Childcare Apprenticeship – Level 3 Early Years Educator (LE)
SMILES NURSERIES LTD · Leicestershire, LE9 4FU
Early years educator (level 3)
This apprenticeship is ideal for someone with some prior knowledge and experience within a nursery or school setting and especially someone passionate in childcare and early years, looking to further their career.
The work
- Providing an excellent range of activities that ensures that the child learns whilst having fun.
- Supporting children’s learning and development, including supporting planning and observations.
- Preparing and maintaining the environment and resources for the children.
- Preparation of food for breakfast, snack and afternoon tea.
Supporting children’s self-help needs. - Being creative and enthusiastic.
Following safeguarding rules Undertaking First Aid training as required. - Undertaking training as appropriate to meet any changes in standards or appropriate legal requirements as required.
- Ensuring that all Health and Hygiene requirements are always adhered to.
Training
- You will gain a Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification at the end of the course.
- All training is completed remotely via teams. Your tutor will be there to support you throughout and visit your setting.
- Online remote training sessions will take place once every week for the first 8 weeks, and they’ll be scheduled in, as and when.
- You will complete your Level 3 Paediatric First Aid.
Training provider: SWIFT ACI
What you come out with
After completion, you will develop into a Level 3 practitioner, with the potential of a permanent position upon successful completion. There is also the potential to go into other childcare-orientated roles, e.g., social work, teaching, managerial roles etc.
What they are looking for
- Communication skills
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Qualifications
- Essential · GCSE English 4
- Essential · GCSE Maths 4
The employer
At Smiles , we believe that every child deserves the best possible start in life and we are dedicated to providing a safe, fun and nurturing environment to help them learn and grow. We help children expand their comfort zones in a safe, secure and highly individualised way. We aim to help children develop into happy, confident, sociable and independent people.
Workplace
- Rugby House Hinckley Road Sapcote, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE9 4FU