Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprentice

**Gateshead Council Bensham Grove Nursery School**:

- 37 hours per week

**Working week**:37 hours per week

Would you like to become a reflective, child-centred early years practitioner who strives to provide education and childcare of the very highest quality? This is an amazing opportunity to join the team at Gateshead’s only Maintained Nursery School. We provide education and care for children from 0-5 across 2 sites in Bensham and Deckham. Bensham Grove Nursery School is a special place to grow personally and professionally within an outstanding educational environment.

**Role and responsibilities**:
**Providing support for children by**:
1. Using skills/training/experience to support children.

2. Assisting with the development and implementation of support plans.

3. Establishing productive working relationships with children, acting as a role model and setting high expectations.

4. Promoting the inclusion and acceptance of all children within nursery.

5. Supporting children consistently whilst recognising and responding to their individual needs.

6. Encouraging children to interact and work co-operatively with others and engage all children in learning experiences.

7. Promoting independence and confidence to learn.

**Providing support for the Team in Nursery**

8. Working with the team to establish an appropriate learning environment.

9. Working with the team in planning, evaluating and adjusting practice as appropriate.

10. Being responsible for keeping and updating records as agreed with the team.

11. Promoting positive values, attitudes and good social interactions.

12. Liaising sensitively and effectively with parents/carers as agreed with the team within your role/responsibility.

**Providing support for the curriculum by**

15. Implementing agreed learning experiences/teaching programmes, adjusting activities according to pupil responses/needs.

16. Helping pupils to access learning activities through specialist support.

17. Determining the need for, prepare and maintain general and specialist equipment and resources.

**Providing support for the school by**

18. Be committed to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of children and young people.

19. Being aware of and complying with policies and procedures relating to child protection, behaviour, anti bullying, anti racism, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.

20. Being aware of and support difference and ensure all children have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.

21. Contributing to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.

**Required Skills**:

- You will be committed to continuing your own professional journey. At Bensham Grove we have a strong emphasis on developing our staff team and we have high expectations of all staff who are working with and caring for our children. You will have good communication skills and an ability to interact and play with young children. You will be able to work in a team and be flexible and responsive to children’s needs.

**Training and support**:
Learning and Skills apprenticeship programmes are delivered through a mixture of face-to-face and virtual methods by our fully qualified and industry experienced apprentice training team. Using their expert knowledge gained from time spent in the industry, weve tailored our programmes to use the most up-to-date tools and technologies so that the skills we create can be used directly in the workplace. As one of our learners, youll benefit from coaching, help and guidance from our dedicated team whose job it is to ensure your success. Successful completion of this apprenticeship gives you an accredited Early Years Educator Level 3Apprenticeship qualification

Early Years Educator Level 3