Early Years Apprentice

Summary

We are a high-quality pre-school with an opportunity for an apprentice Early Years Educator. We want to support your training with a quality apprenticeship. Thus, giving our families and their children a great experience. Giving children the opportunity to learn and develop through creativity, confidence, and individuality.

Wage

£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course

Early years educator (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Friday between the hours of 08.45am - 04.00pm.Exact shifts to be agreed, term time only.

30 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

1 year 9 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

To assist the pre-school team with the children and the administration
To promote the work and image of the pre-school by always maintaining high standards of personal appearance and adopting a friendly, professional approach to parents, members of the public and the wider community
To promote high standards, progression, continuity, and quality of learning
To observe children as individuals and in groups and monitor behaviour progress and possible developmental needs
To adhere to the pre-school’s policies with special reference to the learning support, safeguarding and child protection, equal opportunities policies, and to help promote inclusion
Planning activities to ensure the progress and development of the children
Overseeing activities of the children in order to ensure their safety
To maintain, repair and clean any equipment e.g., books, aprons, dressing-up clothes, toys, games, etc., and to tidy up after use
To be concerned with the general welfare of the children, including matters relating to personal hygiene and health
Supervising the children at all snack and meal times to ensure dietary needs are met

Where you’ll work

PILTON METHODIST CHURCH HALL
TOP STREET
PILTON
SHEPTON MALLET
BA4 4DU

Training

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

College or training organisation

STRODE COLLEGE

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

An Early Years Educator Level 3 qualification will be achieved upon completion
Training will be one day a week at Strode College, Street, Somerset
Strode College will be managing the applications for this vacancy

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade 4/C)
Maths (grade 4/C)

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
Administrative skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
Physical fitness

Other requirements

As we are a charity organisation, we would ask that you would be willing to support the occasional fundraising event which may be on a weekend. You will be paid for this.

About this company

Pilton Pre-school was established in 1966 (as Pilton Playgroup) and operates in the Methodist Chapel rooms alongside the chapel. It is set in the picturesque village of Pilton in Somerset which is easily accessible from the surrounding towns and villages of Glastonbury, West Pennard, North Wootton and Shepton Mallet to name but a few.

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

After this apprenticeship

A permanent position may be available for the right candidate

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

STRODE COLLEGE

Lyndsey Bath

BusinessDevelopment@strode-college.ac.uk

01458 844681

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000317417.

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Closes in 29 days (Friday 30 May 2025 at 11:59pm)

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