Early Years Educator Apprenticeship

St Pauls RC Primary School

Plymouth (PL5 1NE)

Closes in 14 days (Thursday 24 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 10 July 2025

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Summary

We are looking for a caring and motivated person to join our school team as an assistant within our Reception Stage. You’ll help little learners thrive through play-based activities, help create a nurturing environment, and assist with record-keeping. Perfect if you love working with children and want to kickstart your career in education!

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 - Friday, 8.30am -3.30pm.

30 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

1 year 2 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

The successful apprentice must be highly trustworthy and attentive to children’s needs.

You will be involved in:

  • Supervising children play time
  • Engaging children in learning and play activities
  • Keeping and updating records accordingly
  • Attend to the pupils’ personal needs and implement related personal programmes including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid and welfare matters
  • Make observations of learning from the activities you are directed to complete and feed these back to the teacher

This will be a key part of your role, as it demonstrates your ability to engage confidently and effectively with young children. Through hands-on participation in various activities, you’ll develop essential skills in interacting with children—helping you grow and enjoy your apprenticeship journey.

  • Throughout each day you will be keeping and updating records accordingly, as well as working with team members and maintaining a high standard of operation, so that the foundation runs smoothly and efficiently
  • You will be supervised by a qualified member of staff, who will show you all the company policies and procedures required for this position, including Health and Safety in the workplace
  • You will be required to make sure that the Foundation areas are tidy and clean at the end of the day, in preparation for the following day

Where you'll work

St Pauls RC Primary School
Pemros Road
Plymouth
PL5 1NE

Training

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

College or training organisation

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE FOOTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY TRUST

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

  • Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Standard
  • Functional Skills in Maths and English, if required
  • Once a month sessions at Argyle Community Trust: Foulston Park
  • You will have regular visits every 6 to 12 weeks from your designated assessor who will support, and monitor your progression throughout your apprenticeship
  • As an additional qualification, you will also achieve Emergency and Paediatric First Aid and Food Hygiene

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • English (grade 4-9 (A*-C))
  • Math (grade 4-9 (A*-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
  • 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
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

Be friendly, caring, hard working, and have a good sense of humour. Be happy to support the ethos of our school- through early years curriculum and our Catholic ethos. Be committed to creating challenge, excitement, creativity and independence in learning. Be dedicated to raising standards and be a good role model. Have excellent organisational and communication skills. Be dynamic, resilient and hard working with a positive nature. Be able to work as part of a team and establish positive relationships with pupils, parents, governors and staff. Have a reflective and evaluative approach to their practice.

About this company

We are extremely proud of our school and love to share our vision to enable children to be the best they can be. Our Catholic ethos underpins every aspect of school life and with Christ at the centre, we pride ourselves on building positive relationships based on mutual respect, tolerance and the love of Jesus. As a result, our school is a warm, welcoming and nurturing environment. The staff are committed to offer care and nurture alongside an engaging curriculum with high expectations and ambitious goals for all our children. We are keen to develop the potential of every child in our care, helping them to grow to be the best person they can be. At the core of everything we do is a commitment to all children being safe, happy and successful within our faith-filled community. St Paul’s most recent Ofsted inspection resulted in a ‘Good’ judgement and we continue to develop and grow together as a community invested in the future of every child entrusted to our care. We are committed to working effectively as a team of professionals at all levels of the school community to provide high quality learning, accessible for all within a positive learning environment. We very much value the partnership between home and school, encouraging parent/carer interaction and involvement to ensure the best possible outcomes for our children. At St Paul’s Catholic Primary School, we offer a curriculum which is broad, balanced and relevant - both to the needs and to the context of our school community. We seek to develop independent, creative thinkers who are both curious in their search for knowledge and understanding, and resilient in the face of challenge.

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After this apprenticeship

There may be the potential for full-time employment upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, for the right candidate.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE FOOTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY TRUST

Thaila Morse

thaila.morse@pafc.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000330987.

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Closes in 14 days (Thursday 24 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

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