Nursery Educator Apprentice - Chelmsford

Summary

Kinderzimmer Nursery could be the perfect place for you! offering an exciting opportunity to complete a Level 3 Educator Apprenticeship at our Chelmsford Nursery. Join us in delivering outstanding childcare and early education, and make a real difference in the lives of young children. Start your journey with Kinderzimmer apply today!

Wage

£16,640 to £26,436.80, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

Training course

Early years educator (level 3)

Hours

40 hours per week Monday to Friday - available to work between 7.30am - 6.30pm.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 31 August 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

As a Nursery Apprentice, you will need to be available to work between 7.30am - 6.30pm on a rota basis, on a 40 hours a week contract.

You will play a significant role in ensuring the best possible education and childcare at Kinderzimmer. Your duties and responsibilities will include:

• Contributing to a planned programme of activities/lessons that are suitable for the age range of children, in collaboration with other staff
• Keeping a proper record of achievement file on key children, for parents/carer
• Working alongside parents/carer of special needs children to provide full integration in the nursery setting
• Supporting all staff and working collaboratively
• Adhering to all policies and procedures to uphold standards within the nursery setting
• Safeguarding children by working to safeguarding policies
• Liaising with and supporting parents/carers and other family members
• Attending out-of-working-hours activities such as training, monthly staff meetings, parents/carers evenings, etc.
• Being flexible within the working practices of the setting and helping where needed, including undertaking certain domestic jobs within the setting, such as preparing snack meals and cleaning equipment
• Supporting internal and external inspections, including Ofsted.
• Recording accidents in the accident book and ensuring that the manager is informed of the report before the parent receives it
• Looking upon the setting as a "whole" to determine where help can be most utilised
• Being constantly aware of the needs of children
• Ensuring that each child is collected by someone known to the setting
• Respecting the confidentiality of information received
• Preparing and completing activities to suit the child's stage of development
• Ensuring that mealtimes are a time of pleasant social sharing.
• Toileting, washing, and changing children as required
• Ensuring that the setting is of high quality to meet the needs of individual children from different cultures and religious backgrounds and stages of development
• Upholding the high profile of the setting and its standards at all times
• Actively promoting and supporting the safeguarding of children and young people in the workplace and observing setting policies and procedures

Salary - under 18 - £8.00 per hour, 18-20 - £10.85 per hour, 21+ - £12.71 per hour.

Benefits

• Holidays - 23 days & 8 bank holidays. Nursery closure during Christmas week
• A Wellness Day. This day can be used when you need to take time off to recharge, refocus, or when you feel run down and need a day to rest and recover
• Annual subscription to Fiit, which offers our employees the chance to enjoy a range of workouts, from high-intensity training to yoga, from the comfort of their own home or while on the go, through your smart phone or web browser. Whether you're looking to boost your energy levels, improve your fitness, or simply de-stress
• Discount membership card – a membership card that gives you access to hundreds of discounts, deals and offers on big-name brands both online and in store, PLUS a FREE tastecard, giving you access to top savings at big restaurants, pizza delivery, days out and more!
• Access to Flick – a market leading training program to support professional growth

You will have access to several CPD accredited courses to promote continuous professional development.

Where you'll work

Lancaster House
140 Mildmay Road
Chelmsford
CM2 0EB

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT LIMITED

Training course

Early years educator (level 3)

What you'll learn

Course contents

• Recognise when a child or a colleague is in danger or at risk of abuse and act to protect them in line with safeguarding policy and procedure.
• Apply legislation, policy and procedure to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of children in the setting (for example, food safety, diets, starting solid food, allergies, COSHH, and accidents, injuries, and emergencies).
• Apply the principles of risk assessment and risk management within documentation and practice.
• Teach children to develop skills to manage risk and maintain their own and others safety.
• Use a range of communication methods, including technology, with other professionals to meet the individual needs of the child.
• Develop and maintain effective professional, collaborative relationships with others involved in the education and care of the child.
• Undertake the role and responsibilities of key person.
• Recognise and apply theories of attachment to develop effective relationships with children.
• Provide sensitive and respectful personal care for children from birth to 5 years.
• Advocate for all children’s needs, including children which require SEND or EAL support.
• Promote and facilitate children’s interpersonal communication to develop their social interactions and relationships.
• Support children to develop a positive sense of their own identity and culture.
• Support children to understand and respond to their emotions and make considered choices about their behaviours.
• Assess the responsiveness of the environment for effective child-centred experiences in line with curriculum requirements.
• Create inclusive, child-centred, dynamic, innovative, and evolving physical environments both indoors and outdoors.
• Create inclusive and supportive emotional environment that enables the child to feel safe, secure, respected and experience a sense of wellbeing; maintaining and prioritising the individual child’s voice.
• Apply strategies that support children’s ability to manage change, transition, and significant events.
• Analyse observation evidence to assess and plan holistic individual learning based on a comprehensive understanding of the child’s needs and interests.
• Facilitate and support child-centred opportunities and experiences based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
• Provide adult led opportunities and experience based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
• Use reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally.
• Recognise when a child or a colleague is in danger or at risk of abuse and act to protect them in line with safeguarding policy and procedure.
• Apply legislation, policy and procedure to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of children in the setting (for example, food safety, diets, starting solid food, allergies, COSHH, and accidents, injuries, and emergencies).
• Apply the principles of risk assessment and risk management within documentation and practice.
• Teach children to develop skills to manage risk and maintain their own and others safety.
• Use a range of communication methods, including technology, with other professionals to meet the individual needs of the child.
• Develop and maintain effective professional, collaborative relationships with others involved in the education and care of the child.
• Undertake the role and responsibilities of key person.
• Recognise and apply theories of attachment to develop effective relationships with children.
• Provide sensitive and respectful personal care for children from birth to 5 years.
• Advocate for all children’s needs, including children which require SEND or EAL support.
• Promote and facilitate children’s interpersonal communication to develop their social interactions and relationships.
• Support children to develop a positive sense of their own identity and culture.
• Support children to understand and respond to their emotions and make considered choices about their behaviours.
• Assess the responsiveness of the environment for effective child-centred experiences in line with curriculum requirements.
• Create inclusive, child-centred, dynamic, innovative, and evolving physical environments both indoors and outdoors.
• Create inclusive and supportive emotional environment that enables the child to feel safe, secure, respected and experience a sense of wellbeing; maintaining and prioritising the individual child’s voice.
• Apply strategies that support children’s ability to manage change, transition, and significant events.
• Analyse observation evidence to assess and plan holistic individual learning based on a comprehensive understanding of the child’s needs and interests.
• Facilitate and support child-centred opportunities and experiences based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
• Provide adult led opportunities and experience based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
• Use reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally.

Training schedule

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 Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship standard, which includes:

• Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
• Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Educator
• Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid or Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid
• Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)

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

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 4)
• Mathematics (grade 4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Problem solving skills
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Patience

Other requirements

This post requires an enhanced DBS check as there may be periods of unsupervised access to children. An Enhanced DBS and satisfactory references would be obtained prior to commencement of employment.