Pickford Nursery - Level 2/3 Early Years Apprenticeship

Overview

As an Early Years Apprentice, you'll be playing a key role in providing a positive and secure relationship for your children and their families. You will be taking on daily care and development of each child; you will be responsible for supporting and working closely with our Nursery Room Leader to assist in the daily running of the nursery room and educational activities.

Responsibilities

• Engaging our existing parents and offering support at every stage of their child’s nursery life from the very beginning settling in stages up until they transition to school.
• Continuing to develop relationships with parents via our online learning journal.
• Keeping the existing team energised through our mission, vision and values is vital to the continued development of our culture.
• Playing an important role in supporting each stage of every child's unique journey and enhancing learning through management lead planning of education and activities.

What are we looking for

You’ll be hardworking and keen to learn. What really matters is someone that is passionate about our mission and values and who will add value to our culture. We’re looking for someone who thinks creatively and is not afraid to use their initiative to implement exciting learning opportunities that inspire both the children and their team.

Your journey with us

We like to give back to our teams by nurturing your well-being through continuous internal training and an extensive well-being program. Our practitioners thrive within a supportive environment. A 'grow your own' culture.

Experience and Knowledge

• Good knowledge of child protection procedures and the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
• Excellent references and a clear enhanced DBS.
• Passion for delivering high quality childcare and learning.
• Exceptional communication skills, energy and a positive ‘hands on’ attitude.

Training Information

Over the course of 15 – 18 months (dependent upon the level of course an apprentice is being enrolled onto), you will study units such as health & safety in a childcare setting, holistic child development, safeguarding in a childcare setting, child development, communication with children, purposeful play and educational programmes, supporting children with special educational needs, collaborative working in early years childcare, wellbeing principles for children and at higher levels, child protection, data, supporting key life transitions and behaviour management (these modules may differ).

Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship programme, you will achieve a Level 3 qualification and a TQUK Diploma in Early Years.

We and our employer partners are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, so a DBS check will be required for this role. To make you aware, this position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all convictions, cautions and bind-overs, including those regarded as ‘spent’ must be declared, and you will be asked about these during the recruitment process.

If you do not hold GCSE Maths & English (or equivalent), these will be delivered alongside the apprenticeship programme.

Our delivery of training is through blended learning. Supported by one of our sector specialist tutors, they will deliver teaching sessions using various methods including face to face teaching, Skype, Facetime, telephone and peer virtual classroom whilst using our interactive multi-sensory teaching resources. Teaching sessions are normally bi-weekly or monthly, depending on the learner’s preferred learning style. Additionally, the tutor will provide the support required to ensure the learner enjoys and ultimately successfully achieves their goals and completes their training. We want learners to feel that our team are approachable at any stage of their learning journey.

You will initially take an online assessment that will help us to understand your learning style and needs, then we will tailor your learning experience accordingly. We ensure that you stay on track to complete your programme on time by managing your expectations through our state-of-the-art e-portfolio system. At the end of your programme, your learnt knowledge, skills and behaviours will be assessed by an independent assessor in your end point assessment (EPA).

As part of the apprenticeship, alongside your job role, 20% of your time in work must be dedicated to developing new skills. This can be any time devoted to learning and improving new skills without interruption.