Early years educator apprentice

Meols, Wirral, CH47 8XA

Ref: VAC-01675

Type: Apprenticeship

Salary: Apprenticeship Minimum Wage

Sector: Early Years

Deadline: 31/12/2025

Start Date: 02/01/2026

Working Week: Rotating shifts between 8.00am and 6.00pm ( Monday to Friday)

Company: Smarties Day Nursery and Pre-school

Positions Available: 1

Vacancy Detail

Plan and carry out child initiated and adult led play activities supporting children’s individual needs and interests

Provide play activities which encourage and promote children’s numeracy, literacy and language development

Undertake the role of the key person to help children feel safe, secure and valued

Carries out observations and use these effectively to understand the changing needs of their individual key children and plan for the interests in line with the early years foundation stage

Carry out care routines such as nappy changing, toileting, hand washing and feeding routines with care, respect and compassion

Work in partnership with other professionals, parents, colleagues and children to meet the individual needs of children

Ensure the welfare, well-being and safety of children is promoted and report safeguarding issues and concerns to the person in charge

Take an active role in seeking out continuous professional development opportunities during the apprentices programme and beyond

Support children who are experiencing transitions such as moving to school or birth of a sibling, using your knowledge of the children to support them

Take an active part in the completion of their apprenticeship, meeting deadlines set by their trainer assessor and working with the dedicated mentor to develop their knowledge, skills and behaviours

Work in a non-discriminatory way to ensure all children have equal access to opportunities

Qualifications required

Must have a level 2 childcare qualification or 12 months experience of working in an early years setting with children

Personal qualities

Passionate
Empathetic
Kind
Caring
Dedicated

Skills required

Self-motivation
Good communication skills
Ability to meet strict deadlines
Time management

Future Prospects

At the end of the apprenticeship you will be a highly trained early years educator. Depending on the setting in which you work you could progress onto becoming a room leader or taking on additional specialisms such as special educational needs co-ordinator or the designated safeguarding lead

Other Information

You will be required to undertake an enhanced dbs check as part of the employers safer recruitment process

Training to be Provided

Your full role and responsibilities will be set out by your employer. They will provide you with all of the on-the-job training you need to up-skill in your role, and your 20% off-the-job learning will be incorporated as part of your working day.
You will be working towards the Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship standard, which includes:
• Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
• Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid or Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid
• Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)

This will be delivered by your dedicated training provider, Realise.

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Early years educator apprentice