EMOTIONAL LITERACY SUPPORT ASSISTANT (ELSA)
PERMANENT, PART TIME
10 hours per week, term time only
Salary Grade E £18,870-£21,074pa pro rata)
Our successful, friendly and inclusive school is looking to appoint a part time Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA) to join our great team at Thatcham Park CE Primary School, working across EYFS to Year 6, five afternoons a week.
Our school community is committed to setting high expectations to enable all children to make their God-given potential with no one left behind.
Our strong pastoral team is a vital part of our school, which is centred on developing the whole child, and has a very good reputation across the authority.
The successful candidate will be an experienced ELSA who:
- Is fully qualified.
- Is highly committed, enthusiastic, flexible and passionate about supporting children’s emotional, social and learning needs.
- Has high expectations of children and themselves; is able to show initiative and work independently and as part of a team.
- Has excellent interpersonal skills and can communicate well with children, staff and parents and who is able to gain the confidence of children.
- Has a warm personality and is able to stay calm under pressure.
- Is able to plan programmes of support and maintain succinct records of involvement, using adequate IT skills.
Thatcham Park is a popular school. We are open, caring and highly committed to supporting the professional development of all our staff.
Further details and an application pack can be found below.
We warmly encourage you to visit to meet our great team and fantastic children
Closing date: Midday Monday 14th May 2018
Thatcham Park School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff to share this commitment. An Enhanced DBS check will be sought from the successful candidate.