication as appropriate and keeping the manager informed of any actions.
* Active involvement in staff meetings, which support continually evolving high standards of practice.
* Participate in the induction process for students’ continuing a programme of mentoring and guidance.
* Participate in safer recruitment process, providing trial feedback on candidates.
* To understand key children’s culture, level of development and identify next steps with line mangers support.
* To work with colleagues in observation, assessment, and planning, to ensure the provision of a stimulating environment with a balance of challenging and inspiring child/adult lead activities reflecting children’s individual needs and interests.
* To ensure the detailed record keeping for key children’s development maintaining these records on a regular basis with quality meaningful observations and assessments and to involve families in the process of planning and sharing of children’s progress.
* Oversee the settling in of new children in a sensitive manner, ensuring all relevant documentation is completed, liaising closely with families and staff to ensure home life and children’s interests are utilised for reassurance.
Customer Service Operations
* To participate in informative, professional, and welcoming show arounds to prospective customers.
* Maintain confidentiality of sensitive family information whilst adhering to child protection policy and procedures.
* Contribute to nursery communication with families via newsletters, open days/evenings, building and maintaining strong key person relationships.
* To undertake such other duties as reasonably requested by the Manager to work in a flexible way when occasions that tasks arise which are not specifically covered in their job description.
Where you’ll work
THE STABLES
LONDON ROAD
BILLERICAY
CM12 9HS
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS 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
The successful candidate will start a Early Years Educator Level 3 qualification with Eden Training Solutions.
This will be delivered on a Hybrid role with a mixture of face to face visits, webinars and online sessions.
More training information
* The successful candidate will be supported by a skills coach who will be ensure all the course criteria is fully detailed throughout the learner journey.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
Other in:
* Childcare Level 2-Must Be Qualified at Level 2 (grade Childcare Level 2 Qualified)
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
* English/Maths (grade 4 And Above)
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
* Customer care skills
* Problem solving skills
* Presentation skills
* Number skills
* Team working
* Creative
* Initiative
* Non judgemental
* Patience
Other requirements
Benefits •Bupa Employee Assistance. We all have times in our life when we need a little extra support which is why we’re working with Bupa to bring all of our employees a free, 24-hour confidential helpline service. •Childcare discount for staff up to 100%. •Extra day off on (or as close to) your birthday. •After 2 years of continuous employment, you will gain an extra day off per year up to a maximum of 5 days. •A unique Early Learning and Development program for our children •Less paperwork is involved, meaning that you can spend more time with the children •Use of tablets that are linked to our bespoke 'Parent App', giving instant messages to and from parents about their child's day and development •State-of-the-art technology, including a biometric entry system, an interactive screen for our Preschool children as well as our Parent App and tablets •Excellent rates of pay (based on experience and qualification) •Great holiday entitlement •Further on-the-job training in conjunction with Essex County Council via our Bursary •Great career prospects •You will be provided with a free DBS check and uniform if offered the job •If you feel that you are looking for a challenge, or simply want to further your experience with the possibility of promotion and working your way up in a company, this is where you should apply!