Early Years Apprentice

The Avenue Children’s Centre is looking to appoint a motivated, energetic and proactive Early Years Apprentice (Level 3) to join its friendly team and help to ensure the provision of a safe, secure and comfortable environment that nurtures the physical, emotional and intellectual development of all children within the setting.

Contract: Fixed term (until completion of apprenticeship course). Working Hours: Part-time (36 hours per week, Monday – Friday, various shifts between 7.45am and 6.00pm (52 weeks, including Teacher Training Days). Required: ASAP

The Avenue Children’s Centre is a vibrant and friendly pre-school where staff are dedicated to creating a safe and exciting place for children, aged three months to three (plus) years, to play, learn and thrive. Located in the charming garrison town of Warminster, Wiltshire, we focus on each child as a unique individual to help them achieve their goals. In January 2023, we were proud to retain our ‘Good’ Ofsted rating and were praised for helping children to flourish at our welcoming and supportive setting, which is open from 7.45am until 6.00pm, fifty weeks of the year. We also offer a Breakfast, Holiday and After School club for children aged three to eleven years. We are part of the Acorn Education Trust, which provides exciting opportunities to collaborate and improve local education.

The Early Years Apprentice will gain hands-on experience within our setting, working alongside experienced staff to supervise, care for and assist children within the setting while also undertaking regular training with a college (or other training organisation) to obtain a Level 3 qualification. Duties will include washing, changing and feeding children, observing and recording their skills and progress, updating daily logs and liaising with their families. A possible permanent position as an Early Years, Level 3 qualified member of staff may be available on successful completion of the training.  

We are looking for someone who:  

• Has a passion for delivering creative, high quality and exciting opportunities for children;
• Has solid interpersonal and communication skills and is able to work with a variety of children, staff and parents;
• Is self-motivated, energetic and proactive and will ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality care for all of our children;
• Has experience of working with children / young people or in supporting their learning / planning and delivering learning activities;
• Is a strong team player;
• Has a positive and flexible attitude;
• Can demonstrate a warm and caring approach with children.

We can offer the successful candidate: 

• An ambitious and vibrant place to work, with enthusiastic children and staff who are passionate about learning;
• A workplace where everyone feels valued and supported;
• Opportunities for training and progression;
• The support of Acorn Education Trust, with excellent opportunities to work with experienced colleagues;
• A supportive and clearly defined induction procedure.

For information about this role, including a full Job Description and Person Specification, please read our Applicant Information Pack. If you have any additional questions, please contact Chris Graham, The Avenue Children’s Centre Manager, on: 01985-802419 

Closing Date: Friday 25th September 2026 at 12pm

Interview Date: w/c Monday 28th September 2026

Please note: while the closing date for applications has been set, we reserve the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate upon receipt of an exceptional application. Therefore, we would encourage prompt application for this position.