Apprentice Early Years Educator

Supporting or leading educational activities and play in line with setting curriculum and national curriculum and statutory guidance. Preparing the learning environment with resources and displays. Observing and assessing children to help their learning. Supporting care routines of babies and young children. Maintaining strong parent partnership. Completing any training required of you within your role. Maintaining a professional code of conduct with regards to behaviours and attitudes, presentation and practice. This is not an exhaustive list.

Training:

Training will take place with Cliffe House Training Academy. You will have a mentor in our staff team who is a qualified early years teacher and a tutor from the training academy. Your tutor will carry out monthly visits to the setting to support learning, observe practice and support progress. You will be taken through the series of modules which will be presented to you on an online portal. You will have regular teaching and learning sessions with a small group of other students in the local area and an assessor who will observe your practice in the setting.  

Training Outcome:

Employment within the setting as a qualified early years educator.

We promote continuous professional development here at Three Bears and offer a wide spectrum of further developmental and career progression opportunities when you reach the end of your apprenticeship.

Employer Description:
Three Bears Nursery is a home-away-from-home, Curiosity Approach accredited setting and has just gone into it’s 20th year in the business. It was opened by Jean and Kasim Taha in 2005 and is currently run by the family, with daughter Laila Taha acting as the Nursery Manager and a Managing Director. The setting is a 50 place one catering from 0-5, and values time outdoors, the voice of the child and a calm and safe working environment where both educators and children alike are able to thrive through early education each day.

Working Hours :
40 hours working week. 4 full working day shifts and one half-day shift. The nursery operates from 7.30am-6pm on a Monday to Friday, occasional attendance on evenings and weekends for training sessions or events.

Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Presentation skills,Administrative skills,Number skills,Analytical skills,Logical,Team working,Creative,Initiative,Non judgemental,Patience