Emotional Literacy Support Assistant- ELSA

Iveshead School, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 9DB

10 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  24 August 2026

• Closing date

  9 August 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  30 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £14,647.26 - £14,880.53 Annually (Actual) Grade 6, LCC09- LCC10

Emotional Literacy Support Assistant- ELSA job summary

Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA)

Join Our Team

We are seeking a compassionate, enthusiastic and dedicated Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA) to join our pastoral team at Iveshead College. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of young people by supporting their emotional wellbeing, resilience and personal development.

Working closely with the SENDCO, and wider pastoral staff, you will provide targeted emotional support to students who are experiencing social, emotional or mental health (SEMH) needs, helping them to overcome barriers to learning and achieve their full potential.

Job Requirements

• Holds an accredited ELSA qualification or is willing to undertake the training.
• Has experience of working with children or young people, preferably in a secondary school setting.
• Holds a NVQ3 in support teaching or learning or equivalent
• Demonstrates excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Is calm, empathetic and able to build positive relationships with young people.
• Has a good understanding of social, emotional and mental health needs.
• Can maintain confidentiality whilst recognising safeguarding responsibilities.
• Is organised, flexible and able to work independently as well as part of a team

About Iveshead School

An 11-19 school where students have the opportunity to study seamleslessy, within one extremely well resourced campus.

We have built on the reputation and results we have achieved in recent years and provide a caring place of learning for our students. Here they can develop the skills and confidene they need to make their way through to the next stage of their lives whether that is higher education, an apprenticeship or employment.

The character of our school can be defined by our three core values - 'respect', 'enrich', 'suceed'. We offer a supportive and welcoming environment with respect for all, a dedicated staff and a string blend of activities which creatre an enriching and successful education for all students at Iveshead.

About Mowbray Education Trust

As a leading, high performing education provider, the Mowbray Education Trust (MET) is a multi- academy trust currently educating around 2,500 pupils from the age of 2 to 16. Our schools are based in the town of Melton Mowbray and surrounding villages in the Borough of Melton and are easily commutable from Grantham, Leicester, Loughborough, Nottingham, and Oakham.

As an organization, we are always looking to develop our staff to grow their career with us through mentoring and professional development opportunities. Our staff are driven by one main vision, to do our best for every single pupil so that they can develop to their full potential, to act courageously and with integrity in all that they do.

Mowbray Education Trust reserves the right to close adverts early if sufficient applications are received.

All roles are subject to full pre-employment safeguarding checks; including an Enhanced DBS with Barred List check - this includes a 6-month probationary period.

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

Iveshead School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This post requires a criminal background check via the disclosure procedure. The successful applicant will therefore be subject to an Enhanced DBS.

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 Iveshead School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 985 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Iveshead School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/iveshead-school-loughborough

Iveshead School is for students aged 11 to 19 years based in Shepshed on an extremely well resourced campus. We joined The Mowbray Education Trust in December 2022. Mowbray Education Trust is a family of schools with the shared belief that every child is deserving of
a first-class education, regardless of background or ability. Driven by this ethos, the Trust strives to deliver first-class teaching and learning with integrity. Students and teachers benefit from the Trust culture which promotes an aspirational, open and collaborative approach to learning, enabling each student and colleague to thrive and achieve their full potential.

We have built on the reputation and results we have achieved in recent years and continue to provide a caring place of learning for our students. Here they develop the skills and confidence they need to make their way through to the next stage of their lives whether that is higher education, an apprenticeship or employment. The School provides a calm and purposeful learning environment (Ofsted, 2022).

We currently have over 900 students on roll and are growing. We are a popular school in the local area and our 2023 intake is likely to be oversubscribed. Our Sixth Form provision is also growing and attracts students from the local area, not just those who have completed their GCSEs with us.

The character of our school can be defined by our three core values - ‘respect’, ‘enrich’, ‘succeed’. We offer a supportive and welcoming community environment with respect for all, a dedicated staff and a strong blend of activities, which create an enriching and successful education for all students at Iveshead.

We have two specialist units within our school offering dedicated provision for students with SEMH and Autism. Our latest Ofsted Inspection reported that students with specialist educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) enjoy being part of this inclusive school.

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