Apprentice Early Years Educator-DreamCatchers -Treeton, S60 5PN

What you’ll do at work:

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work:

To contribute to the creation of a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment for all children and learn how to do this To carry out the policies, procedures and ethos of the setting, to promote positive values and attitudes, ensuring these are being carried out throughout the setting To demonstrate and then ensure that they are responsible for the needs of all children in their designated room, following systems to ensure consistent, high-quality care To be vigilant and protect children from harm or abuse, reporting any concerns immediately - in accordance with safeguarding or whistle blowing policies To learn and then ensure that they can use resources effectively, maintaining ratios in their room To learn how to reflect on their practice and routines, tailoring them to meet the individual needs of each child throughout the day for their key children To learn how to plan and ensure that there is a provision of a stimulating range of developmentally appropriate activities and ensuring their room is well-resourced and creatively set-up To learn how to and then carry out observations and the assessment of children’s learning and development, ensuring records are kept up-to-date, are of a high standard and are shared effectively  To develop genuine bonds with their key children and support their team’s key person system responsibilities, when this skill has been learnt To work in partnership with all parents/carers, building and maintaining relationships that encourage trust, open communication and involvement in nursery life whist remaining professional at all times and maintaining confidentiality Having a mentor to show them what this looks like in practice before they are left to do this on a one to one with families and children

Training:

Your training plan:

Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Standard Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English End-Point Assessment (EPA) Employee Rights and Responsibilities (ERR) Personal Learning and Thinking Skills (PLTS) First Aid Training On and off the job training and location to be confirmed

Training Outcome:

For the successful candidate, there may be the opportunity of ongoing employment and further progression. We have a very high rate of progression within the organisation and a number of our apprentices are now part of our management team.

Employer Description:
Welcome to Dream Catchers Day Nursery – Treeton The Treeton nursery was established in May 2025 and has allowed us to further expand the delivery of high quality childcare that our Dream Catchers team are proud to provide. We continue our ‘home from home’ ethos across our Treeton site and have a family orientated ethos where we cater for the needs of each child individually, supporting each child to reach their full potential during their time with us. Our staff team all receive mandatory training in line with government guidance including food hygiene, safeguarding and paediatric first aid as well as accessing further focused training provided by Rotherham early years sector and other training providers. At Dream Catchers your child will be based in a room specific to their age, stage and individual needs. Our ‘Explorers’ room is a warm and welcoming environment where babies can gain confidence and thrive. This room caters for children from birth upto when they are walking and ready for their next step. Our ‘Mini Discoverers’ room is the next step for older babies who are confidently walking and ready to explore on a larger basis. This room continues to offer the cosy and homely environment that younger children require whilst also challenging them to reach their full potential. Our ‘Discoverers’ room is for our toddlers aged up to around 30 months old. This room offers lots of physical opportunities to stimulate the brain and support it in making further connections that they will come to need further in life. Our ‘Inventors’ room is for our preschool children up to when children leave us ready to start their school journey. This room focuses on preparing the children for their next step with a flexible routine throughout each day. All rooms are extremely well equipped and children will have access to a wide range of resources and activities relating to their current interests and developmental levels. At Dream Catchers each child will be allocated a key worker prior to starting with us. The role of the Key worker is to ensure that every child has the best start to their educational journey. They will work closely with each individual child and their families to ensure the best outcomes. At Dream Catchers Nurseries we passionately believe that nurturing children’s personal, social and emotional wellbeing is paramount in ensuring children thrive. We enjoy a language rich environment where children can flourish. All our observations, photographic evidence and tracking is stored on an electronic data system called learning journeys. Each parent will be given access to the online app where they will be able to track their child’s progress as well as seeing ‘wow moments’ of their child’s journey in our setting. Learning Journeys allows us to ensure that children’s progress is monitored to the highest standard. Parents/carers are also invited to attend regular review meetings with their Key worker to ensure that each child’s achievements are recognised and their progress can be discussed. At Dream Catchers we pride ourselves on the strong relationships we build with our families and enables us to build on a child’s natural interests.

Working Hours :
The setting is open Monday to Friday, 7.30am to 6.00pm, so you will be working a 37 hour week during these times.

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