Childcare Level 3 Apprenticeship

This nursery is looking for a dynamic individual with a passion for early childhood development to join their friendly team. Your role will be supporting children aged 0 months to 5 years. You will be a key person for a small group of children, making learning fun and enjoyable, whilst maintaining close communication with parents and carers.

What you'll do

• To act as a key person to a group of children, liaising closely and building an effective relationship with parents/carers and ensuring each child's needs are recognised and met.
• To work in partnership with parents/carers and other family members.
• To advise the manager of any concerns e.g. health and well-being of children, parents or the safety of equipment, preserving confidentiality as necessary.
• To teach children, offering an appropriate level of support and stimulating play experiences.
• To ensure that children are kept safe and that you understand when to follow child protection procedures.
• To actively participate at team meetings, supervision meetings and appraisal meetings.
• To attend training courses as required and to take responsibility for personal development.

Training

• Early Years Educator Level 3
• Training will include paediatric first aid qualification
• Training will be done at location
• Functional Skills Level 2 in maths and English if applicable

After the apprenticeship

Permanent position.

Skills

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Presentation skills
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience
• Physical fitness

Qualifications

• Desired: GCSE, English (grade 4)
• Desired: GCSE, Maths (grade 4)

Things to consider

Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

About the employer

We are an Outstanding Ofsted graded provision with a real community focus. We believe that children learn from being given fun learning opportunities which are meaningful and purposeful and we pride ourselves on our approach to “planting roots for early learning”.

This nursery was established in 2003 in response to a local need for good quality childcare provision. Since then we have grown and expanded and have cared for hundreds of local children who have successfully continued on in their own personal learning journeys.

Apprenticeship details

• Course: Early years educator (level 3), Education and early years
• Apprenticeship level: Advanced (level 3)
• Training provider: NORTH WALES TRAINING LTD.
• Expected duration: 1 Year 6 Months
• Hours: 30 hours a week. Working week: Monday to Friday, 7.00am to 1.00pm and 12.30pm to 6.30pm.
• Start date: 19 December 2026
• Positions available: 6
• Wage: £12,480 to £19,827.60 a year
• Other locations: Walthamstow, E17 6SA