- GMFJ Reference
246301
- Wages
Competitive
- Hours
40.00 per week
- Date Posted
08/02/2024
- Start Date
01/04/2024
- Approx. Duration
17 months
- Location
Slough
- Status
Now Taking Applications
- Sector
Education & Training
- Opportunity Type
Intermediate Level 2
- Apprenticeship Standard
Early years practitioner (ST0888)
- Employer
Be Happy Day Childcare
Description
The team at Be Happy Preschool in Slough have a great opportunity to join the team as an Early Years Apprentice.
As part of your role you will;
- Plan and carry out child initiated and adult led
play activities supporting children’s individual needs and interests
- Provide play activities which encourage and promote
children’s numeracy, literacy and language development
- Undertake the role of the key person to help
children feel safe, secure and valued
- Carries out observations and use these effectively
to understand the changing needs of their individual key children and plan for
the interests in line with the early years foundation stage
- Carry out care routines such as nappy changing,
toileting, hand washing and feeding routines with care, respect and compassion
- Work in partnership with other professionals,
parents, colleagues and children to meet the individual needs of children
- Ensure the welfare, well-being and safety of
children is promoted and report safeguarding issues and concerns to the person
in charge
- Take an active role in seeking out continuous
professional development opportunities during the apprentices programme and
beyond
- 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
- 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
- Work in a non-discriminatory way to ensure all
children have equal access to 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.
On additional specialisms such as special educational needs co-ordinator
or the designated safeguarding lead.
For more information about this vacancy please contact Realise on 0333 444 3973 (Ref ID: 246301)
Company website : https://www.behappypreschool.co.uk/be-happy-day-nursery-burnham
- Self-motivation
- Good
communication skills
- Ability to
meet strict deadlines
- Time
management
For level 3 must have a
level 2 childcare qualification or 6 months experience of working in an early
years setting with children
- We will also consider strong candidates for a level 2 apprenticeship without the above.
Your full role and responsibilities will be set out
by your employer. Be Happy Preschool 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 through Be Happy Day Nursery's dedicated training provider, Realise.
Realise is an established training
provider that’s enjoying an exciting period of growth following a management
buyout and rebrand in late 2020.
- Passionate
- Empathetic
- Kind
- Caring
- Dedicated
At the end of the
apprenticeship you will be a highly trained early years educator. Depending on
the setting in which you work you could progress onto becoming a room leader or
taking on additional specialisms such as special educational needs co-ordinator
or the designated safeguarding lead
- You will be required to undertake an enhanced dbs check as part of the employers safer recruitment process
- 20 Days paid holiday
- Car park available