Early Years Educator Apprenticeship at Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School

As an Early Years Educator Apprentice, you will:

• Support children aged 3 to 5 in their learning, development and well-being within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
• Help create a safe, stimulating, inclusive and nurturing learning environment
• Assist in planning and delivering engaging activities that support children's development across all areas of learning
• Encourage children's communication, language, social and emotional development through meaningful interactions and play-based learning
• Observe, assess and record children's progress under the guidance of experienced practitioners and teachers
• Support children in developing independence, confidence, resilience and positive behaviour
• Build positive relationships with children, families and colleagues
• Assist in preparing learning resources and maintaining an organised learning environment
• Support children with additional needs to ensure they are fully included in all activities
• Uphold safeguarding, health and safety policies and procedures at all times
• Contribute to the school's Catholic ethos and values through kindness, respect and inclusion
• Take part in training, mentoring and professional development opportunities throughout the apprenticeship

• The successful candidate will obtain a Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Standard qualification
• Each apprentice will have their own dedicated tutor who will conduct monthly remote tutorials and reviews, providing continuous support throughout the apprenticeship programme.
• Depending on the apprentice's needs, the frequency of these sessions may vary

Potential full-time employment for the right candidate upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.

Pre-employment checks: Please be aware that upon a successful offer of employment, the company completes digitalised right-to-work checks and DBS applications via an external provider, Matrix Screening.

The company also completes an internal online social media search, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. An Enhanced DBS check with Child Barred List check will be required for this role.

Inspire ATA is an official Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, licenced by the Department for Education. Currently ranked 1st in the Rate My Apprenticeship Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers in the UK Award 2024-2025. Inspire ATA specialises in creating apprenticeship opportunities, where we recruit and employ the apprentice on behalf of our host clients, enabling us to offer additional support and a better experience for both the apprentice and the client as the experts in the industry. We arrange the most suitable and appropriate apprenticeship training from one of our partnered training providers. If you are successful in securing an apprenticeship with Inspire ATA, it is important to understand that Inspire ATA will be your employer and the apprenticeship placement will be a separate organisation that simply hosts you as an apprentice. As a Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, Inspire ATA performs an important role in developing the UK labour market and it is our responsibility to ensure that talent is recognised, developed, and matched with business needs, whatever the background of the individual, irrespective of gender, race, disability, age, religion or belief, relationship orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity and gender reassignment. We are proud of the diverse nature of our business and work with clients to ensure that all candidates are treated with courtesy and respect.