Summary
Our childcare setting is rooted in a nature-inspired ethos, with outdoor learning and play at the heart. We believe in nurturing children's development through exploration, creativity, and a strong connection to the natural world. If you’re ambitious, eager to learn & excited to embrace our outdoor learning philosophy, we’d love to hear from you!
Wage
£10,101.90 a year
Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Open Monday to Friday with wraparound starting at 07:30 and after school clubs finishing at 17:30. Our Preschool sessions start at 09:00 and typically finish at 15:00. We're flexible and happy to discuss hours, full or part time.
30 hours a week
Possible start date
Monday 3 February
Duration
1 year 3 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
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:
* Create meaningful relationships with the children, your team and with parents to provide the best service for our families
* Ensure that every child's wellbeing is met by providing a thriving and safe environment
* Safeguarding all children in the setting and making sure any child protection concerns are always appropriately acted upon immediately
* You will observe, monitor and support delivering activities and learning experiences linked to the EYFS
* Support delivery of a nature-inspired play-based approach to learning, with several mornings per week based in our private woodland area
* Ensure children’s progress and achievements are regularly and effectively assessed and recorded
* Meet the needs of individual children, having an awareness of any disabilities, family cultures, and medical histories. Including any activities, meals served, and medication administered
* Learn and maintain high standards in the nursery
* Support and serve food to children, ensuring any special dietary requirements are met at all times
* Ensure that every child's wellbeing is met by providing a thriving and safe environment
* Safeguarding all children in the setting and making sure any child protection concerns are always appropriately acted upon immediately
* You will observe, monitor and support delivering activities and learning experiences linked to the EYFS
* Ensure children’s progress and achievements are regularly and effectively assessed and recorded, including any activities, meals served, and medication administered
* Meet the needs of individual children, having an awareness of any disabilities, family cultures, and medical histories
* Learn and maintain high standards in the nursery
* Support and serve food to children, ensuring any special dietary requirements are met at all times
Where you’ll work
WHALTON C OF E AIDED FIRST SCHOOL
WHALTON
MORPETH
NORTHUMBERLAND
NE61 3XH
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
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
* Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship
* NCFE Diploma for the Early Years Workforce
* Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid OR Level 3 Award Emergency Paediatric First Aid
* Apprentices will achieve a qualification which has been approved to count towards the EYFS Level 3 child to staff ratios
* Level 2 Functional skills in maths and English, if required
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade 9-5)
* Maths (grade 9-5)
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
* Team working
* Creative
* Initiative
* Patience
* Self Starter
* Outdoorsy