Apprentice Early Years Assistant

In this role, you will learn:

How to meet children’s social, emotional, physical, and intellectual needs by providing stimulating and age-appropriate play and learning opportunities in the setting.  How to supervise the children where appropriate and to protect them from dangerous or harmful situations, with the support and guidance of senior staff.  How to contribute to a high level of care that will enhance the children’s general health and wellbeing,  How to carry out observations of children, discuss the progress of children with the key person and contribute any ideas to informal and formal planning sessions.  How to be aware of any special needs a child may have and to familiarise yourself with relevant play and learning plans. 

Your responsibilities will also include:

Working with colleagues to provide a fun and engaging outdoor activities to cover all areas of the children’s development. Preparing healthy snacks, set up and clear away mealtimes and support children during mealtimes.  Attending and contributing to your review sessions. Attending and contributing at regular staff/team meetings.  Sharing any child protection concerns immediately with the designated Safeguarding Lead or their deputy. Adhering to our code of practice on confidentiality.

Training:

You will be enrolled on either the Level 2 Early Years Educator, or Level 3 Early Years Educator Standard.

Training is delivered via monthly virtual classroom teaching sessions,  online learning, workplace learning, written tasks and face to face assessments and sessions with our assessors.  

Training Outcome:

Once a qualified Early Years Educator, you can work in a variety of roles including; Room Leader, Supervisor, Deputy Manager or as a  Childminder.  

Progression to higher education, such as Level 5 Diploma for the Early Years Senior Practitioner or a degree in early years education.  

Employer Description:
We are proud to be part of the Early Years Alliance family of early years settings. Founded over 60 years ago, the Alliance is an educational charity dedicated to supporting the delivery of quality early years education and care to children and families. The Alliance prides itself on being a supportive workplace and offers significant benefits for our team members.

Working Hours :
Monday to Friday, 8.00am - 5.30pm.

Skills:
Communication skills,Customer care skills,Team working,Patience,Experience with young children