Early Years Educator Apprentice - Green Lane Nursery, Buxton
Early Years Educator Apprentice
GREEN LANE NURSERY LTD, BUXTON (SK17 9DP)
Summary
We’re seeking a dedicated early years apprentice to join our supportive team. Foster children’s development through play, build trusting relationships, and make a meaningful impact. Adaptability and reliability are essential as you help create an outstanding environment tailored to the unique needs of every child in our care.
Annual wage Competitive, Performance pay increases throughout the apprenticeship.
Duration
18 Months
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
No two days are the same which makes it fun and rewarding.
Your duties will include;
- You will be supporting children in their play and care routines and work alongside experienced practitioners to learn and develop your skills to support children’s needs in a fun play based approach.
- Build trusting relationships with the children by being present and engaging them in learning experiences .
- Being a effective communication is so important and helps the team so we can work efficiently and support each other.
- You will build professional relationships with parent/carers by communicating effectively with them about their child’s day.
- You will follow policies and procedures which we will guide you through.
- Any other duties that fit with your role or add to your knowledge, skills and behaviours.
Where you’ll work
11 GREEN LANE, BUXTON, SK17 9DP
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.
Your training course
Early years educator Level 3
Course contents
- Support babies and young children through a range of transitions and significant events. e.g moving onto school, moving house or the birth of a sibling.
- Recognise when a child is in danger, at risk of serious harm or abuse and explain the procedures to be followed to protect them. Types of abuse including: domestic, neglect , physical, emotional, and sexual abuse.
- Identify risks and hazards in the provision and during off site visits relating to both children and staff and visitors and follow reporting procedures.
- Use prevention and control of infection techniques for hand washing and food preparation and hygiene, deal with spillages safely, safe disposal of waste, using correct personal protective equipment.
- Use equipment, furniture and materials safely and securely, following the manufacturers’ instructions and provision’s requirements.
- Encourage children to be aware of personal safety and the safety of others and develop personal hygiene practices (including oral hygiene).
- Promote health and wellbeing in the provision by encouraging babies and young children to consume healthy, balanced and nutritious meals, snacks and drinks appropriate for their age and be physically active through planned and spontaneous activity throughout the day, both indoors and outdoors.
- Carry out respectful care routines appropriate to the development, stage, dignity and needs of the child, including eating (feeding and weaning or complementary feeding), nappy changing procedures, potty or toilet training, care of skin, teeth and hair and rest and sleep provision.
- Communicate with all children, including those for whom English is an additional language and those with additional needs, in ways that will be understood. This includes verbal and non-verbal communication.
- Extend children’s development and learning through verbal and non-verbal communication.
- Encourage babies and young children to use a range of communication methods.
- Use a range of appropriate communication methods to share information with children, parents or carers and other professionals.
- Work with colleagues to identify and plan educational programmes to support children’s holistic development through a range of play, creativity, social development and learning.
- Implement and review activities to support children’s play, creativity, social development and learning and clear up after activities.
- Observe children, assess, plan and record the outcomes, share results accurately and confidentially in line with expected statutory and the provision’s requirements.
- Use learning activities to support early language development.
- Support children’s early interest and development in mark making, writing, reading and being read to.
- Support children’s interest and development in mathematical learning including numbers, number patterns, counting, sorting and matching.
- Support the graduated approach for the assessment, planning, implementation and reviewing of each baby’s and young child’s individual plan for their care and participation.
- Work in ways that value and respect the developmental needs and stages of babies and children.
- Use feedback and mentoring or supervision to identify and support areas for development, goals and career opportunities.
- Work co-operatively with colleagues, other professionals and agencies to meet the needs of babies and young children and enable them to progress.
- Work alongside parents or carers and recognise their role in the baby or child’s health, well-being, learning and development.
- Encourage parents or carers to take an active role in the baby’s or child’s care, play, learning and development.
- Demonstrate how to share information with parents or carers about the importance of healthy, balanced and nutritious diets for their child, looking after teeth and being physically active.
- Support babies and young children through a range of transitions and significant events. e.g moving onto school, moving house or the birth of a sibling.
- Recognise when a child is in danger, at risk of serious harm or abuse and explain the procedures to be followed to protect them. Types of abuse including: domestic, neglect , physical, emotional, and sexual abuse.
- Identify risks and hazards in the provision and during off site visits relating to both children and staff and visitors and follow reporting procedures.
- Use prevention and control of infection techniques for hand washing and food preparation and hygiene, deal with spillages safely, safe disposal of waste, using correct personal protective equipment.
- Use equipment, furniture and materials safely and securely, following the manufacturers’ instructions and provision’s requirements.
- Encourage children to be aware of personal safety and the safety of others and develop personal hygiene practices (including oral hygiene).
- Promote health and wellbeing in the provision by encouraging babies and young children to consume healthy, balanced and nutritious meals, snacks and drinks appropriate for their age and be physically active through planned and spontaneous activity throughout the day, both indoors and outdoors.
- Carry out respectful care routines appropriate to the development, stage, dignity and needs of the child, including eating (feeding and weaning or complementary feeding), nappy changing procedures, potty or toilet training, care of skin, teeth and hair and rest and sleep provision.
- Communicate with all children, including those for whom English is an additional language and those with additional needs, in ways that will be understood. This includes verbal and non-verbal communication.
- Extend children’s development and learning through verbal and non-verbal communication.
- Encourage babies and young children to use a range of communication methods.
- Use a range of appropriate communication methods to share information with children, parents or carers and other professionals.
- Work with colleagues to identify and plan educational programmes to support children’s holistic development through a range of play, creativity, social development and learning.
- Implement and review activities to support children’s play, creativity, social development and learning and clear up after activities.
- Observe children, assess, plan and record the outcomes, share results accurately and confidentially in line with expected statutory and the provision’s requirements.
- Use learning activities to support early language development.
- Support children’s early interest and development in mark making, writing, reading and being read to.
- Support children’s interest and development in mathematical learning including numbers, number patterns, counting, sorting and matching.
- Support the graduated approach for the assessment, planning, implementation and reviewing of each baby’s and young child’s individual plan for their care and participation.
- Work in ways that value and respect the developmental needs and stages of babies and children.
- Use feedback and mentoring or supervision to identify and support areas for development, goals and career opportunities.
- Work co-operatively with colleagues, other professionals and agencies to meet the needs of babies and young children and enable them to progress.
- Work alongside parents or carers and recognise their role in the baby or child’s health, well-being, learning and development.
- Encourage parents or carers to take an active role in the baby’s or child’s care, play, learning and development.
- Demonstrate how to share information with parents or carers about the importance of healthy, balanced and nutritious diets for their child, looking after teeth and being physically active.
Your training plan
You will attend on-campus activity days every 6 weeks, transport is available, you will also be visited in the workplace on a regular basis by your instructor-mentor who will complete observations and professional discussions.
You will spend approx. 20% of your working week completing off the job training, this includes on-campus activity days but, will also be training in the workplace such as shadowing.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
- GCSE English (Grade 4 or above) essential
- GCSE Maths (Grade 4 or above) essential
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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Reliable
- An interest in the industry
- Ability to learn from peers
- A desire to learn
Other requirements
You will need to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check as part of the application process, you will be supported to complete this.
You will need to complete paediatric first aid as part of the apprenticeship, you will be supported with this.
You will be provided with branded tops but will need to provide your own black trousers and appropriate shoes. We take the children outdoors regularly both in the garden and into the community, you will need suitable clothing depending on the weather.
About this company
Green Lane Nursery has a long-established reputation for homely, nurturing early years education, with practitioners caring for children as if they were their own. We are expertly managed by Andy O’Connor and Jodie Godden, with a teacher-led curriculum and many early years graduates and skilled practitioners sharing their knowledge and experience every day. We love the outdoors, and as well as playing in our lovely garden every day the weather allows, we keep a fleet of minibuses, allowing us to take children out into the local countryside to play and explore; or to visit residents of local care homes and brighten up their days with our smiles, songs and stories. Our youngest members are treated to trips to the park on warm days, or a stroll around the leafy local streets.
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Company Benefits
You will be provided with branded tops as a uniform.
After this apprenticeship
Excellent potential for permanent employment.
