Pre-School Assistant Apprentice

Summary

Ford Pre-School in Berwick-Upon-Tweed are looking for a Pre-School Assistant Apprentice to join their fantastic team at Hugh Joicey C of E Aided First School in September.

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, times to be confirmed.

30 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

Duties and key result areas:

To provide high quality childcare and play/early learning opportunities through the planning, and delivery, of a wide range of activities appropriate to the child’s needs and stage of development.
To participate in a key worker system.
Providing consistency in facilitating children’s physical, emotional, intellectual and social development and ensuring all relevant records pertaining to children are updated regularly, in partnership with parents.
To work closely with parents/carers, sharing information about children’s progress and encouraging parent/carer involvement in the Pre-school.
To ensure that the pre-school is a safe environment for children by complying with all policies, procedures and standards relevant to the Pre-school setting, ensuring that safety and hygiene standards are high and undertaking risk assessments as agreed by the Pre-school Leader.
To be able to manage a wide range of children’s behaviour in a way which promotes their welfare and development.
Provide the Pre-school Leader with regular feedback.
To contribute to the development and use of imaginative and creative approaches to play/early learning, both indoors and out.
Work as part of a team, contributing to the development of the Nursery team and its service delivery.
To work collaboratively and flexibly with other settings providing joint care for the children attending Ford Pre-school.
Assist in the day-to-day supervision of students, trainees and volunteers as requested by the Pre-school Leader and participate in their assessment as required.

Other:

Responsibility for helping to keep children and young people safe by providing a safe environment for children and young people to learn in.
Identifying children and young people who are suffering or likely to suffer significant harm and take appropriate action with the aim of making sure they are kept safe.

Where you'll work

EARLY YEARS ROOM
HUGH JOICEY C OF E FIRST SCHOOL
FORD
BERWICK UPON TWEED
TD15 2QA

Training

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

College or training organisation

NORTHUMBERLAND COUNCIL

Your 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.

Your training plan

The apprentice will work within Ford Pre-School and attend classroom sessions at Northumberland Skills' Berwick Campus once every 3 weeks.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4)
Maths (grade Grade 4)

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
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

About this company

Ford Pre-School and Ford Toddlers is a rural pre- school that provides high quality learning through play experiences for children from birth - 5 years old, as well as providing a stay and play session for all. They are located in Berwick-Upon-Tweed within Hugh Joicey C of E Aided First School.

After this apprenticeship

Potential full time employment following the apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NORTHUMBERLAND COUNCIL

Amy Greer

apprenticeships@northumberland.gov.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000328265.

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Closes in 14 days (Friday 11 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

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