Level 3 Apprenticeship in Early years - ST JOSEPH'S PRESCHOOL NURSERY LTD

Summary

We’re looking for an apprentice passionate about working with children. You’ll support care, learning and play, help plan activities, keep records, work with parents, and follow nursery policies. Must be enthusiastic, committed, and bring a sense of fun to our team!

Annual wage

£14,722.50 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

£7.55 Per Hour

Training course: Early years educator

Hours: Monday- Friday between the hours 7:30am-5pm. You will alternate shifts weekly from 8am-4pm to 9am-5pm. All year round.
37.5 hours a week

Start date: Tuesday 16 September 2025

Duration: 18 Months

Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

The job role will include:

Planning, observation and assessment.
Wearing and implementing the correct PPE into your practise
Learning our daily care routines including nappies and toileting
General tidying and set up of the building
Setting up an enabling& stimulating environment
Shadowing Level 3 staff members to learn different aspect of the role.
Supporting the children at mealtimes including snack and dinner
Leading and planning engaging activities for our little ones.
Updating our social media platform

Where you’ll work

St Josephs Parish Centre, Hind Hill Street, Heywood, OL10 1AQ

Check your travel to work

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

ROCHDALE TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Your training course

Early years educator

Equal to Level 3 (A level)

Your training plan

Training will be completed by Rochdale training on site at St Joseph’s nursery

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE Early Years (Grade Pass) essential
GCSE Maths, English and ICT (Grade Grade 4/C or above) essential

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Maths, English and ICT
Creative thinking
Committed
reliable
enthusiastic
willing and eager to learn

Other requirements

Please research the location of Rochdale Training as well as the location of the employer to ensure that you can travel to both locations. Apprentices are paid for their normal working hours and training that's part of their apprenticeship (usually one day per week). The Apprenticeship National Minimum Wage guide is updated every April (ANMW): https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates

About this company

We are a private nursery situated in the heart of Heywood. We currently offer childcare to children ages 2-4yrs and childcare places to children 9 months +. We have 3 spacious rooms and a huge outdoor area and offer high quality learning. Our opening hours are 7:45am-5pm Monday- Friday. We pride ourselves on providing an enabling and stimulating environment where our little ones can thrive. We have highly trained and experienced staff and are looking to expand our team. We have many staff incentives including staff discount, free parking and performance bonuses.