Early Years Educator Apprentice - Newton Abbot

At Woodlanders, you will be working towards a Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship standard 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 18 months. We are more than happy to work with your tutors when they need to visit you at our setting.

Key tasks:

● 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 maintain confidentiality at all times regarding children, their families, staff and the business of Woodlanders.
● 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 task 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.

Desired Skills

Good team working skills Good time management skills Ability to communicate at all levels Ability to work in a flexible manner A willingness and ability to undertake continuing professional development as appropriate

Personal qualities

A genuine passion for early years education, along with a desire to learn and grow, is essential. Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with the team are also important.

Qualifications required

No desired qualifications needed!

Future prospects

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.

Training to be delivered

Early Years Educator Apprenticeship L3 including Functional Skills in Maths and English

Employer

Woodlanders Pre-School - Ashburton

Address

Woodlanders Pre-School

Devon

Newton Abbot

TQ13 7DR

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