Educational Support Assistant

Xaverian College, Lower Park Road, Manchester, M14 5RB

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  4 January 2027

• Closing date

  26 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  12 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Student support, learning and progress
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: Full time (35 hours per week), term time only (0.84 FTE).
• Contract type: Fixed term - Until August 2027
• Full time equivalent salary: £26,859 - £28,704 per annum pro rata
• Pay scale: SFCA Support Staff Salary Scale point 7 - 10

What skills and experience we're looking for

This ‘outstanding’ Sixth Form College, based in Manchester, is looking to appoint an Educational Support Assistant to provide high quality support to students with additional needs such as Autism, ADHD, SEMH, Dyslexia and physical disabilities to enable them to fully access the curriculum and wider College life. This will involve recognising and responding to individual students’ needs and will include supporting students in class, small group sessions and 1:1 sessions out of class and will require close collaboration with teaching staff.

What the college offers its staff

Further information about our College and this role can be found on our website.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

1. Job Description - Educational Support Assistant.pdf - 211 KB (opens in new tab)

2. Person Specification - Educational Support Assistant.pdf - 180 KB (opens in new tab)

3. Additional Information.pdf - 78.2 KB (opens in new tab)

About Xaverian College

• Organisation type: FE College, Roman Catholic, ages 16 to 99
• Education phase: Sixth form or FE college
• Size: No information available
• Age range: 16 to 99
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Xaverian College website
• Email address: hr@xaverian.ac.uk
• Phone number: 0161 249 2119
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/xaverian-college-manchester

Xaverian College is a Catholic Sixth Form College in which members of staff are committed to the Mission of the College and exemplify Gospel values in the care and support of all community members.
 
 Xaverian College is committed to providing a safe learning environment in which every community member can achieve their full potential, feels valued, safe and supported, and is free from all forms of harassment, discrimination and anti-social behaviour. We are a college that promotes and celebrates diversity and which practises equality of opportunity.

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