Early Years Practitioner Apprentice - Level 2


Company:	Realise Training
Salary:	£8 to £8 an hour
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Anfield, Liverpool, L4 2TZ
Job type:	Apprenticeship
Posting date:	14 Aug 2026
Closing date:	13 Sept 2026

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Summary

Rosie and Jim’s provides Early Years education to the local community. Their Pre-schools and Day Nurseries are committed to providing high quality care and education to support children and their family in building a brighter future. This is a great opportunity to start your childcare career.

Duties/responsibilites include:

Will be involved in all aspects of this busy setting including:

Communicating effectively with Children and Parents

Health and Safety

Safeguarding

Ensure the welfare and safety of children is promoted and report safeguarding issues and concerns to the person in charge

Support the planning and delivery of purposeful play activities in line with the early years foundation stage

Work with parents, colleagues and other agencies to ensure children’s individual needs are met

Support the children to understand healthy life choices through engaging play activities

Take an active role in seeking out continuous professional development opportunities during the apprentices programme and beyond

Working Week

Monday to Friday

Qualifications Required

No formal qualifications are required but candidate's must have basic literacy and numeracy skills.

Personal Qualities

Smart and presentable

Keen and interested in working with Children

Passionate

Empathetic

Kind

Caring

Dedicated

Skills Required

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Self-motivation

Good communication skills

Ability to meet strict deadlines

Time management

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 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.

Future Prospects

Can progress onto Level 3

Apprenticeship Duration

14 Months

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