Apprentice Early Years Practitioner

An exciting opportunity to work within a family run, outstanding chain of nurseries in Liverpool, that has the highest standards of childcare and expectations of staff, whilst also providing excellent support and training for its employees. We are looking for someone who shares our passion for supporting children’s learning and development

Outstanding chain of nurseries - Award winning Eco-School - Excellent opportunities for CPD and career progression - Beautifully resourced learning environments An exciting opportunity to work within a family run, outstanding chain of nurseries in Liverpool, that has the highest standards of childcare and expectations of staff, whilst also providing excellent support and training for its employees.

The Early Years Apprentice role involves the general care and support for the children in your care, key person duties, supporting children’s learning and development through the guidance of the EYFS and building positive relationships with parents and carers.

**Skills Required**:

- Communication skills
- Team working
- Patience
**Personal Qualities Required**:

- Fun nature
- hard working
- enthusiastic
**Qualifications Required**:

- Grade C (4) GCSE Maths and English - preferable but not essential
**Training Information**

Over the course of 15 - 18 months (dependent upon the level of course an apprentice is being enrolled onto), you will study units such as health & safety in a childcare setting, holistic child development, safeguarding in a childcare setting, child development, communication with children, purposeful play and educational programmes, supporting children with special educational needs, collaborative working in early years childcare, wellbeing principles for children and at higher levels, child protection, data, supporting key life transitions and behaviour management (these modules may differ).

Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship programme, you will achieve a Level 2 or 3 qualification and a TQUK Diploma in Early Years.

If you do not hold GCSE Maths & English (or equivalent), these will be delivered alongside the apprenticeship programme.

Our delivery of training is through blended learning. Supported by one of our sector specialist tutors, they will deliver teaching sessions using various methods including face to face teaching, Skype, Facetime, telephone and peer virtual classroom whilst using our interactive multi-sensory teaching resources. Teaching sessions are normally bi-weekly or monthly, depending on the learner’s preferred learning style. Additionally, the tutor will provide the support required to ensure the learner enjoys and ultimately successfully achieves their goals and completes their training. We want learners to feel that our team are approachable at any stage of their learning journey.

You will initially take an online assessment that will help us to understand your learning style and needs, then we will tailor your learning experience accordingly. We ensure that you stay on track to complete your programme on time by managing your expectations through our state-of-the-art e-portfolio system. At the end of your programme, your learnt knowledge, skills and behaviours will be assessed by an independent assessor in your end point assessment (EPA).

As part of the apprenticeship, alongside your job role, 20% of your time in work must be dedicated to developing new skills. This can be any time devoted to learning and improving new skills without interruption.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Apprenticeship

**Salary**: £172.00 per week

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
Application question(s):

- What are your motivations for working with young children?