EYFS Teaching Assistant Level 3 Apprentice

CHESTER DIOCESE ACADEMIES TRUST

Wybunbury Nantwich (CW5 7NE)

Closes in 14 days (Monday 29 June 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 15 June 2026

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Summary

Are you passionate about Early Years education? Do you want to learn from an experienced team in a nurturing, vibrant, and deeply supportive environment?

This opportunity will involve supporting our preschool pupils and working as part of a close-knit EYFS team. Earn your Level 3 qualification whilst also engaging in school and Trust CPD.

Wage

£15,600 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Hours
Monday-Friday 7.30am- 3.30pm Term time only

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 September 2026

Duration

1 year 3 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

  • Attend to the personal, social and physical needs of pupils including washing, toileting, assisting with feeding, dressing and undressing pupils, supporting pupil’s development by instigating opportunities to further develop life skills, numeracy and literacy
  • Under the direct supervision of the Preschool Supervisor and other staff, assist individual or groups of pupils in the provision and ensure their safety and well being
  • Day to day communication with parents concerning pupils well being.  Directing parents to the Preschool Supervisor in the event of specific concerns or issues arising
  • Update pupil care information on schools systems or records as required
  • Prepare and maintain learning equipment and ensure that the classroom is kept clean and tidy
  • Display and present the pupils' work, under the direction of
  • Preschool Supervisor, so that it enhances the classroom environment and celebrates achievement
  • Attend staff meetings and undertakes personal staff development training as required
  • Maintain a safe and clean environment for the pupils at all times
  • Supervise ‘lunch club'. Ensuring the children are safe and eat well.  Leave the lunch area ready for its next use by others
  • Be prepared to work in other areas of school at the request of the senior leadership team
  • Maintain the school ethos and values at all times

Where you'll work

Wybunbury Delves CE Primary School
Bridge St
Wybunbury Nantwich
CW5 7NE

Training

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

Training provider

HARPER CRAVEN ASSOCIATES 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 through BeReady's programme.  Learners will have dedicated 'off the job' time to complete tasks and studies. 

Learners will:

  • Learn about and adhere to the EYFS Statutory Framework requirements and Ofsted regulations
  • Learn how to ensure a safe, clean, tidy and welcoming room by completing appropriate daily duties
  • Learn about strategies to promote positive behaviour and assist in supporting children’s emotional wellbeing
  • Gain knowledge of the curriculum, supporting the team in its implementation, indoors and outdoors
  • Learn about activities that are holistic and support the curriculum and cover the EYFS Education Programmes
  • Learn about activities that are holistic and support the curriculum and cover the EYFS Education Programmes
  • Learn how to teach, support and extend children’s knowledge and skills, particularly their language skills
  • Learn how to set up the learning environment to meet the children’s individual interests, needs and learning
  • Learn about formative and summative assessments, using observations and data to inform the assessment cycle
  • Learn about the appropriate support needed when children need extra help in their learning and development
  • Support the qualified team in carrying out their daya to day roles including health and safety
  • Attend ‘in house’ training and other mandatory training necessary as part of apprenticeship
  • Be reliable with excellent attendance and keep up to date with work and targets set by training provider

Requirements

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

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Number skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

  • Passing a Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check
  • Completing safeguarding training
  • The want to train to work in an Early Years setting
  • The ability to fulfil the role of keyworker in preschool
  • Respect for confidentiality of information
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Ability to work on own initiative
  • Ability to work under the direction of preschool supervisor and other agencies
  • High expectation
  • A desire to learn about EYFS
  • Effective communication skills with children and adults
  • Willingness to take part in essential training
  • A commitment to working constructively as part of a team, or independently if necessary
  • A commitment to the highest standards
  • Appreciation of diversity and a firm belief in genuine equality of opportunity for all
  • Awareness of issues related to confidentiality, accountability and professional boundaries
  • Good time management skills
  • Ability to adopt a calm and consistent approach when working with children
  • Flexible approach to working
  • The ability to embrace change with enthusiasm and a positive outlook
  • Self-motivation and initiative
  • Sense of humour
  • Be friendly and enthusiastic
  • Be patient, tolerant and resilient
  • Be well organised and creative
  • Have children’s needs at the heart of their practice

About this employer

CDAT is a multi academy trust established to support primary schools. There are presently 24 schools within the trust. The services provided to schools include legal, human resources, estates, health and safety, and data protection. We also have a school improvement team and a finance team.

After this apprenticeship

  • Learners will be able to work within nursery and school settings
  • They may also wish to pursue a teaching qualification

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

HARPER CRAVEN ASSOCIATES LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000032152.

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Closes in 14 days (Monday 29 June 2026 at 11:59pm)