Apprentice Level 3 Early Years Educator in a Nursery – Apprentice Nursery Assistant

An exciting opportunity to continue your career in childcare with Parenta Training, working in an early years setting. Become an apprentice in one of our fun and friendly nurseries, working with children aged from birth to five years, gaining experience while you learn.

Requirements

• Working with children between the ages of 0-5 years, organising activities, being proactive with the help and care carried out within the early years teaching sector
• Assisting and meeting the personal/emotional needs of individual children - changing nappies, feeding, caring and establishing a relationship with children
• Work (under supervision) providing all aspects of care/support to children, ensuring they take part in day-to-day learning and play activities
• Ensure that the setting is safe, clean and well-presented
• Collaborate with colleagues ensuring the highest standards of work are carried out and are provided throughout your role in a positive manner
• To contribute to a high-quality caring environment for children by creating a warm, friendly and stimulating atmosphere in which the children can develop emotionally, socially and educationally through individual attention and group activities
• Attend team meetings and contribute relevant ideas
• Be able to understand and implement the setting’s confidentiality policy
• Contribute towards an effective and supportive team environment
• 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.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Analytical skills
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience

Responsibilities

• Working with children between the ages of 0-5 years, organising activities, being proactive with the help and care carried out within the early years teaching sector
• Assisting and meeting the personal/emotional needs of individual children - changing nappies, feeding, caring and establishing a relationship with children
• Work (under supervision) providing all aspects of care/support to children, ensuring they take part in day-to-day learning and play activities
• Ensure that the setting is safe, clean and well-presented
• Collaborate with colleagues ensuring the highest standards of work are carried out and are provided throughout your role in a positive manner
• To contribute to a high-quality caring environment for children by creating a warm, friendly and stimulating atmosphere in which the children can develop emotionally, socially and educationally through individual attention and group activities
• Attend team meetings and contribute relevant ideas
• Be able to understand and implement the setting’s confidentiality policy
• Contribute towards an effective and supportive team environment

Benefits

• Apprenticeship includes time away from working for specialist training.
• You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
• When you have successfully completed your apprenticeship, you may have the opportunity to continue with an exciting career in childcare
• Initially, you will be working towards an NVQ Level 3 in Childcare

Application Process

• Before you make your application, please ensure that you can reliably travel to and from the employer location daily. Please check bus times/travel arrangements.
• You will have to agree to undergo a check of police records (e.g., a DBS) and be willing to subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
• Closes in 31 days (Saturday 30 May 2026 at 11:59pm)

About Playdays

Our aim is to help each child reach the highest degree of independence and confidence …as well as to discover their own strengths academically and creatively, and to pave the way for them to go on and be happy and inquisitive at school. Traditional Teaching Methods Here at Playdays each individual child is cared for and taught in a traditional and homely manner, in an environment that is both stimulating and fun. Playdays offers excellent quality care for children aged three months to five years from a variety of Nursery Nurses, Nursery Assistants and Nursery teachers. For the older children we introduce many subjects such as practical life, sensorial, language, maths, cultural subjects and general knowledge. More activities include French, swimming, computers, music and movement, art, craft, sand and water play, and not forgetting outdoor activities also our aim is to provide each child with the confidence to excel!

Contact

For any queries regarding this vacancy, please contact 0800 0029242. Please do not contact the employer directly.

PARENTA TRAINING LIMITED Katie Day katie.day@parenta.com 01622934046 The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000028642.