Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship

EARLYWORLD LTD

Telford (TF1 6AF)

Closes on Saturday 21 June 2025

Posted on 17 March 2025


Summary

Earlyworld at Hadley Park East Telford are looking for a Level 3 Early Years Educator apprentice who ideally holds a Level 2 Early Years Practitioner Apprenticeship or has some childcare experience to join their childcare setting rated Ofsted Good. Flexibility available for start date, ideally as soon as possible.

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday. Shifts covering 8.00am - 4:30pm one week. 9:30am - 6:00pm second week.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Saturday 28 June 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

Duties will include

  • Supporting staff to provide children with valuable learning experiences
  • Supporting children with care routines, mealtimes and outdoor play
  • Involvement with taking children to groups
  • Observing children and planning to meet their developmental needs via the EYFS framework
  • Attending associated training deemed appropriate by the management
  • Follow and adhere to setting policies and procedures including safeguarding
  • Working with parents

Where you’ll work

Hadley Park East
Hadley
Telford
TF1 6AF

Training

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

College or training organisation

JUNIPER TRAINING 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

  • Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship
  • Support with English and Maths if required
  • End Point Assessment
  • Work based learning

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • English and Maths (grade A*-C/9-4 or Level 2 FS)

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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness
  • Passionate about childcare

Other requirements

Are you able to travel to the setting within advertised working hours?

About this company

Earlyworld Hadley Park East Telford Parents say we provide the very best childcare ….. that’s because every one of our team loves their work and the children. Friendly, experienced staff who are highly praised by parents Large countryside garden and forest school, with special areas for each age group Healthy menu, freshly prepared by our own Chef on site Teaching of older children links directly to Primary School curriculum Child-safe and secure design of every room

https://earlyworld.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Earlyworld will always endeavour to offer full time employment upon successful completion of the Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

JUNIPER TRAINING LIMITED

Diane Jones

diane.jones@junipertraining.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000309998.

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Closes on Saturday 21 June 2025

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