Extended Services Education Assistant (EXS015BC)

Captains Close Primary School, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE14 3TU

4 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  asap

• Closing date

  9 January 2026 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  15 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,191.00 - £25,590.00 Annually (Actual) Actual Starting Salary Approximately £8,737

Extended Services Education Assistant (EXS015BC) job summary

Extended Services Education Assistant

Captains Close Primary School

Grade 5 Pay Point 7-8 (£25,191 - £25,590 , approx starting salary £8,737)

15 hours a week, 39 weeks per year

Permanent

Monday to Friday, 15:00 - 18:00

Captains Close is a vibrant school where children are enthusiastic and motivated to achieve endless possibilities. The children are at the heart of every decision we make to ensure that they are happy, confident and the opportunities that are provided for them are relevant to their needs both now and in the future.

Our Achievements to date

• Rated Ofsted ‘Good’ November 2018

• 360 Online Safety Award

• Healthy Schools Award

• Route to Resilience

• Schools Games Gold Award 2022-2023

“Captain’s Close thrives on supporting all children, using a blended learning approach which enables all the children to succeed. Everybody at Captain’s Close works as a team and supports each other, it is a joy to work at the school". - Support Colleague Member

Main Duties and responsibilities:

• To maintain a duty of care for all children that attend the Extended Services wrap Around Care
  

• To establish and maintain positive relationships with children and Extended Services provision teams.
  

• To maintain communication with the Extended Services Support Lead, and Deputy Lead.
  

• To provide care and encouragement to children and young people with disabilities or special educational needs, supporting them to participate in activities and liaising, if required, with parents / carers / other professionals as appropriate.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Ideal candidates will have experience of working with children and be committed to providing our pupils with a safe and enjoyable childcare environment.
• Experience of working with children in a play, childcare or out of school setting is essential.
  
• Level 2 NVQ or CACHE or working towards is desirable.
  
• Ability to create and inspirational and stimulating child centred play and care environment.
• Excellent communication (written & oral) and interaction skills with child, parents and colleagues

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached to support with your application.

What we offer:

• Flexible working options
• A role which has the opportunity to make a real difference whilst having fun
• Free car parking
• Annual incremental pay increases with the pay scale range
• A defined benefit pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme - EAP
• Employee self-service portal
• Eyecare voucher scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Retail discounts
• Dental support
• Gym discount
• Create an outstanding learning environment for the success of all of our children
• Play a significant part in continuing to develop our school
• Be part of a wider community of Discovery Schools Trust
• Excellent opportunities for personal and career development

More about Discovery Schools Trust:

Discovery Schools Trust is dedicated to improving learning and teaching by creating a culture that promotes excellence. The needs of all children are placed at the heart of all decision making regardless of the school they attend. Teaching and learning excellence are shared through learning networks, sharing of ideas and materials as well as leading practitioners between schools. Discovery has developed a school improvement system which focuses on improving outcomes for all children. It also places staff development, talent management and succession planning at the heart of achieving outstanding organisations.

Please note that interviews for this position may be made earlier than the stated closing date if a suitable candidate is identified. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to submit their applications promptly. Early submission will not only ensure consideration for the position but also increase the likelihood of being invited for an interview. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to receiving your application.

Safeguarding Statement: We are committed to safeguarding our pupils; therefore, the successful applicant will require an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and references.

While we acknowledge the advantages of AI in crafting personal statements for applications, we strongly encourage and expect applicants to personalise and tailor responses. Please note that the Trust may utilise AI checking solutions during the application review process and will be considered when shortlisting.

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

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 Captains Close Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 159 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Captains Close Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/captains-close-primary-school

Welcome to our school, where we strive to make every day a happy memory for everyone in our community.

We are committed to providing a safe and inspirational environment for children to enjoy learning and enable them to achieve their best, irrespective of ability or circumstances. We encourage them to be curious about the world we live in within a creative and nurturing environment whilst offering real life contexts in which to apply their learning.

All individuals, irrespective of age or role, in our community have personal learning journeys and we aim to develop a community of independent and collaborative reflective learners. We are committed to promoting children’s self- esteem and confidence to ensure they believe in themselves and fulfil their ambitions.

But most of all…we enjoy our learning!

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