Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprentice (Fixed Term 24 Months)
Hackbridge Primary School, Wallington, Surrey, SM6 7AX35 days remaining to apply
Closing date
8 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
3 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £15,020.00 Annually (FTE) Apprentice rates
Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprentice (Fixed Term 24 Months) job summary
Join us as a Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprentice
Are you passionate about making a real difference to young children’s lives? Do you want to train and grow in a welcoming, ambitious setting where we nurture success? Spencer Nursery School, in federation with Hackbridge Primary School, is looking for an enthusiastic Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprentice to join our small, friendly team.
We offer a two-year apprenticeship where you’ll gain valuable hands-on experience working with children under five, supported by experienced mentors and funded training. This is an excellent opportunity to start a rewarding career in early years education in a busy, diverse community setting.
About Us
- Spencer Nursery School is a local authority maintained nursery school federated with Hackbridge Primary School. We provide affordable, high-quality childcare and early education for children aged 0-5.
- We are part of a larger school community (Hackbridge Primary has 781 pupils across Reception-Year 6) and serve a diverse local area where many families speak additional languages (51 languages across the primary school).
- We are committed to inclusion and supporting all children, including those with SEND and English as an additional language, across our three school sites.
About The Role
As a Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprentice you will:
- Work 36 hours per week (full time, 52 weeks) on a shift rota covering early or late shifts to provide consistent childcare and education throughout the day.
- Support children’s routines, learning and development through planned and child-initiated activities, while promoting independence, positive behaviour and inclusion.
- Assist with personal care, mealtimes, indoor and outdoor play, and contribute to maintaining a safe, stimulating learning environment.
- Participate in observations, record children’s progress and — in the second year — act as a key person for a designated group, planning next steps in partnership with parents and the leadership team.
- Be supported by a mentor, receive Paediatric First Aid training, and have your apprenticeship training funded by the nursery.
This is a fixed-term apprenticeship placement for 24 months designed to develop confident, professional early years practitioners. The nursery will support your learning, review coursework with the external training provider, and include you in regular supervision and appraisal processes.
About You
We’re looking for someone who:
- Is excited to pursue a career in education and childcare, showing enthusiasm, reliability and a positive, can-do attitude.
- Has good communication skills and the ability to build respectful, trusting relationships with children, families and colleagues.
- Can use their initiative, work well within a team, and adapt to different areas and tasks across the nursery.
- Has at least 5 GCSEs (grades 9-4 / A*-C) or equivalent, including English and maths.
- Demonstrates sensitivity to children’s individual needs, inclusion and safeguarding, and is committed to ongoing learning and professional development.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Federation of Hackbridge Primary School and Spencer Nursery School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check, additional safeguarding checks, references, medical clearance and right to work in the UK.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Hackbridge Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained schools, Does not apply, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 824 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hackbridge Primary School website
Located close to Hackbridge Station, our school has been at the heart of our community for over 100 years.
Having been a popular three-form entry primary school with a maintained nursery for many years, we became a four-form entry primary school, with maintained nurseries, on a split site in the autumn 2019. In addition, we are federated with Spencer Nursery School, who provide childcare and education from birth to 4 years, meaning across our federation we provide education from 0-11 years.
The primary school is based across two sites; Hackbridge Corner and London Road, with Spencer Nursery School on a third site nearby. All three sites are within short walking distance of each other and staff work collaboratively across all sites.
Our new London Road site was officially opened to pupils in November 2019 and is the first Passivhaus Plus school in the United Kingdom. Across the school, pupils benefit from use of facilities at both sites and we were very excited to gain a playing field when we opened the London Road site.
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