Early Years Educator Apprentice

At Woodlanders, you will be working towards a Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship over the course of 15 months!

To support the Room Leaders and Head of Woodlanders in providing a safe and supportive environment that enables pre-school children to learn and grow in confidence and social awareness. To deliver high quality creative learning opportunities for children.

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 15-18 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 Room Leaders, Head of Woodlanders and other staff as part of an effective team.

- To support 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 support children with their learning and development by thinking on your feet and planning in the

moment

- To promote the welfare of children in all areas of Safeguarding.

- To maintain confidentiality at all times regarding children, their families, staff and the business of

Woodlanders.

- To prepare for, attend and contribute to inspections, evaluations and any other meetings as required.

- To participate in training and development opportunities when needs have been identified, possibly

out of working hours.

- To carry out day-to-day record keeping.

- 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 Pre-School.

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.