Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship

Have you completed a Level 2 Early Years Practitioner Apprenticeship? A great opportunity to progress to Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship for someone motivated and enthusiastic who enjoys working with children ensuring they achieve their learning objectives. Flexible start date available.

What you'll do

• Be responsible for a small number of children in your key room as their key person, ensuring their care and with support from qualified staff ensure their learning and development
• Ensure the children in your key group meet the leaning objectives according to the Early Years Foundation stage by planning for and observing their development with support from the qualified members of staff
• Create individual learning journeys to record and evaluate your key groups leaning and development and progress
• Gain a full understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage
• Provide an interesting, fun, age-appropriate learning environment with a variety of activities that stimulate the children's learning in you care
• Make and maintain learning materials and resources
• Record key information regarding the child's daily routine following the nursery systems that have been put in place
• Feedback the children's routine to parents on a daily basis, creating continuous partnerships with parents
• To have a full understanding to the settings policies and procedures and ensure they are implemented
• Ensure all children are continuously stimulated and a range of activities are provided for all the children ensuring that they reach their full potential
• Assist in the daily domestic duties of the nursery, including ensuring the nursery is kept safe, secure and clean at all times

Training

• Early Years Educator Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
• Training will include paediatric first aid qualification
• End Point Assessment
• Off the job training
• Functional skills in English and maths (if any skills gaps are identified)

After the apprenticeship

Full-time position available upon completion of the apprenticeship.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Number skills
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Patience
• Kind and caring nature
• Willingness to learn and grow

Qualifications

• Essential: GCSE, English and Maths (grade 4-C or above or Level 2 FS)

Things to consider

You must already have a Level 2 Early Years Practitioner qualification to be able to apply for this role or have some previous experience in an Early Years setting.

About the employer

Little Explorers opened on 4th January 2007. In September 2020, we moved to a premises in Frankwell, Shrewsbury. We care for babies to year 6. At Little Explorers we feel that your child's happiness, safety and well-being is paramount. We provide a friendly, happy, secure and professional environment and welcoming atmosphere

Apprenticeship details

• Course: Early years educator (level 3), Education and early years
• Apprenticeship level: Advanced (level 3)
• Training provider: JUNIPER TRAINING LIMITED
• Expected duration: 1 Year 6 Months
• Hours: 36 hours a week. Working week: Monday - Friday, between 7.30am and 6.00pm (agreed in advance on a rota basis).
• Start date: 2 November 2026
• Positions available: 1
• Wage: £14,976 to £23,793.12 a year