Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA)

Campion School, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN7 3QG

13 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  20 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  7 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £22,364.24 - £22,364.24 Annually (Actual) 8.00am-4.00pm Monday to Friday, term time plus training days

Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA) job summary

Campion School is seeking an Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA) to join the pastoral and inclusion team. This role works under the guidance of the SENDCo to support the emotional and social wellbeing of students. The ELSA will develop and implement strategies to help students better understand and manage their emotions, build resilience, self-esteem, healthy coping strategies and improve their capacity for learning.

Ideal Candidate

• ELSA trained, or willing to undergo ELSA training
• Experience of working with students in an educational or supportive role
• Have a strong understanding of emotional wellbeing, behaviour and SEMH needs
• Have empathy, patience and excellent listening skills
• Be a calm, reassuring presence with a genuine passion for helping students to succeed

Key Responsibilities

• To support students who have social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs, including those experiencing emotion-based school avoidance (EBSA), anxiety or dysregulation
• To deliver planned, targeted and time-limited emotional literacy interventions as part of the school's graduated response
• To support the planning, delivery and evaluation of appropriate intervention programmes, enabling students to develop emotional regulation and increase their ability to access learning

What we offer: More pay, more time and more support

• Competitive salary
• Enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Health cash plan - we offer a health cash plan giving you money towards essential medical treatment
• Guaranteed personal day - 1 paid personal day each year to use as you want
• Great training for your career - excellent ongoing CPD and career development opportunities across the academy and United Learning
• Wellbeing support - access to a comprehensive wellbeing programme, providing support with issues from legal and financial to family and housing; access to free counselling, and other wellbeing support

Can you make a difference to the lives of our young people? If this is you, come and join us at Campion!

We hope that our website provides you with plenty of information about us. Should you require any additional information, or would like an informal discussion/visit, please contact us.

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 are subject to 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 Campion School

• School type: Academies, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1318 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Campion School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/campion-school-nn7-3qg

Our vision is to Create Brilliant Futures for all our children and in doing so develop the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to become great global citizens. We do this by setting high expectations of each other combined with excellent learning experiences delivered in a caring environment where all will be challenged to stretch their boundaries and achieve more than they thought possible.

Exam results matter. We understand this and encourage all students to aspire to success. That said we strongly believe that the journey is as important as the destination and prepare every student for their next steps whether that be university, college or apprenticeship with the habits of independent learning and critically a love of learning.

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