Nursery Educator Apprenticeship
KINDERGARTEN FOREST HILL LTD · FOREST HILL, SE23 2NR
Early years educator (level 3)
Working in a childcare setting with children ranging from ages 0-5. You will be working towards an Advanced Diploma in Early Years. Your apprenticeship will last for 14 months. This apprenticeship requires dedication, commitment & punctuality for you to be successful.
The work
- Creating fun, engaging and safe environment for the children
- Teaching within the EYFS requirements
- Partaking in a range of indoor and outdoor activities
- Supporting the children with a range of self-care needs, such as feeding and personal hygiene
- Communicating with other team members and parents
- Working in a childcare setting with children ranging from ages 0-5
- Also, being able to liaise with external customers and parents, and provide a high level of service for the childcare setting
Training
- You will be working towards an Advanced Diploma in Early Years
- Your apprenticeship will last for 14 months, where you will be supported by a dedicated assessor throughout your apprenticeship, as well as a mentor and other staff within the nursery
- This apprenticeship requires dedication, commitment & punctuality for you to be successful
- This apprenticeship will open doors to a variety of future roles & career paths within the childcare sector
- Training will take place in the workplace
- You will need to attend online training with your assessor for 1 day a week for the first 8 weeks of your 14-month apprenticeship, for your classroom-based learning and you will be working within the nursery for the rest of the time with the support of your dedicated childcare assessor
- You will complete a qualification in paediatric first aid
- Apprenticeship is 14 months in duration
- Working in a nursery setting full time, min 30hrs a week
- Attending online group classroom sessions 1 day a week for the first 8 weeks
- Updating online portfolio in a timely manner to meet deadlines
- The training schedule will be communicated once the candidate is successful
Training provider: SWIFT ACI
What you come out with
Developing into a Level 3 Practitioner, with the potential of a full-time position upon successful completion. Other prospects could include applying for:
- Room leader positions
- Possible management training
- Springboard into primary education
- Paediatric nursing
- Continuous development in the current nursery setting
What they are looking for
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Qualifications
- Essential · GCSE Maths & English Grade 4
- Essential · Functional Skills Maths & English Level 2
Things to consider
- Supporting the development of the childcare provision
- Providing an excellent range of activities that ensures the child learns whilst having fun
- Assisting in meeting Ofsted requirements.
- Being a team player
- Providing challenging and stimulating activities for children appropriately
- Responsibility for equal opportunity in delivery
- Supporting children’s learning and development
- Supporting children’s self-help needs
- Being creative and enthusiastic
- Following safeguarding rules and regulations
The employer
Our bilingual (English/German) curriculum and Forest School programme is created to support our children to become confident and responsible personalities. We take the indoors and outdoors equally important and offer our children an inspiring environment with carefully devised activities in our group room as well as our beautiful, spacious garden. Free flow between indoors and outdoors is an important part of our concept. Children can enjoy themselves and feel part of a group while they develop social skills, empathy and respect for each other and their environment.
Workplace
- 50 DACRES ROAD, FOREST HILL, SE23 2NR