ELSA with Support Staff Duties Candidate Pack

St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 2AR

33 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  31 July 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  4 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,854.00 - £34,430.00 Annually (FTE) L3-L5 Pro Rata

ELSA with Support Staff Duties Candidate Pack job summary

Main Purpose of the Post

To use ELSA training to support children and young people in school to understand and regulate their own emotions whilst also respecting the feelings of those around them.

To support the work of class teachers by managing/preparing resources and the classroom environment for children, including those with specific learning or behaviour needs who may/may not be supported by Education, Health and Care Plans.

To work with teachers to support the delivery of the curriculum and to help implement necessary strategies to support children to learn, grow, achieve and flourish.

To identify and champion opportunities to develop successful social interaction and encourage peer support.

Key Accountabilities

Promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children in accordance with the school’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, Behaviour Policy and SEND Policy.

Attend ELSA training days and ELSA group supervision sessions led by an Educational Psychology Service.

Plan and deliver individualised programmes of ELSA support for children to develop their emotional literacy, including: - Awareness of own and other people’s emotions - Development of an increased range of emotional vocabulary - Management of stress, grief, anxiety, anger and conflict - Development of social interaction and friendship skills - Promotion of a realistic self-concept and good self-esteem - Coping with significant life changes including loss and bereavement.

Plan and deliver programmes of support to small groups of children to develop resilience skills.

Write succinct session plans and add subsequent evaluative comments.

Liaise with teachers/line manager about the needs and progress of children receiving support.

Share knowledge and ideas from training/supervision sessions with other school staff as appropriate.

Meet regularly with line manager to review ELSA work.

Assist with the preparation of specialist resources for individual children where required.

Provide guidance and direction for the arrangement of the classroom to meet the needs of children.

Work alongside teachers to enable children to meet their learning targets.

Work alongside external staff where required to ensure that specific programmes of intervention, e.g. physical therapy/speech and language programmes are integrated into the daily plan.

Liaise with external staff where required and ensure that information from visits is shared with the class teacher/SENDCo.

Work collaboratively with parents/carers, a broad range of professional and voluntary bodies, in line with school policy.

Liaise with the class teacher and SENDCo to ensure that children with additional needs are supported to make progress in the school.

Administer (following specific training) and keep records of a child’s medication/feeding (if appropriate).

Undertake training for meeting the physical and medical needs of children, if required.

Attend meetings pertaining to the role they do.

Maintain records of evidence for children for whom Education, Health and Care Plans may be a future option.

Provide support for and attend off-site visits as requested.

Help organise and run specific intervention and pastoral groups.

Help with the induction of new children with additional needs or teachers new to the school.

Promote self-esteem by praising effort and ensuring identifiable success for all children.

Contribute to reports/provide reports for review meetings.

Provide written/oral feedback to teachers as required.

Engage actively with professional development opportunities.

Commitment to safeguarding

St Mary’s CE Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of all our pupils. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a successful enhanced DBS clearance process.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

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.

About St Mary's Church of England Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 682 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Mary's Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-mary-s-church-of-england-primary-school-slough

St Mary’s school is between Slough's main high street and Upton Park. It is surrounded by thriving businesses, housing, churches as well as parks and woodlands. The school was set up by the church in the 19th century to serve the needs of its local community and it still does today.

St Mary's started off very small and today we accept on role around 660 pupils. The school centres around a busy and bustling diverse community that celebrates a range of ethnicities and culturally rich families that represent many parts of our integral world.

As a Church of England school, we value and are ambitious for all children and are committed to providing a positive, happy, safe and stimulating environment for them to enjoy and excel in their learning; grow in confidence, resilience and independence; achieve their full potential and flourish as individuals whatever their ability. To provide a safe, supportive and happy learning environment where all children can learn, grow, achieve and flourish.

We take every opportunity to work with churches and faith groups, schools, charities, businesses and organisations, resulting in exciting learning opportunities for our children and learning outside the classroom.

We also take part in many local, national and international events such as fundraising for global charities, competitions and campaigns, reflecting our school vision and core values. The Slough Foodbank, Defibrillators in Public Places (DiPPs), The Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice Service, NSPCC; Children in Need; Comic and Sports Relief; Macmillan Cancer Support; UNICEF UK campaigns are a few of the charities that we support.

In addition, we respond to emergency appeals when we can e.g. Cyclone Idai and the hurricane disaster Fund, supporting Alwyn Allison Primary School, Anguilla following Hurricane Irma.

We engage with our MPs, previously Fiona Mactaggart and Tan Dhesi and have visited them in The Houses of Parliament and have visited Slough Mayors’ Office. Slough Youth Parliament have several representatives who were previous pupils and who have now enjoyed prestigious political experiences in secondary schools. Black History Month is elaborated with local representative and creative partners. Sustrans worked with us to support sustainable transport and we have taken part in farm projects and county estates’ programmes for increasing access to local food, and attended Countryside Food and Music festivals.

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