Summary
Reporting to the Room Leader, as an Apprentice Nursery Practitioner you will play a key role in supporting the development of children within your care. Providing a range of play opportunities in a safe and caring environment you will gain hands on experience within the setting whilst gaining a recognised qualification to support you in your role.
Wage
£13,312 to £23,795.20 a year
Wage to be negotiated depending on candidates current experience.
Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 7.30am to 6pm
40 hours a week
Possible start date
Monday 17 March
Duration
1 year 4 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
* To deliver a range of play opportunities in a safe and caring environment in accordance with the requirements of the EYFS.
* To contribute to the planning and resourcing of activities and play opportunities that develops children’s individual needs to ensure they make the very best progress.
* To ensure that all equipment and the environment are appropriate for their purpose, well maintained and meet safety standards.
* To promote the safety and good health of children, self and others by ensuring risk assessments are carried out regularly and actions are taken to reduce accidents and the spread of infection if a child is ill.
* To provide regular water and healthy, nutritional foods, in accordance with the children’s individual needs. Anyone who handles food must have the Food Hygiene certificate, lunch and Tea are cooked and prepared by our on-site chef.
* To ensure that appropriate information relating to children is shared with their parents/carers. To work in partnership with parents or carers.
* To comply with all safeguarding policies and procedures.
* To communicate effectively with team/parents or carers/children and outside agencies when necessary.
* To assist in planning on a long, medium and short term basis, and assessing and monitoring the children’s progress.
* To work as a key Person to a group of children, in line with our Policy and procedure.
* To liaise with your line manager as directed.
* To participate in mandatory training on commencement and every year thereafter.
Where you’ll work
1 ROYAL CROFT
LIVERPOOL
L12 2BJ
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
TOTAL TRAINING PROVISION 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
Training will take place within the workplace with the remote support of a dedicated tutor as well as management within the organisation.
You will be required to complete relevent learning, 1-2-1 sessions and assessments within your working hours, times and dates will be agreed in advance between yourself, your manager and the tutor.
More training information
On enrolment to your employment and apprenticeship, a training plan will be agreed and learning will be tailored to you and your preferred style of learning.
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
* Team working
* Creative