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Are you looking for a career in childcare? Gingerbread Corner are recruiting!
You will be ensuring the educational, social, physical, emotional, health and welfare needs of the children are always met. During the apprenticeship you will complete an Early Years Educator level 3.
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
Corporate Responsibilities:
- Act in accordance with Gingerbread Corner’s Policies, Procedures and Protocols, including the Safeguarding Procedure, including fulfilling your responsibilities under Health and Safety legislation
- Work effectively as a member of our staff team
- Notify your Line Manager of any concerns about carers, children, staff, volunteers or students
- Attend all staff meetings, (including evening meetings) and our annual General Meeting
- Have a flexible approach regarding your general child-care duties
- Provide a good role model for volunteers and students
Service provision
- Provide a warm welcome to visitors and clients, promoting and fostering good relationships with clients
- Promote the children’s self-esteem, helping them develop confidence in their abilities, extend their skills and develop their full potential by helping to provide a safe and stimulating play environment
- Contribute towards displays and provide creative activities
- Contribute to the observations, etc in Early Years and log them onto Tapestry (our on-line learning journal)
- Maintain a high standard of hygiene and cleanliness, particularly having full regard to the health, safety and welfare of each child
Training
- Attend all in-house training courses, as well as undertaking any other professional and personal development training as requested by your Line Manager
Miscellaneous
- Help with occasional fund-raising events, etc. (usually in your own time!)
- Carry out any other tasks, commensurate with your position, as requested or authorised by staff
Where you'll work
THE FINANCIAL CONTROLLER GINGERBREAD CORNER GRENABY AVENUE CROYDON CR0 2EG
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Training provider
EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
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What you'll learn
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.
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Training schedule
- Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification
- Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)
- End-Point Assessment (EPA)
- Employee Rights and Responsibilities (ERR)
- Personal Learning and Thinking Skills (PLTS)
Apprentices must successfully complete the Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid. (RQF) or Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid (RQF)
Desirable qualifications
- GCSE in: English (grade C / 4+)
- Maths (grade C / 4+)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Providing a safe and fun learning environment for children aged between three months and 11 years, with experience caring for children with disabilities and individual requirements. We have a soft play room, sensory room & garden, four dedicated nursery rooms, an Adventure Playground and many other special rooms. Our children enjoy a variety of home-made meals for lunch and snack which take into account the children's dietary needs.
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
For the successful candidate there is the possibility of ongoing employment upon completion of the relevant qualifications
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Maryellen Wood
01709 886 836
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000046064.
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