Early Years Educator Apprenticeship - Newington Church of England Primary School

  • Company: Kent County Council
  • Location: Sittingbourne, ME9 7LB
  • Type: Apprenticeship
  • Salary: Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
  • Sector: Education and early years
  • Ref: NAS-2000034969
  • Application Deadline Date: 03/07/2026
  • Start Date: 01/09/2026
  • Positions Available: 1
  • Working Week: Monday to Friday 08.30- 15:00 30 mins for lunch

Brief Description

Newington CEP School are looking for a dedicated and career driven apprentice to join their busy team. This is a great opportunity to gain experience whilst working towards a Level 3 qualification. Your role will include working with the team to provide a safe, caring and stimulating environment for children.

Training to be Provided


  • Early Years Educator apprenticeship Level 3 standard 

  • 20% off the job training 

  • Tutor support via online platform

Future Prospects


  • Permanent position considered on completion of the apprenticeship

  • Level 5 Early Years apprenticeship available

Vacancy Detail


  • Undertake day to day nursery duties to ensure high standards of care and education are maintained

  • Adhere to the Nursery’s policies and procedures to ensure that high standards are maintained with in the Nursery

  • Establish informal relationships with parents / carers of the children to ensure they are engaged in the child’s education and development

  • Contribute to partnership working with Nursery staff to ensure that the children have access to appropriate activities to support their physical, emotional, social and intellectual development whilst being aware of families’ ethnic, cultural and linguistic development

  • Support the work of the Nursery Teacher in providing a suitable curriculum that enables children to achieve their early learning goals

  • With other staff, contribute to the planning, observation and assessment procedures to ensure children’s progress is satisfactory

  • Maintain a recording system for individual children, which enables effective storage and retrieval of information which can be shared with parents and other professionals and agencies, being aware of the confidentiality of the information contained therein

  • Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety, security and confidentiality reporting all concerns to the Supervisor to ensure children’s wellbeing

Other Information


  • Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

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