Early Years Educator apprenticeship

Under the guidance of teachers, the successful candidate will be involved in working with individuals or small groups of children to support the education, personal and social development of pupils and establishing positive relationships to assist pupils complete structured learning activities.

Duties may include:

Support to implement learning activities working with individual or small groups of pupils Support to assist the development of varying skills that support pupils' learning Support in producing learning resources Support to assist in pupil supervision Support in monitoring and recording of pupil progress and developmental needs Reporting pupil progress to the teacher Work within the schools policy and procedures Working to the relevant apprenticeship standard/framework and completing work in a timely manner To the accountabilities above, the apprentice may be required to undertake any of the duties normally

Skills and Attributes:

Empathy and understanding of children under five Excellent verbal and communication skills with children and parents Ability to write reports and keep clear and accurate records Excellent organisational skills Administrative and basic IT skills Calm and caring nature Ability to work as part of a team Able to work on your own initiative

Training:

You will be assigned a Development Coach who will have 121s with you on a monthly basis via Teams and will visit the nursery for further teaching and observation.

Training Outcome:

Progress to senior roles such as room leader, SENCo and safeguarding officer.

Employer Description:
Smarty Pants has been trading for a number of years and is Good OFSTED rated in 2023. Jennifer the owner goal is to ensure all her employees are learning something new like Forest School or SENCO as want to ensure the career paths are being met.

Working Hours :
Five days per week. Full time. All year round. 7.5 hours per day excluding 1 hour for lunch (unpaid). Open at 8am and close at 6pm. Shifts TBC. BUT new staff are on middle shift start 8.45am to 5.15pm or 9am until 5.30pm

Skills:
Communication skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Problem solving skills,Number skills,Logical,Team working,Creative,Patience