Apprentice Early years Educator - Ruskington Rasals - NG34 9HS – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

Are you looking for a career in childcare? Ruskington Rascals are recruiting! You will be ensuring the educational, social, physical, emotional, health and welfare needs of the children are always met. During the apprenticeship, you will complete an Early Years Educator level 3. Apply now!

Wage

£10,992.80 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 (Shifts to be confirmed). Hours will start at 16 and build up to 28.

28 hours a week

Start date

Saturday 16 August 2025

Duration

1 year 4 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 provide inclusive play and learning opportunities for all children attending the preschool and to maintain a safe, stimulating and enjoyable environment. Be responsible for supporting the children and their parents that attend the setting. Be inspirational in providing the children with the best start to the development and educational journey.

Main Duties:

To supervise the children where appropriate and to protect them from dangerous or harmful situations.
To share any child protection concerns immediately with the Preschool Manager
To provide a high level of care that will enhance the children’s general health and well-being.
To act as a key person to a small group of children if needed and to ensure their needs are reflected in the planning of routines and activities.
To be aware of children’s special educational needs and ensure staff support these children effectively.
To keep informative, accurate and up-to-date records, including records of progress and any behavioural or developmental reports.
To liaise regularly with parents/carers about their children’s needs, interests and progress.
To arrange and attend parents’/carers’ meetings to allow two-way discussion of their children’s progress.
To attend regular team meetings.
To have basic IT skills
To adhere to the preschool policies and code of practice on confidentiality.
To perform any other duties as deemed necessary by the Preschool Manager.

This job description is not an exhaustive list of duties and the post holder will be required to undertake any other reasonable duties discussed and directed by the line manager.

Where you'll work

Ruskington Rascals Preschool
Ruskington Village Hall Ruskington Road
Ruskington
NG34 9HS

Training

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

College or training organisation

EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

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

This is a hybrid model apprenticeship. You will work within the setting full-time, with time given off the job to complete units for your apprenticeship
The training schedule has yet to be agreed upon, further details will be made available at a later date

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade C or 4+)
Maths (grade C or 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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

The successful candidate will also get the below complimentary: Level 2 Early Years Practitioner 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)

About this company

Ruskington Rascal Pre-School has been running over 30 years in the village, we have 6 highly experienced staff which hold the following qualifications: - 1 Graduate Leader - 1 Primary School Teacher - 4 Level Three with a combined experience of over 50 years. At Ruskington Rascals Preschool our aim is that every child who attends will feel safe, secured, loved and valued while in our setting. We endeavour to make every day different and exciting with a wide array of different learning experiences – every day should be full of wonder. We work hard to create a preschool where every child, parent and team member truly feel like they belong to a family! This includes building strong relationships where everyone is known and celebrated as an individual with all their interests and curiosities. We are a family who has fun together! We start each day with excitement and leave with a huge smile on our faces!! Our preschool environment is calm and nurturing and the children’s happiness is always our number one priority. Our home from home atmosphere enables the children to develop a sense of security and allows them to excel in all areas of their development. Rascals’ main aim is to ensure that by the time each child leaves us to start school they have become very confident, have heaps of resilience, have become sociable and are ready for the next step in their learning journey at school.

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After this apprenticeship

For the successful candidate, there is the opportunity of ongoing employment and progression onto the Early Years Educator Level 3

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EDEN TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Maryellen Wood

maryellenwood@eden-ts.com

01709 886 836

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000331682.

Apply now

Closes in 28 days (Friday 15 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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Apprentice Early years Educator - Ruskington Rasals - NG34 9HS

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