Early Years Educator Apprentice L3
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Company: Haystacks Nursery
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Location: Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6HP
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: Competitive Salary
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Sector: Early Years
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Ref: VAC-01400
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Application Deadline Date: 26/09/2025
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Start Date: 06/10/2025
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Positions Available: 2
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Working Week: 40 hours (34 on job/6 off the job) arranged flexibly over 5 days per week
Brief Description
Haystacks Nursery is set in a beautiful purpose built childcare setting with a beautiful garden, with an on site woodland area with a child friendly orchard and allotment. If you have a child-centred approach to learning and want to join a caring, highly qualified team then please apply for this apprenticeship .
Qualifications Required
None specific
Personal Qualities
Caring and empathetic with a genuine love for children
Can-do approach
Adaptable
Skills Required
Good communication skills
Computer literate
Training to be Provided
Your full role and responsibilities will be set out by your employer. They will provide you with all of the on-the-job training you need to up-skill in your role, and your 20% off-the-job learning will be incorporated as part of your working day.
You will be working towards the Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship standard, which includes:
• Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
• Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Educator
• Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid or Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid
• Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)
This will be delivered by your dedicated training provider, Realise.
Future Prospects
All apprentices have been offered positions with us
Vacancy Detail
As a L3 apprentice at Haystacks Nursery your job role will be as follows:
• To attend team meetings and participate in sharing ideas
• Under supervision provide all aspects of care for children including washing, changing and feeding
• To assist with meeting the personal, social and emotional needs of individual children
• To provide adult-led interactions with children in the nursery
• To attend all training relevant to the role and deemed appropriate by the Manager/training provider
• To be aware of and abide by the nursery’s Safeguarding children and child protection policy and Confidentiality policy, and all other policies the manager sets.
• Team work
• Support all staff and engage in a good staff team.
• Develop a sound understanding of the nursery’s unique ethos and use this to inform practice in all areas.
• Contribute to high standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness in the nursery
• Undertake such other duties and responsibilities of an equivalent nature, as may be determined by the trainee’s supervisor from time-to-time
• Carry out duties at all times in compliance with the nursery’s equal opportunities policy
• Look upon the nursery as a "whole" to consider where your skills can be best utilised.
• Be constantly aware of the individual needs of all children
• Respect the confidentiality of all information received
• Ensure the provision of a high-quality environment to meet the needs of all individual children
• Develop and maintain strong partnerships and communications with parents/carers to facilitate day-to-day caring and early learning needs
• Be aware of the community profile of the nursery and uphold its standards at all times
• Be aware of all emergency and fire evacuation procedures
• Be aware of sections 7 and 8 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974:
o Employees have a duty to take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and others who may be affected by their acts or omissions whilst at work. This extends to co-operating to enable the employer to fulfil its legal duty
o No person shall intentionally or recklessly interfere with or misuse anything provided in the interests of health, safety or welfare in pursuance of any of the relevant statutory provisions
• Understand that, as part of training, you will be required to work across the nursery rooms.