Apprentice Early Years Educator

First Steps Day Nursery are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join their team as an Apprentice Early Years Educator. To work alongside the nursery team to deliver a high standard of education to the children whilst gaining as much practical experience as possible for the duration of your apprenticeship.

Requirements

• To ensure high standards in all aspects of care and development in line with the EYFS for all children attending the nursery
• To organise resources for activities and experiences in the nursery
• To assist in enhancing the developmental progress in children
• To implement the daily routine within the nursery
• To maintain a high standard of cleanliness and good housekeeping
• To maintain a thorough knowledge of all the nursery’s policies and procedures, ensuring that they are followed and respected
• 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.

Responsibilities

• To work alongside the nursery team to deliver a high standard of education to the children.
• Gaining as much practical experience as possible for the duration of your apprenticeship.

Benefits

• Salary: £12,480 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
• National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
• Possibility of ongoing employment upon completion of the relevant qualification.
• An apprenticeship allows you to earn a wage, gain valuable work experience and industry specific competence.

Application Process

• This is an apprenticeship role with specific training course details.

About First Steps Day Nursery

• First Steps Day Nursery is a 26 place nursery in Hornsea.
• Ofsted inspected this childcare setting and rated it Good.
• Parents are invited to get in touch for more information or to arrange a visit.

Contact

• Training Provider: EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
• Contact Name: Sally Baldwin
• Email: sallybaldwin@eden-ts.com
• Phone: 01709886839
• Reference Code: VAC2000030742