Trainee Tutor - Early Years (national)

Job description

Ready to shape the future of Early Years... Beyond the nursery? You've built a career supporting children to thrive. Now it's time to use your experience to inspire the next generation of Early Years practitioners.

Job Title : Trainee Tutor - Early Years

Location : Remote based with in person requirements for learner observations, team meetings and 1:1s

Salary : For Level 2/3 - Up to £26,500 and for Level 4/5 Up to £28,500

Hours : 36.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri)

At Shaping Lives , we're looking for passionate Early Years professionals ready to step into a rewarding new career as a Trainee Tutor / Assessor. Through our structured graduate training programme, we'll support you to gain professional qualifications and become a confident trainer delivering outstanding learning to apprentices across the sector. This is your opportunity to move from hands‐on childcare into a career where you coach, mentor and develop the workforce of tomorrow.

Role responsibilities

Support Early Years learners through their apprenticeship journey

Deliver engaging teaching and learning using digital tools and workplace learning

Coach and motivate learners to achieve their qualifications

Plan inspiring learning experiences tailored to individual need

Provide constructive feedback and support progression

Conduct regular learner reviews and progress meetings with employers

Ensure learners are confident and ready for End Point Assessment

Review and observe your learners face to face in their workplace

Throughout the programme, you'll develop the skills to become an inspirational trainer, supporting learners from enrolment to completion.

Why should you consider taking the career step into becoming a trainer with us?

You will be able to use your childcare expertise in a new and rewarding way

You will gain fully supported training and assessing qualifications (AET & TAQA)

Be able to work remotely with flexibility to manage your own diary

Use your experience and skills to make a lasting impact on the Early Years sector

Get true career satisfaction by supporting learners to achieve nationally recognised qualifications

What skills and experience we are looking forWe're keen to hear from experienced Early Years professionals who want to transition into training. You might currently be a:

Nursery Manager

Deputy Manager

Room Leader

Senior Practitioner

Early Years Trainer or Mentor

Level 3 or ideally Level 5 qualification in Early Years or Childcare

Recent occupational competency and industry experience within a childcare setting, ideally at senior or supervisory level

A passion for supporting and developing others

Great communication and motivational skills

A desire to gain assessor and teaching qualifications

We're looking for someone who is

Passionate about improving Early Years education

Motivational and inspiring

Forward‐thinking and solution‐focused

Organised and self‐driven

Committed to helping others succeed

If you're ready to take your Early Years career to the next level and help develop the workforce of tomorrow, we'd love to hear from you.

Why should you consider joining us?Because at Shaping Lives , we believe great educators shape futures, and by joining us, you'll join a supportive team dedicated to developing talent, improving the sector and creating meaningful learning experiences.

About the roleIf you want to see more details of this role, please contact Talent@knovia.co.uk to request a copy of the full job description and person specification.

We are proud to offer a suite of benefits that are handpicked for you

25 days annual leave - increasing with length of service and 8 bank holidays

Holiday purchase scheme

Up to 3 days of paid volunteering leave and corporate conscience initiatives

Recognition and long service awards to celebrate our colleagues'

Perkbox – a suite of discounts, lifestyle benefits and wellness tool

3% matched Employer Pension contribution

In person team meetings and 1:1s

Enhanced Maternity leave after 2 years of service

Income protection and Life Assurance

Recommend a colleague incentive schemes, where you can benefit £500 for referring great people to work with us

CPD and training opportunities

4pm Friday finish with flexible working opportunities available

Flexible and supportive team and with a great culture

Employee Assistance Programme, with a dedicated People Team to support all colleagues

Knovia is committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of our learners and colleagues and we implement robust safer recruitment practices to support this. Dependant on the role you are applying for, we may undertake a number of necessary checks to confirm you are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults, which may include a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and have a guaranteed interview scheme in place to ensure that nobody is overlooked or discriminated against because of their disability. If you meet the minimum criteria when you apply and you have informed us in your application that you have a disability, you will be guaranteed an interview for that role.

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Bournemouth

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

26-05-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English