Early Years Educator apprentice
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Company: Footsteps
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Location: PAR, PL24 2QH
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
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Sector: Education and early years
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Ref: NAS-2000046669
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Application Deadline Date: 02/09/2026
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Start Date: 01/10/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday - Friday, based on a 40 hour week. No evenings or weekends. Closed between Christmas and New Year, and all bank holidays. Shifts may vary. Earliest start is 8am and latest finish is 6pm.
Brief Description
Footsteps are offering an exciting opportunity to join their team as an Early Years Educator apprentice! Gain the knowledge, skills and behaviours to kickstart your career in this rewarding industry.
Training to be Provided
You will be working towards a Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard in Early Years Educator.
This apprenticeship consists of a mixture of off-the-job training and on-the-job mentoring and development within the workplace.
You will be expected to attend Cornwall College St Austell on a weekly basis, with additional attendance if functional skills are required.
Future Prospects
Expected roles on completion of the apprenticeship are:
- Childminder assistant
- Early years educator
- Early years worker
- Nursery educator
- Nursery nurse
- Nursery worker
Vacancy Detail
Duties will include:
- Working alongside staff to develop a varied and exciting range of activities & experiences
- Reading stories to the children
- Modelling positive play and communication skills
- Assisting with daily cleaning to ensure our setting is always as clean as possible
- Attending regular staff meetings
This role is based in our pre-school room with children aged 2-4 years. We also offer breakfast and afterschool sessions, so there will be contact with older children too.
Other Information
This is a rural village, however there are bus routes and Par Station is a 20 minute walk away.