Early Years apprenticeship
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Company: Riverside Early Years Playgroup
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Location: Boston, PE21 9JU
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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-2000013661
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Application Deadline Date: 08/04/2026
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Start Date: 15/04/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday - Friday, 07:30 - 18:00. No weekend work.
Brief Description
Riverside Childcare in Boston are recruiting for a early years educator apprentice. To provide high standards of childcare and education. This includes providing a safe, caring environment to enable the physical, emotional, social and educational development of children, through both individual attention and group activities.
Training to be Provided
- Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training
- You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills with Riverside Training (Spalding) Ltd
Future Prospects
- Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training
- You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills
Vacancy Detail
- To assist with the development and implementation of procedures to monitor and record child development
- To provide a planned and stimulating environment that supports and extends the educational needs of the children
- To produce accurate and effective observations in order to track the children’s progress and the effectiveness of the learning environment
- To manage the children’s behaviour according to the policies and procedures
- To follow routines in line with the settings policies
- To offer stability and continuity for the children, safely supervising at all times
- To share tasks necessary as part of the general day-to-day keep of the setting such as cleaning which contributes to the general well-being of the team, children and parents that use the setting
- To undertake specific roles and responsibilities within the nursery and complete relevant training both internally and externally relevant to that role
- To participate in and contribute to regular staff meetings and training to improve skills and knowledge that enhances practice
- To work within the settings policies and procedures at all times
- To ensure that children have access to the EYFS through play and that the planned activities are based on children’s needs
- To keep records of development up to date on all key children
- To develop positive relationships with children and their families, particularly key children
- To give regular feedback to parents about their child’s development and progress and to offer support and advice in moving them forward together
- To be able to work independently, using own initiative and be flexible and adaptable
- To implement and adhere to the settings policies and procedures when dealing with the Health and Safety and Safeguarding of children
- To manage time effectively
- To work with other professionals, such as speech therapists when necessary and implement advice and procedures they recommend in order to support the children
- To help children with feeding, changing clothes, toileting, and maintaining hygienic standards at all times and working within the setting's policies and procedures
Other Information
- The successhful will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Servuce (DBS) check