Early Years Level 3 Apprenticeship - Little People Nurseries (Bramley)

LITTLE PEOPLE (BRAMLEY) LTD

LEEDS (LS13 3EN)

Closes in 9 days (Tuesday 17 June 2025)

Posted on 20 May 2025

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Summary

Are you level 2 qualified and looking to advance your career? If so, this is a great position for someone passionate to progress to level 3. The role will involve planning and delivering fun and educational activities for children, whilst taking care of the children’s developmental and personal needs.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Up to 40 hours a week, Monday - Friday. May involve some occasional weekend work. Leaners that are under 18 years of age will work no longer than 8 hours per day. Working hours TBC.

40 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 24 June 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

As a level 3 apprentice you will be a key member of the nursery team, your daily activities may include:

  • Planning and implementing fun and educational activities with the children
  • Play alongside and with children to support their play
  • Supporting children’s creative and imaginative experiences
  • Maintaining development records on key children
  • Supervising children at rest times and at mealtimes
  • Contributing to and promoting health and safety
  • Ensuring the play area is clean and tidy at all times
  • Working closely with parents and providing feedback on their child 

Useful Qualities to have

  • Friendly and approachable
  • Patient, and caring
  • The ability to interact positively with children and adults
  • Flexible and willing to carry out a number of different activities within the job role
  • Reliable
  • Trustworthy
  • Motivated
  • The ability to work using your own initiative

This position would suit a candidate with a bubbly, outgoing personality who is able to work on their own initiative and is prepared to commit to the work required for an apprenticeship.

Total of 40 hours a week falling between 7.30am and 6.00pm, Monday - Friday. May involve some occasional weekend work. 16-18 years old will not be required to work over 8 hours per day.

Full description will be given at interview.

Where you'll work

MCLAREN FIELDS
LOWER TOWN STREET
BRAMLEY
LEEDS
LS13 3EN

Training

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

College or training organisation

AIRE VOCATIONAL TRAINING 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

As a work-based training provider, we will provide an exciting individually designed training programme covering:

  • Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Standard
  • Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)
  • Paediatric First Aid
  • End-Point Assessment (EPA)
  • On and off the job training

We will aim to meet your needs and those of your employer, combining theory with hands-on practical experience to ensure you develop the skills, knowledge and behaviours that are relevant to your role.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

Other in:

Early Years (grade Pass)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths (grade 4/C)

GCSE in:

English (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
  • Presentation skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

About this company

Superbly transformed from the old Villager Public House the building combines a homely atmosphere with a feeling of space and light. The large and colourful playrooms have a modern feel with the children being cared for in peer groups with easy access to the outside play area. Set in its own grounds the nursery is all on one level for the childcare facilities, with each age range having direct access to the outdoor area, which has been developed to promote an excellent outdoor learning environment. The nursery offers full day care from birth to 5 years, and serves surrounding areas of Pudsey, Rodley, Stanningley, Armley, Kirkstall, Wortley, Farnley, New Farnley and is a few minutes from Leeds City Centre.

https://www.littlepeoplenurseries.co.uk/bramley-nursery/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Once the successful candidate has completed their childcare qualifications, there will be the opportunity for internal progression within the nursery.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

AIRE VOCATIONAL TRAINING LIMITED

Jamie McEwan

jmcewan@aspirationtraining.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000321664.

Apply now

Closes in 9 days (Tuesday 17 June 2025)

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