Early Years Educator Apprentice

Woodlanders Pre-School - Ashburton · Newton Abbot

HealthcareAdvanced Level 3On-site

At Woodlanders, you will be working towards a Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship over the course of 15 months!

To support the Room Leaders and Head of Woodlanders in providing a safe and supportive environment that enables pre-school children to learn and grow in confidence and social awareness. To deliver high quality creative learning opportunities for children.

You'll have the chance to provide engaging and creative learning experiences while pursuing your Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification. We will allocate some study time during your paid hours, but we also encourage you to dedicate some of your personal time to complete the course in approximately 15-18 months. We are more than happy to work with your tutors when they need to visit you at our setting.

Key tasks:

- To help the Room Leaders, Head of Woodlanders and other staff as part of an effective team.

- To support children's development and contribute to the evaluation of the educational programme.

- To demonstrate and promote understanding of all aspects of inclusion and to complete relevant

training where necessary.

- To support children with their learning and development by thinking on your feet and planning in the

moment

- To promote the welfare of children in all areas of Safeguarding.

- To maintain confidentiality at all times regarding children, their families, staff and the business of

Woodlanders.

- To prepare for, attend and contribute to inspections, evaluations and any other meetings as required.

- To participate in training and development opportunities when needs have been identified, possibly

out of working hours.

- To carry out day-to-day record keeping.

- To work in partnership with the Head of Woodlanders, Committee members, parents/carers and other

professionals.

- To contribute to shaping a stimulating and warm environment with clear boundaries for children and

adults.

- To work within the policies and procedures of Woodlanders Pre-School.

This is an outline for the range of duties expected of an Early Years Educator to indicate the level of responsibility for the time being. It is not a comprehensive or exclusive list and duties may be varied from time to time which do not change the general character of the job or the level of responsibility entailed.

Skills required

Experience working within a busy early years environment

Qualifications required

Essential - Early Years and Childcare Level 2 Qualification

Training you'll get

Early Years Educator Apprenticeship L3 including Functional Skills in Maths and English

Future prospects

There is no guarantee that you will automatically be offered employment with Woodlanders on competition of your qualificationWoodlanders are committed to supporting our apprentices and you will be kept informed throughout in the form of supervisionsWe always hope to gain long term employees from the apprenticeship route, however the needs of the business will dictate the need for permanent recruitment at that time.

The essentials

Hours, commitment and the dates that matter.

Hours 30 hours per week
Duration 12 months (Fixed Term)
Roles available 1
Posted 02 Oct 2026
Interviews 16 Oct 2026
Starts Nov 2026
Apply by 06 Nov 2026

Training provider

Lifetime Training

Delivers the training for this role and manages your application.

Where you'd be based

TQ13 7DR

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