Level 3 Apprenticeship in Early years

ST JOSEPH'S PRESCHOOL NURSERY LTD

Heywood (OL10 1AQ)

Closes in 27 days (Monday 15 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 19 August 2025

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Summary

We’re looking for an apprentice passionate about working with children. You’ll support care, learning and play, help plan activities, keep records, work with parents, and follow nursery policies. Must be enthusiastic, committed, and bring a sense of fun to our team!

Wage

£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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£7.55 Per Hour

Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday between the hours 7.30am - 5.00pm. You will alternate shifts weekly from 8.00am - 4.00pm to 9.00am - 5.00pm. All year round.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Tuesday 16 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

The job role will include:

  • Planning, observation and assessment
  • Wearing and implementing the correct PPE into your practice
  • Learning our daily care routines including nappies and toileting
  • General tidying and set up of the building
  • Setting up an enabling& stimulating environment
  • Shadowing Level 3 staff members to learn different aspect of the role
  • Supporting the children at mealtimes including snack and dinner
  • Leading and planning engaging activities for our little ones
  • Updating our social media platform

Where you'll work

St Josephs Parish Centre
Hind Hill Street
Heywood
OL10 1AQ

Training

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

Training provider

ROCHDALE TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

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.

Training schedule

Training will be completed by Rochdale training on site at St Joseph’s nursery

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • Early Years (grade Pass)
  • Maths, English and ICT (grade Grade 4/C or above)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Maths, English and ICT
  • Creative thinking
  • Committed
  • reliable
  • enthusiastic
  • willing and eager to learn

Other requirements

Please research the location of Rochdale Training as well as the location of the employer to ensure that you can travel to both locations. Apprentices are paid for their normal working hours and training that's part of their apprenticeship (usually one day per week). The Apprenticeship National Minimum Wage guide is updated every April (ANMW): https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates

About this employer

We are a private nursery situated in the heart of Heywood. We currently offer childcare to children ages 2-4yrs and childcare places to children 9 months +. We have 3 spacious rooms and a huge outdoor area and offer high quality learning. Our opening hours are 7:45am-5pm Monday- Friday. We pride ourselves on providing an enabling and stimulating environment where our little ones can thrive. We have highly trained and experienced staff and are looking to expand our team. We have many staff incentives including staff discount, free parking and performance bonuses.

After this apprenticeship

  • Opportunity for full time employment Room/ Team leader
  • Upskilling further

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ROCHDALE TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Jacob Evans

jevans@rochdaletraining.co.uk

01706 631 417

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000337888.

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Closes in 27 days (Monday 15 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

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