Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELAS) & Animal Husbandry Coordinator

Oakfield First School, WINDSOR, Berkshire, SL4 3RU

43 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  6 September 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Salaries will be matched to current pay spine

Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELAS) & Animal Husbandry Coordinator job summary

Are you passionate about helping children thrive emotionally and developing innovative, hands‑on projects? Imagine a role where you provide vital emotional support and lead an engaging animal care initiative in our beautiful herb garden. This unique opportunity is full of learning and heart!

About the Role

You will split your time between:

• Delivering tailored 1:1 and small-group emotional literacy sessions to help children understand and manage emotions, build self-esteem, and strengthen social skills.
• Coordinating our animal husbandry provision, introducing and maintaining a small selection of animals and creating opportunities for children to learn life‑skills through caring for them.

To support emotional work effectively, you’ll have release time from class built into your timetable for intervention delivery.  You’ll also drive project development in the herb garden, managing welfare, risk assessments, helping sustain the animal provision long term.

Why This Role is Exciting

• Double impact: support vulnerable children emotionally and lead a hands‑on initiative that fosters responsibility and connection.
• Be part of a creative, caring, and collaborative environment that values staff wellness and innovation.
• Access quality training and supervision, with support to complete ELSA certification and coaching in developing the provision.
• See children flourish in confidence and skills—both in emotional wellbeing and caring for animals.

What We’re Looking For

• A current teaching assistant with experience in primary settings and a compassionate, patient attitude.
• Enthusiasm for emotional literacy support; and be trained shortly after appointment.
• Interest or experience in animal care, gardening, or outdoor learning provision.
• Strong organisational and communication skills, ability to manage wellbeing projects and maintain confidentiality.

Join Us

This is a great chance to grow your career across SEND, pastoral care, and outdoor education. You’ll witness the positive transformation in children day by day, and help build something memorable and sustainable for Oakfield.

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

Oakfield is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check

Applying for the job

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

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Oakfield First School

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 9
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 288 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Oakfield First School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oakfield-first-school

Oakfield is a community First School, with pupils from Reception to Year 4, with a strong local reputation for inclusivity, academic excellence and innovative leadership, which is underpinned by a broad, balanced and engaging curriculum, enriched with multiple opportunities for wider learning and participation in the arts and sports. Our school statement of values, 'Excellence through Partnership in Learning', embodies our philosophy of a meaningful partnership with the parents, staff and the community.

We are part of the Windsor Learning Partnership which includes Windsor Girls’ School, The Windsor Boys’ School, Clewer Green C of E First School, Dedworth Green First School and Dedworth Middle School. We all collaborate to provide opportunity for all through partnership. This position is a significant leadership role and will offer ample opportunities for career development within a growing, dynamic Multi-Academy Trust.

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