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Childcare Apprenticeship - Barking
Location: Barking, England (IG11 9LR)
Closing Date: Monday 9 November 2026
Posted on: 5 October 2026
Summary
Barney Bears Nursery is looking for a Nursery Assistant Apprentice. You will be studying toward your Early Years Educator L3.
Wage: £17,680 a year
Training Course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Monday-Friday (Shifts Between 07:30AM-16:00PM) 42 hours a week
Start Date: Monday 16 November 2026
Duration: 1 year 6 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
We are looking for candidates who are reliable, with great determination, motivation, and enthusiasm. Someone who is flexible and able to work as part of a team, with good communication skills. Shows a willingness to learn further by attending training.
You'll be able to support and encourage the overall development of the children by ensuring their well-being, development, and individual need are being met at all times and to safeguard all children within our care. You will assist in learning and implementing appropriate activities and learning opportunities for age-specific children with the ability to adapt accordingly to the children’s individual needs, interests, abilities, understanding, etc.
Your role will include:
- Plan and implement appropriate activities to meet the needs of the children's age and stage of development.
- Ensure children are safeguarded at all times.
- Ensure the company's Values and Visions are upheld.
- Maintain detailed records of the children’s day-to-day activities to ensure daily handovers can take place between practitioner and parent/carer.
- Follow the room routines and instructions given by the room leader and management.
Benefits
- Staff are entitled to annual leave throughout the year.
- Well-being days are often awarded to staff throughout the year to take and use on top of their annual leave as additional days off from work.
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Training Provider: PARAGON EDUCATION & SKILLS LIMITED
Training Course: Early years educator (level 3)
What you'll learn
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.
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Requirements
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Skills: Creative Initiative, Non-judgemental
Other Requirements: The closing date guidance, if a successful candidate is found before the advertised dates, the advert will close early.
About this employer
Barney Bears Nursery was established in April 2004. Barney Bears Nursery prides itself on word of mouth and our reputation. We have an overwhelming demand and a healthy waiting list. We have nurseries across the boroughs of Newham and Barking and Dagenham. The company continues to grow and develop.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in a new tab). There is a possibility of being offered a full-time role after successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is: PARAGON EDUCATION & SKILLS LIMITED Shaping Lives recruitment team
Email: apprentice.recruitment@pgon.co.uk
Phone: 08004220588
Reference code: VAC2000057286
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Closes on Monday 9 November 2026
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