Apprentice Early Years Educator- Beechhill Nursery, Sheffield,S10 2SB

BEECH HILL NURSERY SCHOOL LTD

SHEFFIELD (S10 2SB)

Closes in 29 days (Friday 17 October 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 18 September 2025

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Summary

Apprentice Early Years Educator required at Beechhill Nursery. We are looking for someone with a love of working with children, where you will gain the Level 3 qualification. Ideally, you will already have previous experience of working with children and/or the Childcare Level 2 qualification.

• Wage:

  £14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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• Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
• Hours: The setting is open Monday to Friday, 8.00 am to 6.00 pm, so your hours each week will be within these times- you will be working 37 hours per week.

  37 hours a week

• Start date:

  Monday 20 October 2025

• Duration:

  1 year 3 months

• Positions available:

  2

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

• To contribute to the room planning
• To understand the requirements of the EYFS, health and safety and Ofsted
• To liaise professionally and courteously with parents, children & colleagues
• To prepare daily activities for all children
• To interact effectively with all children
• To assist in the setting up of the room in the morning & throughout the day
• To encourage and support children to develop their language, motor and social skills
• To supervise indoor and outdoor play activities
• To supervise snack and mealtimes, including cleaning

Where you'll work

22 BEECH HILL ROAD
SHEFFIELD
S10 2SB

Training

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

Training provider

EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Training course

Early years educator (level 3)

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What you'll learn

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.

Training schedule

Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Standard:

• Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification
• Level 1/2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)
• End-Point Assessment (EPA)Employee Rights and Responsibilities (ERR)
• Personal Learning and Thinking Skills (PLTS)
• Training will include paediatric first aid qualification

Requirements

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted 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

Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and providing 2 references is a requirement to be offered the position.

About this employer

Beech Hill is a 68 place nursery that offers care for children from 3 months - 5 years. We pride ourselves in being a warm, friendly and inviting environment and consider ourselves one big family. Our opening times are 8am - 6pm Monday to Friday.

After this apprenticeship

For the successful candidate, there is the opportunity of ongoing employment.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Miss Sally Baldwin

sallybaldwin@eden-ts.com

01709886839

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000342670.

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Closes in 29 days (Friday 17 October 2025 at 11:59pm)

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