Level 3 Early Year Childcare Apprenticeship

7 days ago

Lancaster, United Kingdom Lancashire County Council Full time

**Ref**
- 197587

**Number of Posts**
- 1

**Grade**
- National Living Wage - Apprentice.

**Salary**
- £7.55 an hour Pro-Rata

**Term**
- Part-time.

**PerM/FTC**
- Fixed Term Contract.

**Required**
- (01/10/2025 to 01/10/2027).

**Hours**
- 30 hours a week.

**Closing Date**
- 26/09/2025.
- Person Specification (28 KB)

Location

Apple Tree Nursery School, LA1 5QB (201 on roll)
Willow Lane
Tel: 01524 65880

Summary

The children are at the heart of everything we do at the Willow Tree Federation. We take a holistic approach to child development, and we are privileged to support our children, families and the wider community to change and enhance lives. We celebrate the wide diversity of the backgrounds, beliefs, talents and interests of our children and we recognise learning happens in communities and empowers them. As a federation at the heart of its community, we understand and respect the positive impact we can have. We plant the seed that grows the future

Here at the Willow Tree Federation in Lancaster we are looking for an apprentice to support the ethos of our school and the development of our children across Appletree Nursery School through a Level 3 Early Year Childcare Apprenticeship.

The Role:
As an apprentice, you will be working full time at Appletree Nursery School and Little Pips. The role will be as an Early Year’s Childcare Apprenticeship. You will be employed for 30 hours. Training is provided and this will take up 20% of these hours (one day).

**Benefits**:

- Excellent in-house and external training, opportunity to gain further qualifications, virtual learning and career progression opportunities.
- Benefits of working for Lancashire County Council.
- Health and wellbeing services such as counselling, stress coaching and physiotherapy/ muscular-skeletal services.

Our schools:

- Experienced staff
- Brilliant children
- Classroom teacher to support Teaching Assistants and development
- Supportive SLT
- Amazing outdoor environment
- Experienced senior leadership team and governing body

This position is part time, term time only, please note the salary quoted is full time equivalent. If successful, the salary received will be paid on a pro -rata basis

Desirable Qualifications

Maths and English Grade C/4 or above (desirable
- you will have to have this by the time you qualify to work in Early Years)Essential Experience
- Ability to relate well to children
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Good numeracy and literacy skills
- Good communication skills
- Time management skills
Organisational skills

Desirable Experience

Ability to make effective use of ICTProposed Interview Date:
29/09/2025

Equal Opportunities statement

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