Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA)
Temp/Bank
Fullor part-time in Leicester City
ASAP start
We are seeking to recruit a further Emotional Literacy Support Assistant to work within our agency to support expanding Pastoral teams in Leicester City.
The role will entail working closely with the Pastoral team to ensure student's social, emotional and mental health needs are supported to enable them to access their learning. You will work with individual and small groups of students focussing on areas such as friendships, resilience, loss and bereavement, anger management and stress. Working as a front line member of the Pastoral team you will need to have the skills and resilience to support students who may be experiencing difficulties in accessing their learning and managing their behaviour.
The successful candidate will be able to use de-escalation techniques to maintain and manage positive relationships.
Candidates with suitable experience, motivation and commitment have the opportunity to apply for the role.
Are you:
* Positive and passionate about working with students with learning disabilities
* A team player who can work as part of the multi-disciplinary team
* A reflective practitioner
* Able to motivate and lead by example
* Resilient and solution focused If you are,
then we can offer:
* A selection of local placements with a nurturing group of staff, who are committed to achieving high standards for our students
* A strong ethos and collaborative working
* Dedicated consultant to support your work with our agency
* flexible working patterns in school hours
For more information, please get in touch - we would love to hear from you.
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