Early Years Educator apprentice at Charing C of E Primary School
Charing C of E Primary School
Ashford (TN27 0JN)
Closes in 27 days (Friday 7 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 10 October 2025
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Summary
We are looking for an early year’s educator apprentice to support across our reception class and preschool. You will work hard to make sure that school values are underpinned in all aspects of learning. Support in developmentally appropriate activities for all children within our early years at Charing, in both our indoor and outdoor environments.
- Wage
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£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
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Please note that this is a term time only role so you will receive a pro-rata amount of the advertised annual salary
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Between 8:30am - 3:30pm, Monday to Friday, term time only.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 December 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 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
We are looking for someone with a positive attitude, kind, excitable and nurturing nature to join our team.
- Provide play/learning activities for children under the professional direction and supervision of a qualified mentor
- Supervise individuals and small groups of children throughout the day, including supervision in the classroom, playground and dining areas
- Prepare and clear up learning environment and resources, including photocopying, filing and contribute to maintaining a safe environment
- Record basic pupil data
- Support children’s learning through play
- Assist with children’s personal needs including toileting, hygiene, dressing and eating, as well as help with social, welfare and health matters; reporting problems to the teacher as appropriate
- Physically assist pupils in activities (may involve lifting, where mobility is an issue)
- Undertake day to day pre-school duties to ensure high standards of care and education are maintained
- Adhere to the school and nursery policies and procedures
Once competent, fully trained and confident:
Be a key worker at the pre-school and establish informal relationships with parents and carers of the children to ensure they are engaged in the child’s education and development
Where you'll work
CHARING CE PRIMARY SCHOOL
School Road
Charing
Ashford
TN27 0JN
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
PROFILE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING 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 Apprenticeship Standard
- Paediatric First Aid
- Functional Skills in English and maths at level 2 if required
- Work based and tutor supported online training
- Preparation for End Point Assessment
- https://skillsengland.education.gov.uk/apprenticeships/st0135-v1-5
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
Other in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Team working
- Positive attitude
- Kind & caring nature
- Hardworking
- Keen to learn
- Keen to get involved
Other requirements
NB: We will consider offering you the level 2 Early Years Practitioner Apprenticeship if you do not have an existing level 2 childcare qualification and/or no signifcant work experience. Also, if you have low grades in English and maths and no childcare qualifcations or experience we will offer the same. So please do still apply if you do not have the desired qualifcations for the level 3 apprenticeship.
About this employer
A growing half-form village primary school on the outskirts of Ashford. Charing Primary School is a growing half-form entry Church of England Primary School and a member of Aquila, The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust. We work closely with our community and aspire for the school to be key part of the village; with the school being the school of choice in the local area. We have a strong early year’s team, and our early years classroom has their own, purpose-built outside learning environment. Our School and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children.
After this apprenticeship
Potential job opportunity within the early years team on completion of apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
PROFILE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING LIMITED
Ian Pearce
ian.pearce@profiledt.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000346091.
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Closes in 27 days (Friday 7 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
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