Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA)

Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA) - Primary Teaching Assistant

Monday to Friday (Term time only)

8:30am to 3:30pm

Start date : ASAP

ELSAs are Emotional Literacy Support Assistants. They are teaching assistants who have received specific additional training from educational psychologists from whom they receive on going supervision following training. Their role is to support children and young people in school to understand and regulate their own emotions whilst also respecting the feelings of those around them.

We are looking for someone who:

* Has a patient and encouraging approach.
* Has a passion for supporting teaching and learning.
* Has high expectations of achievement and behaviour.
* Is enthusiastic with a caring attitude.
* Is keen to work as part of a team, is very flexible and has experience of working with primary school age children.
* Is prepared to attend to children's personal needs including First Aid matters.
* Is discreet and able to maintain confidentiality.
* Is prepared to carry out lunchtime supervision when children play and eat their lunch.
* Is prepared to support children with Special Educational Needs in small groups and /or in 1:1 situations

Our Partner school can offer:

* a welcoming and supportive school with strong values and a caring ethos.

* staff that are a hardworking team dedicated to school improvement enabling children to succeed.

* children that are happy and enjoy school

* A supportive leadership team and wider school community

How to apply:
Registration Interviews will be arranged online - Please contact Reena at Career Teachers on

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If this isn't for you but you are interested in other opportunities in schools, please contact us. We look forward to hearing from you!

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At Career Teachers we are fully compliant with Agency Worker Regulations, ensuring you receive equal treatment for pay and conditions after a 12 week qualifying period. Please ask for further details.

All quoted rates are inclusive of 12.07% holiday pay.

Important Notice: In order for you to be successful in applying for the above position you should be eligible to work in the UK, or hold a relevant work visa. Safeguarding, quality and integrity are at the heart of what we do. During the application process you are required to:

- Attend an interview in person;

- Give details for us to complete Reference checks;

- Provide an Enhanced DBS disclosure

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within education. We have a policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion, we encourage you to please apply for any other position that you may see in the future. Thank you. Career Teachers is a Recruitment Business and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its Clients.