Early Years Apprentice

Want to change young lives and build a career? Woodlands Nursery in Stannington has a great opportunity to be a part of providing a high standard of physical, emotional and intellectual care for children in the nursery. You will work as part of a team to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, develop and learn.

Woodlands Nursery is situated at the Hill of Banchory where it is surrounded by woodland, enabling the children to be closer to nature in a secure environment.

As a level 3 apprentice you will;

• Ensure the welfare and safety of children is promoted and report safeguarding issues and concerns to the person in charge
• Support the planning and delivery of purposeful play activities in line with the early years foundation stage
• Work with parents, colleagues and other agencies to ensure children’s individual needs are met
• Support the children to understand healthy life choices through engaging play activities
• Take an active role in seeking out continuous professional development opportunities during the apprentices programme and beyond
• Use communication and knowledge of child development to engage with children and support those requiring additional support
• Support children who are experiencing transitions such as moving to school or birth of a sibling, using your knowledge of the children to support them
• Carry out respectful care routines such as feeding, nappy changing and dental care
• Take an active part in the completion of their apprenticeship, meeting deadlines set by their trainer assessor and working with the dedicated mentor to develop their knowledge, skills and behaviours
• Support children’s numeracy, literacy and language through a range of play activities and opportunities
• Your trainer assessor will meet with you regularly to provide teaching, learning and feedback from assessments completed
• To support your progress you will be required to complete a reflective journal of the learning you have undertaken and discuss this with your trainer assessor

We can also offer you:

• Statutory 28 days holidays including bank holidays
• Mentor and assessor throughout training
• Earn salary whilst gaining a qualification
• Birthday bonuses
• Uniforms provided

Your full role and responsibilities will be set out by your employer.

They will provide you with all of the on-the-job training you need to up-skill in your role, and your 20% off-the-job learning will be incorporated as part of your working day.

You will be working towards the Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship standard, which includes:

• Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
• Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Educator
• Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid or Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid
• Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)

This will be delivered by your dedicated training provider, Realise.