Summary
Have you completed a Level 2 Early Years Practitioner Apprenticeship or have some experience working with SEND children? A great opportunity to progress to Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship for someone motivated and enthusiastic with an interest in working 1-2-1 with children with additional needs.
What you will do at work
- Be responsible for working 1-2-1 in your key room as their key person, ensuring their care and with support from qualified staff ensure their learning and development
- Ensure the children in your key group meet the leaning objectives according to the Early Years Foundation stage by planning for and observing their development with support from the qualified members of staff
- Create individual learning journeys to record and evaluate your key groups leaning and development and progress
- Gain a full understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage
- Provide an interesting, fun, age-appropriate learning environment with a variety of activities that stimulate the children’s learning in you care
- Make and maintain learning materials and resources
- Record key information regarding the child’s daily routine following the nursery systems that have been put in place
- Feedback the children’s routine to parents on a daily basis, creating continuous partnerships with parents
- To have a full understanding to the settings policies and procedures and ensure they are implemented
- Ensure all children are continuously stimulated and a range of activities are provided for all the children ensuring that they reach their full potential
- Assist in the daily domestic duties of the nursery, including ensuring the nursery is kept safe, secure and clean at all times
Training
- Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
- End Point Assessment
- Off the job training
- Functional skills in English and maths (if any skills gaps are identified)
Requirements and skills
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Patience
- Kind and caring nature
- Willingness to learn and grow
- 1-2-1 working with SEND
Qualifications
- GCSE English and Maths (4-C or above or Level 2 FS) – essential
About this employer
Little Explorers opened on 4th January 2007. In September 2020, we moved to a premises in Frankwell, Shrewsbury. We care for babies to year 6. At Little Explorers we feel that your child’s happiness, safety and well-being is paramount. We provide a friendly, happy, secure and professional environment and welcoming atmosphere
After this apprenticeship
- Full-time position available upon completion of the apprenticeship
Things to consider
- You must already have a Level 2 Early Years Practitioner qualification to be able to apply for this role or have some previous experience in an Early Years setting or with SEND children?