Early Years Apprenticeship

To engage with children and play alongside them.  To work as part of a team. To support the day to day set up including setting up the room to meet children's needs, and tidying away at the end of the each day. To be willing to learn the basics of the EYFS to support our setting. To help prepare and serve food along with support from manager or other staff.

Training:
As part of the apprenticeship you will complete the Level 2 Early Years Practitioner apprenticeship standard. You will receive a grade Pass or Distinction on completion. In addition to the apprenticeship standard you will complete Level 1 Functional Skills in maths and English, if you don't have GCSEs grades C/4 or above or equivalent. The delivery will take place in the workplace and the final exams at one of East Sussex College's campuses. You will then be upskilled to level 2. The apprenticeship will be delivered fully in the workplace, and you will have assessor meetings every 4-6 weeks and workplace reviews every 10-12 weeks to monitor your progress. There will also be monthly workshops. The employer will also consider applications from those that want to complete the Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship. For those wishing to study at Level 3, you must have a few years’ experience of working in a childcare setting and/or a Level 2 Childcare qualification.

Training Outcome:
There will be a full time position after the apprenticeship, with opportunities to further career within the setting.

Employer Description:
At Cottage we are a charity run setting and take children aged from 2-4 years. We are term time only setting opening 9-3 for the children Monday- Friday. We are a small team and we work from 8:30-3:30 and we all get on well with different skills and experiences that we each bring to the team. We are a pack away setting and operate in a large hall, we also have large outdoor space that is owned by us. We follow the EYFS and ensure the room is set up with all areas in mind using a wide range of resources. We rely on lots of fundraising to support our setting and hold different events throughout the year to support this. We use Tapestry within our setting to share the children’s learning and development with their families. We offer lots of training opportunities to support staffs ongoing development. Work tops and sweatshirts are provided upon starting, you are free to wear comfortable lower half attire as long as it’s smart with no holes, we recommend comfortable trousers like joggers or jeans/ shorts in the summer and comfortable footwear, such as trainers. As a team we are all enthusiastic and love sharing ideas and supporting each other to ensure we provide the best learning and care to all our children.

Working Hours :
8:30am - 3:30pm, Monday - Friday (term time only).

Skills:
Team working,Enjoys working with children