Apprentice Early Years Educator at Twinkle Tots Childcare

We are looking for an apprentice to join our dedicated team to learn all about the areas of childcare. You must love being around children and be committed to help in the running of my setting, joining in with a range of activities and outings including mealtimes, nappy changing, writing observations, planning and daily diaries.

Wage

£16,640 to £26,436.80, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands‑on experience.

Your job duties will include:

• Planning fun and educational activities and outings to help with children’s development
• Help to maintain a clean, tidy and safe play environment
• Help to complete and maintain development records of the children through daily diaries, observations and assessments
• Greet parents and provide feedback on their child
• Ensure health & safety standards are maintained
• Play alongside the children, stimulate their imagination and creativity
• Encourage positive behaviour
• Help with mealtimes
• Follow settings policies

29 DUNSTER CLOSE
TUFFLEY
GLOUCESTER
GL4 0TP

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

• Recognise when a child or a colleague is in danger or at risk of abuse and act to protect them in line with safeguarding policy and procedure.
• Apply legislation, policy and procedure to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of children in the setting (for example, food safety, diets, starting solid food, allergies, COSHH, and accidents, injuries, and emergencies).
• Apply the principles of risk assessment and risk management within documentation and practice.
• Teach children to develop skills to manage risk and maintain their own and others safety.
• Use a range of communication methods, including technology, with other professionals to meet the individual needs of the child.
• Develop and maintain effective professional, collaborative relationships with others involved in the education and care of the child.
• Undertake the role and responsibilities of key person.
• Recognise and apply theories of attachment to develop effective relationships with children.
• Provide sensitive and respectful personal care for children from birth to 5 years.
• Advocate for all children’s needs, including children which require SEND or EAL support.
• Promote and facilitate children’s interpersonal communication to develop their social interactions and relationships.
• Support children to develop a positive sense of their own identity and culture.
• Support children to understand and respond to their emotions and make considered choices about their behaviours.
• Assess the responsiveness of the environment for effective child-centred experiences in line with curriculum requirements.
• Create inclusive, child-centred, dynamic, innovative, and evolving physical environments both indoors and outdoors.
• Create inclusive and supportive emotional environment that enables the child to feel safe, secure, respected and experience a sense of wellbeing; maintaining and prioritising the individual child’s voice.
• Apply strategies that support children’s ability to manage change, transition, and significant events.
• Analyse observation evidence to assess and plan holistic individual learning based on a comprehensive understanding of the child’s needs and interests.
• Facilitate and support child-centred opportunities and experiences based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
• Provide adult led opportunities and experience based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
• Use reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally.

Early Years Educator Standard Level 3

GCSE in:

• Maths (grade
  4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

• Customer care skills

• References and an enhanced DBS will be required

Childminding setting offering care for children aged 3 months – 11 years in a home from home environment full of fun and learning.

• On completion of Apprenticeship, Potential long term career within my setting, including lots of additional training and courses

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

GLOUCESTERSHIRE COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC.