Level 3 Early years educator apprenticeship
LIVERPOOL DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST
Merseyside (WA10 1LW)
Closes in 14 days (Thursday 2 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 18 September 2025
Contents
Summary
Parish is a very successful, happy school built on Christian beliefs and values of Faith, Hope and Love. It is a one form entry Church of England Primary school with an intake of 30 children each September. We also have a Pre-School Nursery which offers 30 hours per week placements and wraparound care.
- Wage
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£14,133.60 to £22,857.12, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Thursday, 08:30-16:15. Friday, 08:30-16:00.
36 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 3 November 2025
- Duration
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1 year 9 months
- 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
- Supporting the Nursery class teacher and Deputy Nursery Manager with children aged 3-4.
- Assisting with classroom and behavior management.
- Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher.
- Be aware of and respond appropriately to individual pupil needs ensuring effective interaction.
- Preparation of classroom for work, activities and displays.
- Supporting children's learning and development.
- Observing, assessing and planning for pupil development.
Where you'll work
Charles Street
St Helens
Merseyside
WA10 1LW
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
TOTAL PEOPLE 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
Level 3 Early Years Educator- training provided by Total People. Safeguarding Training- provided by Parish CE Primary.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
Other in:
- Functional skills Maths (grade Level 2)
- Functional skills English (grade Level 2)
Desirable qualifications
Other in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Communication skills
- Customer care skills
- Non judgemental
- Team working
Other requirements
Term time only plus 5 extra days in the year.
About this employer
Parish is a very successful and happy school which is built on Christian beliefs and values. We are a one form entry Church of England Primary school with an intake of 30 children each September. We also have a Pre- School Nursery which offers 30 hours per week placements and wrap-around care. We are proud to be part of the Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust, a multi-academy trust which includes a number of Church of England schools from across the Liverpool Diocese. (More information and a link to the Trust website can be found via the 'About Us' section of this webpage). Our dedicated and dynamic team work extremely hard to ensure that all of our children are able to learn in an inclusive, safe and secure environment. We strive to provide a high-quality education, which enables each child to realise their full potential. We value strong partnerships with parents, governors, the Church and the local community and work closely with them to ensure that our children leave school as well rounded individuals with the highest of aspirations for their future. At Parish, our expectations in terms of standards and behaviour are high and this makes our school a calm and purposeful place to learn. We are proud of our many achievements including our commitment to providing a plethora of cultural experiences and extra-curricular activities to all of our pupils.
After this apprenticeship
After the completion of the level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship possible progression could be employment as a qualified practitioner in early years.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LIVERPOOL DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST
Rachel Clare
rachel.clare@ldst.org.uk
01744678430
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000342772.
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