Early Years Educator Apprenticeship

LMP Group; Chipping Barnet; On-site

Job description

Early Years Educator Apprenticeship - The Hyde Nursery

About the employer:

Housed in the iconic Hyde Institute, which once served as a library to the Barnet community, the Hyde Nursery is an Ofsted-registered 88-place Nursery, new for 2022, and ideal for those who live and work in Barnet.
The Nursery is the tenth setting for CC Nurseries Group, who provide quality care and early childhood experiences to over 800 families across England and Scotland.

Overview of role:

In an Early Years setting, it is essential to provide stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments, and resources tailored to the children's age and developmental stage. This includes enhancing their physical, intellectual, social, and emotional development, ensuring their holistic growth. A key responsibility is assisting in embedding an effective key person approach, which helps children form secure attachments and fosters a sense of security. Equally important is ensuring the safety and wellbeing of every child, staff member, parent, and visitor at all times. Collaboration within the team is crucial to support all children and colleagues, while ensuring that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are consistently met.

Key details:

• Hours: Monday to Friday (shifts tbc), 38 hours per week
• All Year Round (52 weeks per year)
• Wage: £7.55 per hour
• Location: The Hyde Institute Building, Church Passage, Barnet, Barnet, EN5 4QS

Apprenticeship details:

• Qualification: Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship
• Duration of course: 19 months
• Training Provider: LMP Education (Rated No 1 Training Provider!)
• All learning delivered online/ remotely alongside role.

Full Duties and Responsibilities:

As Early Childhood Developer Apprentice, you will support children between the ages of 0-5 in their development and care. Work to provide stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments, and resources to children that are appropriate to their age and stage of development, whilst also enhancing the daily needs of children.

You will be supported to complete a formal apprenticeship and 20% of your working hours will be spent on your knowledge, skills, and behaviour development.

• Learn whilst working
• Work to provide stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments, and resources to children that are appropriate to their age and stage of development
• Enhance the all-around daily needs of children, including their physical, intellectual, social, and emotional development
• Assist with embedding an effective key person approach to enable children to form secure attachments
• Ensure the safety and wellbeing of every child, staff, parent, and visitor at all times
• Work within a team to support all children and team members within your room
• Understand and ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the Early Years Curriculum are met

Skills & Personal Qualities:

• Well organized
• Clear and effective communication
• Willing to learn and develop
• A team player
• Good time management skills
• Patient with children and ability to build rapport
• Creative and caring, to help engage all

Qualifications Requirements:

• GCSE or equivalent (Functional skills) English (Grade 4) essential
• GCSE or equivalent (Functional skills) Maths (Grade 4) essential

Next steps & Pre-employment checks:

• Permitting you’re eligible for the role, please expect to receive contact from our LMP Education Recruitment team, to discuss your application further.
• Additionally, please be aware that upon a successful offer of employment, DBS checks and references will be obtained as part of your enrolment.

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