Apprentice Early Years Educator

An Apprentice Early Years Educator is required at Home from Home Kindergarten. We are looking for someone with a love of working with children who will gain an Early Years Educator Level 3 qualification. The successful candidate will be organising resources for activities and experiences in the nursery.

What you'll do at work

• Support children's learning and development through play and planned activities
• Help create a safe, clean, and welcoming environment
• Build positive relationships with children, parents, and colleagues
• Observe children's progress and contribute to learning records
• Assist with mealtimes, personal care, and daily routines while promoting independence
• Follow safeguarding, health and safety, and nursery policies at all times
• Prepare and tidy learning areas and resources
• Attend training sessions, complete coursework, and work towards the Level 3 qualification
• Support children with their emotional, social, physical, and intellectual development
• Work as part of the nursery team to provide high-quality care and education

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.