Early Years Apprentice

Step into a role where every day brings the chance to inspire, support, and nurture young learners aged 3+. As part of the Shine team, you’ll spark children’s curiosity through play, creativity, and active learning, while providing the care and stability they need to thrive.

What you'll do at work

• Motivate and stimulate children’s learning and development through facilitation of play, creative, and sports activities
• Provide care and offer an appropriate level of support to children, providing them with a secure and stimulating environment
• Organise and make imaginative use of resources to ensure engaging, high-quality care
• Liaise and support parent/carer of children by sharing positive and constructive feedback about Shine sessions
• Act as the Key Person for a cohort of children, supporting transitions and monitoring their wellbeing
• Ensure the health and safety of all children and staff are maintained, acting appropriately in an emergency situation ensuring that the safety and well-being of the children is paramount at all times
• Comply with all Ofsted requirements, demonstrating a clear understanding of the Early Years Framework in the context of Shine
• Implement and champion Shine policies and procedures
• Act with integrity, adhering to the safeguarding practices detailed within relevant legislation and policies

Where you'll work

Shine Sports Ground
Lime Trees Road
Horfield
Bristol BS6 7XW

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND STROUD COLLEGE

Training course

Early years educator (level 3)

What you'll learn

• 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.