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Realise Training; East Midlands, Nottingham; On-site; GBP 9,100 - 13,000; Full time

Job summary

Realise Training in Derbyshire is seeking an Early Years Educator Apprentice to support safety, safeguarding and wellbeing of all children, and to help deliver high-quality physical, emotional and educational care in the setting.

You will work Monday to Friday, 30 hours per week during term time, training toward the Teaching Assistant Level 3 apprenticeship standard. The employer provides on-the-job training and 20% off-the-job learning within the working day.

Qualifications

• Must have GCSE Maths and English level 4 or above (Grade C) or equivalent.
• Compassion and sensitivity towards children.
• Active listening skills.

Responsibilities

• Help take responsibility for the safety, safeguarding, security and wellbeing of all children.
• Provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care in the setting.
• Work as part of a team to provide an enabling environment for children to play, develop and learn.
• Build and maintain strong partnership working with parents to meet children’s needs.

Skills

Active listening

Compassion

Patience

Maturity

Team player

Professionalism

Education

GCSE Maths & English Level 4+

Job description

Early Years Educator Apprentice

Company: Realise Training Salary: £8 to £8 an hour Hours: Full-time Location: Derbyshire, S41 8PF Job type: Apprenticeship Posting date: 7 Oct 2026 Closing date: 31 Oct 2026

To help take responsibility for the safety, safeguarding, security and wellbeing of all children. To be a part of providing a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children in the setting. To work as part of a team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, develop and learn. To build and maintain strong partnership working with parents to enable children’s needs to be met.

EYFS Nursery apprentice to provide close supervision, agreed activities, prepare resources, support EYFS lead and work with EYFS team to ensure needs of all the children are being addressed

Working Week

Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm 30 hours a week term time only

Qualifications Required

Must have GCSE maths and English level 4 or above. (Grade C) or equivalent.

Personal Qualities

Compassion and Sensitivity towards children

Maturity and professionalism

Skills Required

Has a passion for the role of teaching assistant and a commitment to ensuring that every child succeeds.

Can work with a team to create an engaging and inclusive classroom environment.

Is a great team player, eager to contribute to the school’s ethos of Nurture, Cherish, Succeed.

Is flexible and able to adapt to the needs of the children in your care.

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 Teaching Assistant Level 3 apprenticeship standard, which includes:

Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours

Teaching Assistant L3 Apprenticeship Standard

Functional skills in Maths and English if required

This will be delivered by your dedicated training provider, Realise.

Future Prospects

On successful completion of apprenticeship, you could be offered a permanent position.

Apprenticeship Duration

12 Months

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Summary

To help take responsibility for the safety, safeguarding, security and wellbeing of all children. To be a part of providing a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children in the setting. To work as part of a team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, develop and learn. To build and maintain strong partnership working with parents to enable children’s needs to be met.

EYFS Nursery apprentice to provide close supervision, agreed activities, prepare resources, support EYFS lead and work with EYFS team to ensure needs of all the children are being addressed

Working Week

Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm 30 hours a week term time only

Qualifications Required

Must have GCSE maths and English level 4 or above. (Grade C) or equivalent.

Personal Qualities

Active listening skills

Compassion and Sensitivity towards children

Patience

Maturity and professionalism

Skills Required

Has a passion for the role of teaching assistant and a commitment to ensuring that every child succeeds.

Can work with a team to create an engaging and inclusive classroom environment.

Is a great team player, eager to contribute to the school’s ethos of Nurture, Cherish, Succeed.

Is flexible and able to adapt to the needs of the children in your care.

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 Teaching Assistant Level 3 apprenticeship standard, which includes:

Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours

Teaching Assistant L3 Apprenticeship Standard

Functional skills in Maths and English if required

This will be delivered by your dedicated training provider, Realise.

Future Prospects

On successful completion of apprenticeship, you could be offered a permanent position.

Apprenticeship Duration

12 Months

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme