Level 3 Child Care Apprentice

Apprenticeship Opportunity

Opportunity for a Level 3 Apprentice to join our expanding, friendly setting. You will be supported throughout your course and be surrounded by an experienced team who will help and guide you to gain your qualification. You must have a Level 2 qualification in Early Years to apply for this vacancy.

Wage: £13,312 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
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Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 32-hours per week between the hours of 8.00am - 6.00pm.
32 hours a week
Start date: Tuesday 1 September 2026
Duration: 1 year 9 months
Positions available: 1

What you'll do at work:

• Carry out activities with the children
• Plan activities to meet the needs of the children
• Observe the children in their play
• Ensuring all the children within the setting reach their full potential
• Ensure the children are happy and thriving in a caring environment
• Safeguard children
• Cleaning duties
• Supervising snacks and lunch

Where you'll work:

Ribble Drive
Whitefield
Manchester
M45 8TD

Training provider: BURY COLLEGE
Training course: Early years educator (level 3)
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What you'll learn:

Course contents:

• 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.