Early Years Educator Apprentice

Type: Apprentice
Region: East Midlands

Stanhope Day Nursery aim to provide a happy and secure environment for the children their care, with the help of a curriculum which is stimulating physically, intellectually, emotionally and social.

Please find below the duties and expectations of an early years educator apprentice:

Plan and carry out child initiated and adult led play activities supporting children’s individual needs and interests

Provide play activities which encourage and promote children’s numeracy, literacy and language development

Undertake the role of the key person to help children feel safe, secure and valued

Carries out observations and use these effectively to understand the changing needs of their individual key children and plan for the interests in line with the early years foundation stage

Carry out care routines such as nappy changing, toileting, hand washing and feeding routines with care, respect and compassion

Work in partnership with other professionals, parents, colleagues and children to meet the individual needs of children

Ensure the welfare, well-being and safety of children is promoted and report safeguarding issues and concerns to the person in charge

Take an active role in seeking out continuous professional development opportunities during the apprentices programme and beyond

Support children who are experiencing transitions such as moving to school or birth of a sibling, using your knowledge of the children to support them

Take an active part in the completion of their apprenticeship, meeting deadlines set by their trainer assessor and working with the dedicated mentor to develop their knowledge, skills and behaviours

Work in a non-discriminatory way to ensure all children have equal access to opportunities

Your trainer assessor will meet with you regularly to provide teaching, learning and feedback from assessments completed. To support your progress you will be required to complete a reflective journal of the learning you have undertaken and discuss this with your trainer assessor.

Training

Your full role and responsibilities will be set out by your employer. Stanhope Day Nursery will provide you with all of the on-the-job training you need to up-skill in your role, and your 20% off-the-job learning will be incorporated as part of your working day.

You will be working towards the Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship standard, which includes:

? Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours

? Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Educator

? Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid or Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid

? Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)

This will be delivered through Stanhope Day Nursery’s dedicated training provider, Realise.

Qualifications required

Must already be level 2 qualified with a few years experience in Early years settings

Skills required

Good communication skills

Team player

good understanding of EYFS framework

Prospects

Career progression

Qualification / Standard : ST0135 Early years educator

Duration 15 months