Early Years Educator Apprentice - Green Lane Nursery, Buxton
Early Years Educator Apprentice
Summary
An exciting oppotunity has arisen to join an experienced early years team who will support an apprentice to learn new skills and develop as an early years educator. We care for children from 9 months to 4 years at nursery and also have ‘playdays’ which is afterschool and holiday club at Buxton Infant School.
You will be provided with some uniform – top & jumper.
30 hours a week hours a week
18 Months
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
Duties will include;
- Play-based activities to support children’s development
- Support with children’s care routines
- Planning activities around children’s likes and interests
- Being a pro-active team member using good communication skills
- Using our family app to document a child day and development – training will be given
Any other duties that fit the apprentices’ role and/or add to training opportunities.
Where you’ll work
11 GREEN LANE
BUXTON
SK17 9DP
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
Your training course
Early years educator Level 3
Your training plan
Training will be delivered by Buxton & Leek College, part of the University of Derby.
On-campus training will take place every 6 weeks, college transport is available including a campus-to-campus shuttle bus.
Apprentices will also be visited in the workplace by their college instructor-mentor, they will observe, conduct professional discussions and guide the apprentice through the apprenticeship course.
More training information
Training in the workplace will include the family app used to record the children’s daily activities and progress, first aid, safeguarding, prevent, equal opportunities and behaviour management.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
- GCSE English (Grade 4/C or above) essential
- GCSE Maths (Grade 4/C or above) essential
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Reliable
- An interest in the industry
- Ability to learn from peers
- A desire to learn
Other requirements
Please consider how you will get to work each day, taking into account the opening hours. Flexibility to work within the nursery, after-school club and holiday club. Enthusiastic about being outside in all kinds of weather as we do take children out to explore the local community.
About this company
Green Lane Nursery Ltd is an independent company that operates a large victorian building on Green Lane in Buxton. Our 60 place nursery is cosy and comfortable and arranged over three floors. It provides a welcoming, relaxes indoor space for babies and children to play and learn, and a stimulating garden that has lots of areas to explore.
After this apprenticeship
Potential for permanent work/promotion and progress to a higher level of apprenticeship or industry/professional qualification subject to the successful completion of the apprenticeship.
