Early Years Assistant Apprenticeship in Derby at The Harmony Trust

Salary£14,560 / year
Work typeIn person
LocationDerby
Job typeApprenticeship Jobs
Closes9 Nov 2026
LevelAdvanced
Starts23 Nov 2026
Hours35 a week
Duration1 Year 6 Months

Job description

Summary

The Board of Trustees wish to provide an opportunity for an Apprentice Early Years Assistant based at Village Primary Academy. 

What you will do at work

  • Being responsible for supporting child initiated and adult led activities based around the needs and interests of each individual child.
  • Supporting the observation and assessment of the children. 
  • Working as part of a team to ensure each child feels safe and secure. 
  • Working in partnership with colleagues, parents and/or carers or other professionals. 
  • Having a duty of care and following relevant safeguarding procedures. 

Requirements and skills

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Team working
  • Patience
  • Highly motivated
  • Enthusiastic
  • Reflecting on practice

Qualifications

  • GCSE English (C/4 or above or equivalent) – essential
  • GCSE Maths (C/4 or above or equivalent) – essential

About this employer

The Harmony Trust was established in February 2014 and currently has 17 schools under the Trust umbrella. This brings with it exciting opportunities for career progression and development for existing and future employees. The Harmony Trust has high expectations of our pupils and staff. We have an excellent reputation and are innovative in our aim for educational excellence. 

After this apprenticeship

Teaching Assistant within the Trust or with another organisation.

Things to consider

If we are interested in taking your application further, you will receive an email from a derby college email address (@derby-college.ac.uk).

Please make sure that you check your inbox as well as your spam/junk folders, so you do not miss out on the opportunity to apply.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the specified closing date should we receive sufficient applications. In order to avoid missing an opportunity to apply please submit your application as early as possible.

Employer

The Harmony Trust

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Training provider

Training provider
Derby College
Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Working pattern
Monday to Friday, term-time only (39 weeks). 30 minutes allocated for lunch.

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Location

Village Primary Academy
155 Village Street
Derby, East Midlands
DE23 8DF
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