Early Years Educator Apprentice

At Woodlanders, you will be working towards a Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship over the course of 15 months!

To assist the Head of Woodlanders and our Room Leaders in creating a safe and nurturing environment, we aim to help the children at Woodlanders learn and build their confidence and social skills.

You'll have the chance to provide engaging and creative learning experiences while pursuing your Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification. We will allocate some study time during your paid hours, but we also encourage you to dedicate some of your personal time to complete the course in approximately 15-18 months. We are more than happy to work with your tutors when they need to visit you at our setting.

Key tasks:

To promote the welfare of children in all areas of Safeguarding To maintain confidentiality at all times regarding children, their families, staff and the business of Woodlanders To help the Head of Woodlanders, and other staff as part of an effective team To observe and assess children’s development and contribute to the evaluation of the educational programme To demonstrate and promote understanding of all aspects of inclusion and to complete relevant training where necessary To support children with their learning and development by thinking on your feet and planning in the moment To participate in the Woodlanders appraisal system To participate in training and development opportunities when needs have been identified, possibly out of working hours To carry out daily tasks assigned by the Room Leader To work in partnership with the Head of Woodlanders, Committee members, parents/carers and other professionals To contribute to shaping a stimulating and warm environment with clear boundaries for children and adults To work within the policies and procedures of Woodlanders

This is an outline for the range of duties expected of an Early Years Educator to indicate the level of responsibility for the time being. It is not a comprehensive or exclusive list and duties may be varied from time to time which do not change the general character of the job or the level of responsibility entailed.

Training Outcome:
There is no guarantee that you will automatically be offered employment with Woodlanders on competition of your qualification Woodlanders are committed to supporting our apprentices and you will be kept informed throughout in the form of supervisions We always hope to gain long term employees from the apprenticeship route, however the needs of the business will dictate the need for permanent recruitment at that time

Employer Description:

Woodlanders Pre-School provides early years care and education to children in Ashburton and the surrounding areas. We are an independent registered charity, rooted in the community and run by a team of dedicated staff who are passionate about early years education and supporting the needs of local families. Woodlanders was established in 1999 and has seen many families and children in the community benefit from the services we provide.

Woodlanders is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and does require a criminal records check.
Applicants must be prepared to disclose any convictions they may have and any orders which have been made against them.

Employment can only commence subject to a satisfactory DBS check and two references.

Working Hours :
30 hours per week during term time and our holiday clubs. Dates can be found on our website.

Skills:
Communication skills,Customer care skills,Team working,Initiative,Non judgemental,Patience,Caring,Playful,Friendly,Empathy