Early Years Educator- Apprenticeship Level 3

Working in a childcare setting with children ranging from ages 0 - 5, you will be working towards an Advanced Diploma Early Years. Your apprenticeship will last for 13 months and requires dedication, commitment, and punctuality for you to be successful.

Requirements

• GCSE in English (grade 4)
• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Presentation skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical thinking
• Team working ability
• Creativity
• Initiative
• Non-judgmental attitude
• Patience
• Willingness to attend online training for 10 days out of the 13-month apprenticeship.

Responsibilities

• Undertake day-to-day childcare tasks to ensure children’s needs, welfare, and education are met.
• Help children develop numeracy and language skills through games, singing, role play, and storytelling.
• Assist with feeding and changing babies.
• Liaise with parents and external customers to provide a high level of service.
• Recognise when a child or colleague is in danger or at risk of abuse and act to protect them.
• Apply legislation, policy, and procedure to protect the health, safety, and wellbeing of children.
• Apply the principles of risk assessment and management.
• Teach children to manage risk and maintain their own and others' safety.
• Use various communication methods, including technology, with other professionals.
• Develop and maintain effective professional, collaborative relationships.
• Undertake the role and responsibilities of a key person.
• Recognise and apply theories of attachment to build effective relationships with children.
• Provide sensitive and respectful personal care for children aged 0-5.
• Advocate for all children's needs, including those requiring SEND or EAL support.
• Promote and facilitate children’s interpersonal communication.
• Support children to develop a positive sense of 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.
• Create inclusive, child-centred, dynamic, innovative, and evolving physical environments (indoors and outdoors).
• Create inclusive and supportive emotional environments.
• Apply strategies to support children's ability to manage change, transition, and significant events.
• Analyse observation evidence to assess and plan holistic individual learning.
• Facilitate and support child-centred opportunities and experiences.
• Provide adult-led opportunities and experiences.
• Use reflection for professional and personal development.
• Undertake Paediatric First Aid training.