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ELSA
Wellington Place Primary School
Salary: Grade6 pay point 6-10 (£25,995 £26,409 per annum, approximate starting salary of £2,930.76)
Hours: Term Time only, 38 weeks per year
Contract Type: Fixed term until August 2026
About the Role
Wellington Place Primary School are seeking an Emotional Literacy Support Assistant to join our team. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills, empathy, and the ability to work collaboratively with teachers and parents. The role involves providing emotional support to students, promoting positive mental health, and facilitating social and emotional learning.
Why Choose Wellington Place Primary School?
At Wellington Place Primary School, our vision is to "Learn, Lead, Achieve, Succeed". This vision will enable our children to make academic progress, engage in a varied and creative curriculum, and develop into confident and well-rounded individuals. Our three core values – Trust, Kindness, and Fairness – are the foundation upon which we build our school community.
Support children with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties to enable them to effectively access the curriculum. Encourage a learning environment throughout the school which allows children to acquire and develop emotional literacy skills.
Key Responsibilities
* Working with individuals or groups of children who are experiencing difficulties with emotional literacy or other aspects of school or home life.
* Establishing supportive, caring and secure relationships with children, and to be available to offer individual support and someone for a child to talk to.
* Develop knowledge of a range of learning and behavioural support needs and to plan, devise and implement appropriate programmes to help develop children's emotional literacy skills and emotional wellbeing.
* Creating, developing and producing resources for use with intervention programmes, as appropriate.
What We're Looking For
Qualifications:
* NVQ 2/3 in Supporting Teaching and Learning, or equivalent OR
* Able to demonstrate the ability to meet the STL Level 3 National Occupational Standards relevant to this post.
* Level 2 qualifications in maths/numeracy and English/literacy OR
* Able to demonstrate competency in literacy and numeracy equivalent to level 2.
Experience:
* Experience of supporting teaching and learning in a formal setting.
* Supporting learning within the Early Years Foundation Stage &/or Key Stage 1 or 2
* Previous ELSA experience.
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What we offer:
* The opportunity of working within a supportive, friendly environment in this well run and respected school
* Excellent opportunities for personal and career development
* The opportunity to create an outstanding learning environment for the success of all of our children
* Access to employee assistance programme
* Pension Scheme
More about Discovery Schools Trust
Discovery Schools Trust is dedicated to improving learning and teaching by creating a culture that promotes excellence. The needs of all children are placed at the heart of all decision making regardless of the school they attend. Teaching and learning excellence are shared through learning networks, sharing of ideas and materials as well as leading practitioners between schools. Discovery has developed a school improvement system which focuses on improving outcomes for all children. It also places staff development, talent management and succession planning at the heart of achieving outstanding organisations.
Please note that interviews for this position may be made earlier than the stated closing date if a suitable candidate is identified. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to submit their applications promptly. Early submission will not only ensure consideration for the position but also increase the likelihood of being invited for an interview. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to receiving your application.
Closing date for Applications: 26th September 2025
Interview Date: 1st or 6th October
Start Date: As soon as possible
Safeguarding Statement: We are committed to safeguarding our pupils; therefore, the successful applicant will require an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and references.
Job Type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months
Pay: £25,995.00-£26,409.00 per year
Work Location: In person