About the role
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
Early Years Educators play a key role in ensuring that young children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe. They will work as part of a team to deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) requirements set by the Government for the learning, development, and care of children from birth to 5 years old.
An Early Years Educator:
- Plans and supervises child-initiated and adult-led activities which are based around the needs and interests of each individual child
- Supports children to develop numeracy and language skills through games and play
- Has key person responsibility to help ensure each child feels safe and secure
- Observes each child and shapes their learning experience to reflect their observations
- Meets the care needs of the individual child, such as feeding, changing nappies and administration of medicine
- Works in partnership with other colleagues, parents and/or carers or other professionals to meet the individual needs of each child
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
Your training plan
Training is provided through a blended programme of individual and group training alongside virtual learning. The programme provides opportunities to share experiences with other apprentices and learn from experienced professionals.
Training Topics include:
- Understanding how children learn and develop
- Safeguarding, protection, and welfare of children
- Understanding the value of play in early years
Upon successful completion of the Apprenticeship and End Point Assessment, a Level 3 Early years Educator Apprenticeship Qualification will be achieved.
Additional qualifications include:
- Level 3 Early Years Educator in the workforce (Cache - The Early Years Educators)
- Safeguarding Level 1
- Prevent duty
- Obtain or have Level 3 Paediatric First Aid Certificate
- Working towards Level 2 Functional Skills (where appropriate)
Requirements
Desired qualifications
- GCSE or equivalent English, Maths (Grade 4) desirable
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Wormley C of E Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We have a number of policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, including our Child Protection Policy, which is attached. The successful candidate is required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS). Any offer of employment is subject to the necessary pre-employment checks being undertaken and the submission of two references.
About this company
On behalf of the governors, staff and children it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to our school website. This site aims to give our parents, and those parents new to the school, some current information about us. We aim to build on our relationship with parents to ensure that we improve our communication with you. Our hope is that together we will continue to raise standards for all our children. If you have any suggestions you would like us to consider please email us on admin@wormleyprimary.co.uk or, if you prefer, call in or write a note to the Head Teacher, Mrs T. Gaiteri, outlining your ideas. Our address is on our contact us page. If you need further information about anything you have seen on this website please do not hesitate to talk, in person, to any of the teaching or non-teaching staff. Mrs Tracy Gaiteri Head Teacher
https://wormleyprimary.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
After this apprenticeship
Career progression after this apprenticeship?
- Practitioner in day nursery, nursery schools, reception classes and pre-school worker
- Transferable skills invaluable in the wider world of work
Wormley C of E Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We have a number of policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, including our Child Protection Policy, which is attached.
The successful candidate is required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS).
Any offer of employment is subject to the necessary pre-employment checks being undertaken and the submission of two references.
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