Apprentice Early Years Educator

Cherry Tree Primary School

Cheshire, (WA13 0NX)

Closes in 5 days (Tuesday 29 April 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 5 March 2025

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Summary

Join a successful team as an Apprentice Early Years Educator. We are looking for somebody who is able to embrace the schools’ vision, values & aims. It is important that you enjoy supporting pupils and approach each day with enthusiasm. If you have a passion for supporting children & have a kind, patient & nurturing attitude, apply now!

Wage

£13,741 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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• 35 hours per week during 08.00 and 16.30 • 30 paid hours – pro rata (52 weeks to cover school holidays)

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the successful team at Cherry Tree Primary School as an Early Years Educator apprentice from April 2025. We are looking for someone who has already gained their level 2 qualification or has relevant experience and is ready to develop their knowledge and skills further whilst supporting our children.

You will be working with an established team, supporting primarily pupils in Early Years, Nursery and/or Reception, and will have opportunity to gain experience of working with children with SEND. We are looking for somebody who is able to embrace the school’s vision and values. It is important that you enjoy supporting pupils and approach each day with enthusiasm. If you have a passion for supporting children with a kind, patient and nurturing attitude, apply now!

Once you have applied for this vacancy we will contact you to organise an interview, if your application meets the required criteria.  We will contact you using the details you provide us with in your application and would ask if you would regularly check and reply asap so that you do not miss this opportunity.

Where you’ll work

Hardy Road,
Lymm,
Cheshire,
WA13 0NX

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

SYSTEM PEOPLE LIMITED

Your training course

Early years educator (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents
  • Recognise when a child or a colleague is in danger or at risk of abuse and act to protect them in line with safeguarding policy and procedure.
  • Apply legislation, policy and procedure to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of children in the setting (for example, food safety, diets, starting solid food, allergies, COSHH, and accidents, injuries, and emergencies).
  • Apply the principles of risk assessment and risk management within documentation and practice.
  • Teach children to develop skills to manage risk and maintain their own and others safety.
  • Use a range of communication methods, including technology, with other professionals to meet the individual needs of the child.
  • Develop and maintain effective professional, collaborative relationships with others involved in the education and care of the child.
  • Undertake the role and responsibilities of key person.
  • Recognise and apply theories of attachment to develop effective relationships with children.
  • Provide sensitive and respectful personal care for children from birth to 5 years.
  • Advocate for all children’s needs, including children which require SEND or EAL support.
  • Promote and facilitate children’s interpersonal communication to develop their social interactions and relationships.
  • Support children to develop a positive sense of their own identity and culture.
  • Support children to understand and respond to their emotions and make considered choices about their behaviours.
  • Assess the responsiveness of the environment for effective child-centred experiences in line with curriculum requirements.
  • Create inclusive, child-centred, dynamic, innovative, and evolving physical environments both indoors and outdoors.
  • Create inclusive and supportive emotional environment that enables the child to feel safe, secure, respected and experience a sense of wellbeing; maintaining and prioritising the individual child’s voice.
  • Apply strategies that support children’s ability to manage change, transition, and significant events.
  • Analyse observation evidence to assess and plan holistic individual learning based on a comprehensive understanding of the child’s needs and interests.
  • Facilitate and support child-centred opportunities and experiences based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
  • Provide adult led opportunities and experience based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
  • Use reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally.
  • Recognise when a child or a colleague is in danger or at risk of abuse and act to protect them in line with safeguarding policy and procedure.
  • Apply legislation, policy and procedure to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of children in the setting (for example, food safety, diets, starting solid food, allergies, COSHH, and accidents, injuries, and emergencies).
  • Apply the principles of risk assessment and risk management within documentation and practice.
  • Teach children to develop skills to manage risk and maintain their own and others safety.
  • Use a range of communication methods, including technology, with other professionals to meet the individual needs of the child.
  • Develop and maintain effective professional, collaborative relationships with others involved in the education and care of the child.
  • Undertake the role and responsibilities of key person.
  • Recognise and apply theories of attachment to develop effective relationships with children.
  • Provide sensitive and respectful personal care for children from birth to 5 years.
  • Advocate for all children’s needs, including children which require SEND or EAL support.
  • Promote and facilitate children’s interpersonal communication to develop their social interactions and relationships.
  • Support children to develop a positive sense of their own identity and culture.
  • Support children to understand and respond to their emotions and make considered choices about their behaviours.
  • Assess the responsiveness of the environment for effective child-centred experiences in line with curriculum requirements.
  • Create inclusive, child-centred, dynamic, innovative, and evolving physical environments both indoors and outdoors.
  • Create inclusive and supportive emotional environment that enables the child to feel safe, secure, respected and experience a sense of wellbeing; maintaining and prioritising the individual child’s voice.
  • Apply strategies that support children’s ability to manage change, transition, and significant events.
  • Analyse observation evidence to assess and plan holistic individual learning based on a comprehensive understanding of the child’s needs and interests.
  • Facilitate and support child-centred opportunities and experiences based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
  • Provide adult led opportunities and experience based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
  • Use reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally.

Your training plan

Upon completion of this apprenticeship, you will gain a Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification. This Level 3 apprenticeship is expected to last a period of 18 months. You will attend live tutor led sessions 2 days every month (1 day every other week which will either be via ZOOM or in person depending on your location) and participate in online interactive learning via our bespoke innovative platform OLLIE. Your Tutor will also visit you in the workplace for 1-2-1 Tutor sessions during the program.

The course content includes a range of topics which make up the variety of knowledge, skills and behaviours of what makes for a highly competent and professional TA. By acquiring these elements, you will graduate the apprenticeship a fully competent and well trained Teaching Assistant.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English & Maths (grade 4/C or above)

Desirable qualifications

Other in:

  • Early Years Practioner (grade Pass or above)

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
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

Other requirements

Please note that following your application you will be sent a link to complete a profile as part of the recruitment process. Once you have submitted this you will be contacted to discuss your application and arrange an interview. Your application will be shared with training provider and employer.

About this company

Cherry Tree place children at the very heart of primary school life. We believe every child deserves the opportunity to achieve their full potential in an engaging, safe and inclusive learning environment. We not only foster a love of learning but also ensure they have the skills to become independent, caring and confident members of society. Everything we do is guided by our values and vision – created by our whole school community. We also believe children who are happy learn most effectively, which is why we pride ourselves in nurturing learning through a broad curriculum, that is both exciting and adapted to meet the needs of all our children.

After this apprenticeship

This apprenticeship offers a route for a career in the education sector. A permanent position may be available upon completion of the apprenticeship dependant on performance and role availability. We have a clear progression path for the right candidate.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

Cherry Tree Primary School

Georgia Marlow

georgia.marlow@apprentice-employment.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000307747.

Apply now

Closes in 5 days (Tuesday 29 April 2025 at 11:59pm)

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