Level 3 Early Years Educator in a Nursery – Apprentice Nursery Assistant
Princes Risborough Nursery Limited · Princes Risborough · posted 27 July 2026
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Your role will include:
- Working with children between the ages of 0-5 years, organising activities, being proactive with the help and care carried out within the early years teaching sector
- Assisting and meeting the personal/emotional needs of individual children - changing nappies, feeding, caring and establishing a relationship with children
- Work (under supervision), providing all aspects of care/support to children, ensuring they take part in day-to-day learning and play activities
- Ensure that the setting is safe, clean and well-presented
- Collaborate with colleagues, ensuring the highest standards of work are carried out and are provided throughout your role in a positive manner
- To contribute to a high-quality caring environment for children by creating a warm, friendly and stimulating atmosphere in which the children can develop emotionally, socially and educationally through individual attention and group activities
- Attend team meetings and contribute relevant ideas
- Be able to understand and implement the setting’s confidentiality policy
- Contribute towards an effective and supportive team environment
Your training
- An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation
- At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying
Where it leads
- When you have successfully completed your apprenticeship, you may have the opportunity to continue with an exciting career in childcare
- Initially, you will be working towards an NVQ Level 3 in Childcare
About Princes Risborough Nursery Limited
Princes Risborough Nursery is a unique and fresh childcare experience situated close to the mainline station. We created this nursery as a family venture to bring much needed childcare facilities for parents wishing their children to have an amazing early years experience in the town of Princes Risborough. As parents ourselves, we have experienced first hand both good and sub-optimal childcare facilities and we feel it is so important to be reassured when we go to work that our little ones are left with the best carers and have a wonderful experience of life every day that we are unable to be with them due to work commitments.
Things to consider
- Before you make your application, please ensure that you can reliably travel to and from the employer location daily
- Please check bus times/travel arrangements
- You will have to agree to undergo a check of police records (e.g., a DBS) and be willing to subscribe to the DBS Update Service
- For any queries regarding this vacancy, please contact 01622 934046. Please do not contact the employer directly!
Skills they're looking for
Entry requirements
- GCSE Early Years Practitioner (grade Pass) — essential
- GCSE English (grade Pass) — essential
- GCSE Maths (grade Pass) — essential
Where you'll work
- 83 Station Road, Princes Risborough, HP27 9DN
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