Early Years Apprenticeship Tutor


Company:	Central YMCA
Salary:	from £27,686 a year, pro rata
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Suffolk
Working pattern:	Field-based
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	24 Sept 2026
Closing date:	24 Oct 2026

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Summary

About Us

Central YMCA is the world's first YMCA and a national charity with a proud heritage of creating opportunities for people to thrive. Today, we are dedicated to transforming lives through education, skills and employability, helping young people and adults gain the confidence, qualifications and experience they need to build brighter futures.

As an independent training provider, we deliver high-quality study programmes, apprenticeships and vocational training in partnership with employers, equipping learners with the skills and knowledge to succeed in work while supporting employers to develop a skilled workforce.

Everything we do is driven by our charitable purpose. We work to break down barriers to learning, raise aspirations and create opportunities for individuals, while delivering high-quality, sustainable programmes that make a lasting difference to learners, employers and the communities we serve.

If you're passionate about creating opportunities through education and want to make a meaningful impact every day, we'd love to hear from you.

Build a career in teaching? Let us fund the journey

Perhaps you're an experienced Early Years professional who's ready to share your knowledge and inspire the next generation. If you hold a recognised Early Years qualification and have experience supporting, mentoring or developing colleagues or apprentices in the workplace, this could be the perfect opportunity.

Whether you're looking to step away from day-to-day practice or take the next step in your career, we'll support you to become an outstanding Early Years Apprenticeship Tutor, including helping you gain an assessor qualification if you don't already hold one.

You don’t need to be a teacher to apply.

Whether you’re an experienced industry professional or a talented, qualified Early Years practitioner with a passion for developing others, we’ll fully fund your assessor qualifications, give you the time and support to develop your teaching/ assessing skills whilst coaching you every step of the way. This is a springboard into a career in education.

Why join Central YMCA?

We’re the world’s first YMCA, a national education, health and wellbeing charity with a simple purpose: helping people live happier, healthier and more fulfilled lives. Join us and you’ll be part of something with real social purpose, at an exciting time of growth and transformation.

What we offer

Fully funded assessor qualification - with paid study time and mentoring built in

30 days annual leave + bank holidays

Extra annual paid leave for your birthday, a mental health day, and up to 5 volunteering days

Home-based working when not on site with apprentices

4% Contributory Pension Scheme

Life Insurance

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – a wide range of free and confidential services for you and your immediate family (including counselling sessions)

Charity Employee Discount Scheme

Our Commitment to Equality

Central YMCA is open to applications from all backgrounds. We are committed to equity, acceptance, and inclusion, and provide everyone who works with us the opportunity to reach their potential. Our doors are open to all and if you connect with our mission, vision, and values, we welcome you to come and be part of our team.

About You

You're passionate about developing the next generation of Early Years professionals and helping apprentices build the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to succeed.

Whether you're an experienced Early Years Tutor or Assessor, or an experienced Early Years professional looking to take the next step into teaching and assessing, we'd love to hear from you. If you have the right industry experience and a passion for supporting others to learn, we'll provide the support you need to develop in the Early Years Apprenticeship Tutor role, including helping you achieve an assessor qualification if you don't already hold one.

Essential

A Level 3 (or above) qualification in Early Years.

Recent industry experience within an Early Years setting.

Experience of teaching, mentoring, coaching or supporting the development of others.

Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage apprentices, employers and colleagues.

Excellent organisational and digital skills, with the ability to manage a caseload, maintain accurate records and meet deadlines.

A commitment to delivering high-quality learning and supporting apprentices to achieve positive outcomes.

Desirable

An assessor qualification (A1/CAVA or equivalent) — if not, we’ll fund it and support you to achieve it in your first months

A teaching qualification, or experience tutoring or mentoring

Familiarity with e-portfolio systems or apprenticeship funding rules

About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity for an Early Years Tutor to join our Skills team, delivering the Level 2 Early Years Practitioner and Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship standards across Suffolk and the surrounding areas.

This is a predominantly remote role, supporting apprentices across the region, with regular travel to apprentice workplaces.

You'll manage a caseload of apprentices throughout their learning journey, delivering high-quality teaching, coaching and assessment that helps them develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed for a successful career in early years education.

Working closely with employers, you'll provide personalised support through regular reviews, workplace assessments and preparation for End-Point Assessment, ensuring apprentices remain engaged, make excellent progress and achieve their qualifications on time. You'll embed English, Maths and professional behaviours into learning, maintain accurate learner records and contribute to a high-quality apprenticeship experience.

You'll also play an important role in developing and maintaining strong employer partnerships, promoting our apprenticeship programmes, supporting the recruitment and enrolment of apprentices, and identifying opportunities to grow our Early Years provision across the region.

This is a rewarding opportunity to help shape the next generation of early years professionals while delivering high-quality apprenticeship programmes that create lasting value for learners, employers and the communities we serve.

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