Early Years Practitioner Apprentice
UCS College Group Corporate Services Ltd
Street (BA16 0AB)
Closes in 14 days (Friday 5 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 22 August 2025
Contents
Summary
UCS Corporate Services is looking for a motivated Early Years Apprentice to join our outstanding nursery at Strode College to provide the highest level of care and education for our children and families.
- Wage
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£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
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The successful candidate will automatically become a member of the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) Pension Scheme and pay contributions as determined by annual salary levels. An employer contribution will also be made.
- Training course
- Early years practitioner (level 2)
- Hours
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Term time only; 8.30am – 5pm, Monday to Friday
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 9 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year
- Positions available
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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
Care and Education
- To complete all academic aspects of the apprenticeship.
- To be committed to providing outstanding levels of care and education within the setting.
- To learn to carry out and record developmental observations and use them to support children’s learning and development.
- To develop a sound working knowledge of the EYFS.
- To establish strong partnerships with parents to ensure positive sharing of information.
- To comply with all health and safety and safeguarding policies and procedures both within College and the Childcare Centre.
- To learn to carry out all care routines as required.
Administration
- To communicate all developments regarding their Key children to colleagues, Centre Manager, parents and external agencies, following the correct protocols for Information Sharing.
- To ensure that records are kept in a well organised and up-to-date fashion.
- To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed, in accordance with the Childcare Centre aims and objectives.
Other
- To attend regular staff meetings and training courses as required, some of which may be out of working hours.
- To promote and be an ambassador for UCS Corporate Services and the Childcare Centre.
- To support in hosting Open Evenings to show prospective students the facilities of the Childcare Centre.
- To support and promote equality & diversity at UCS Corporate Services to ensure equality of opportunity for all students, visitors and staff and the elimination of discriminatory practices.
- To maintain and promote a healthy and safe environment at UCS Corporate Services to ensure students, visitors and staff are safe from harm.
- To support and promote the safeguarding agenda at UCS Corporate Services to ensure students, visitors and staff are safeguarded.
Where you'll work
Church Road
Street
BA16 0AB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BRIDGWATER AND TAUNTON COLLEGE
Training course
Early years practitioner (level 2)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Support babies and young children through a range of transitions and significant events. e.g moving onto school, moving house or the birth of a sibling.
- Recognise when a child is in danger, at risk of serious harm or abuse and explain the procedures to be followed to protect them. Types of abuse including: domestic, neglect , physical, emotional, and sexual abuse.
- Identify risks and hazards in the provision and during off site visits relating to both children and staff and visitors and follow reporting procedures.
- Use prevention and control of infection techniques for hand washing and food preparation and hygiene, deal with spillages safely, safe disposal of waste, using correct personal protective equipment.
- Use equipment, furniture and materials safely and securely, following the manufacturers’ instructions and provision’s requirements.
- Encourage children to be aware of personal safety and the safety of others and develop personal hygiene practices (including oral hygiene).
- Promote health and wellbeing in the provision by encouraging babies and young children to consume healthy, balanced and nutritious meals, snacks and drinks appropriate for their age and be physically active through planned and spontaneous activity throughout the day, both indoors and outdoors.
- Carry out respectful care routines appropriate to the development, stage, dignity and needs of the child, including eating (feeding and weaning or complementary feeding), nappy changing procedures, potty or toilet training, care of skin, teeth and hair and rest and sleep provision.
- Communicate with all children, including those for whom English is an additional language and those with additional needs, in ways that will be understood. This includes verbal and non-verbal communication.
- Extend children’s development and learning through verbal and non-verbal communication.
- Encourage babies and young children to use a range of communication methods.
- Use a range of appropriate communication methods to share information with children, parents or carers and other professionals.
- Work with colleagues to identify and plan educational programmes to support children’s holistic development through a range of play, creativity, social development and learning.
- Implement and review activities to support children’s play, creativity, social development and learning and clear up after activities.
- Observe children, assess, plan and record the outcomes, share results accurately and confidentially in line with expected statutory and the provision’s requirements.
- Use learning activities to support early language development.
- Support children’s early interest and development in mark making, writing, reading and being read to.
- Support children’s interest and development in mathematical learning including numbers, number patterns, counting, sorting and matching.
- Support the graduated approach for the assessment, planning, implementation and reviewing of each baby’s and young child's individual plan for their care and participation.
- Work in ways that value and respect the developmental needs and stages of babies and children.
- Use feedback and mentoring or supervision to identify and support areas for development, goals and career opportunities.
- Work co-operatively with colleagues, other professionals and agencies to meet the needs of babies and young children and enable them to progress.
- Work alongside parents or carers and recognise their role in the baby or child’s health, well-being, learning and development.
- Encourage parents or carers to take an active role in the baby's or child’s care, play, learning and development.
- Demonstrate how to share information with parents or carers about the importance of healthy, balanced and nutritious diets for their child, looking after teeth and being physically active.
- Support babies and young children through a range of transitions and significant events. e.g moving onto school, moving house or the birth of a sibling.
- Recognise when a child is in danger, at risk of serious harm or abuse and explain the procedures to be followed to protect them. Types of abuse including: domestic, neglect , physical, emotional, and sexual abuse.
- Identify risks and hazards in the provision and during off site visits relating to both children and staff and visitors and follow reporting procedures.
- Use prevention and control of infection techniques for hand washing and food preparation and hygiene, deal with spillages safely, safe disposal of waste, using correct personal protective equipment.
- Use equipment, furniture and materials safely and securely, following the manufacturers’ instructions and provision’s requirements.
- Encourage children to be aware of personal safety and the safety of others and develop personal hygiene practices (including oral hygiene).
- Promote health and wellbeing in the provision by encouraging babies and young children to consume healthy, balanced and nutritious meals, snacks and drinks appropriate for their age and be physically active through planned and spontaneous activity throughout the day, both indoors and outdoors.
- Carry out respectful care routines appropriate to the development, stage, dignity and needs of the child, including eating (feeding and weaning or complementary feeding), nappy changing procedures, potty or toilet training, care of skin, teeth and hair and rest and sleep provision.
- Communicate with all children, including those for whom English is an additional language and those with additional needs, in ways that will be understood. This includes verbal and non-verbal communication.
- Extend children’s development and learning through verbal and non-verbal communication.
- Encourage babies and young children to use a range of communication methods.
- Use a range of appropriate communication methods to share information with children, parents or carers and other professionals.
- Work with colleagues to identify and plan educational programmes to support children’s holistic development through a range of play, creativity, social development and learning.
- Implement and review activities to support children’s play, creativity, social development and learning and clear up after activities.
- Observe children, assess, plan and record the outcomes, share results accurately and confidentially in line with expected statutory and the provision’s requirements.
- Use learning activities to support early language development.
- Support children’s early interest and development in mark making, writing, reading and being read to.
- Support children’s interest and development in mathematical learning including numbers, number patterns, counting, sorting and matching.
- Support the graduated approach for the assessment, planning, implementation and reviewing of each baby’s and young child's individual plan for their care and participation.
- Work in ways that value and respect the developmental needs and stages of babies and children.
- Use feedback and mentoring or supervision to identify and support areas for development, goals and career opportunities.
- Work co-operatively with colleagues, other professionals and agencies to meet the needs of babies and young children and enable them to progress.
- Work alongside parents or carers and recognise their role in the baby or child’s health, well-being, learning and development.
- Encourage parents or carers to take an active role in the baby's or child’s care, play, learning and development.
- Demonstrate how to share information with parents or carers about the importance of healthy, balanced and nutritious diets for their child, looking after teeth and being physically active.
Training schedule
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Passionate about learning
- Inclusive and supportive
- Responsive to needs
- Professional and enterprising
- Innovative and creative
- Friendly and welcoming
- Interpersonal skills
Other requirements
Any offer of employment will be subject to employment references, medical clearance and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance.
About this employer
UCS College Group Corporate Services is a subsidiary company of UCS College Group, making it an integral part of everyday functions. We have a range of different areas who are employed by our Corporate Services, offering fantastic support services.
Company benefits
Generous holiday entitlement (plus bank holidays), 2-week Christmas closure, 1x wellbeing day per year (fixed day), on-site wellbeing support, free parking, and uniform
After this apprenticeship
On successful completion of the apprenticeship, there may be an opportunity to progress into full-time employment with us.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BRIDGWATER AND TAUNTON COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000338499.
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Closes in 14 days (Friday 5 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
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