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-2000026059
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Application Deadline Date: 31/05/2026
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Start Date: 01/06/2026
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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 an 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 successful will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.