Apprentice Early Years Level 3

Salary: £8.00 per hour (Apprentice wage for 1st year, then varies).

Location:

Ryelands Primary And Nursery School, Torrisholme Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 2RJ
(364 on roll).

Tel:
School website:

The Governors of Ryelands Primary and Nursery School are looking to recruit an Early years apprentice to work in our Nursery. You will work as part of our team under the direction of the Nursery Team Leader. Your main role is to support children in achieving their very best.

• Join a very successful team of staff.
• Work closely with the Early Years team to plan and deliver high quality learning experiences for the children.
• Support children in their learning through play and individual next steps.
• Be confident, sensitive, reliable and enthusiastic.
• Be able to communicate effectively with children, colleagues and parents.
• Be working to the relevant apprenticeship standard/framework and completing work in a timely manner.

To the accountabilities above, the apprentice may be required to undertake any of the duties normally associated with a Teaching Assistant to support with their training and development. As part of this role the successful candidate will be expected to work towards completing the apprenticeship framework Level
3. This is a 2 year apprentice contract.

Closing Date: 12 Noon 10/07/2026

• Mandatory functional skills assessments prior to enrolment on to the apprenticeship

• Maths and English GCSE pass

• Mandatory functional skills assessments prior to enrolment on to the apprenticeship

• Any kind of previous work with children or work experience in a school setting

14/07/2026

An Equal Opportunities Employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice.

You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at  or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy and a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.

The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all people in terms of recruitment, selection and employment, and is a Disability Confident employer, which means that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in the person specification will be interviewed. However, commitment to this standard is on an individual school basis and, therefore, if you are applying for a position within a school, you will need to check with the school whether they have made the decision to comply with this standard.

Please note that we can only consider applications from candidates who are legally entitled to work in the UK.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.