Emotional Literacy Support Assistant - Term Time

Maritime Academy, Rochester

• Ref:MED887-9999-186S
• Posted:23/05/2025
• Pay: £22,467 - £26,073 for hours and weeks stated
• Start Date:September
• App Close Date:01/06/2025 at 23:45
• Interviews:ASAP

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We are recruiting an Emotional Literacy Support Assistant for our new academy, supporting us with our responsibility for the development and education of pupils. The successful candidate will support pupils with physical, emotional and/or educational needs in accordance with academy policy.  There may also be a requirement to work with pupils with Education, Health and Care Plans or additional educational needs throughout the Key Stages.  

Experience of working with primary or secondary aged children with the ability to raise aspirations to ensure the best possible outcomes will be beneficial, as will the ability to motivate children, have a passion to make a positive outcome for our pupils and have high expectations of children’s emotional, social and mental health development. An ELSA Qualification would be desirable, or the willingness to undertake training. Excellent interpersonal skills, and as we are an academy that utilises One:One devices good knowledge of ICT would be essential.

If you are interested in working in our school, benefitting from a supportive network of staff across our Trust we would encourage you to apply 

We strongly encourage any applicants who may be interested in working at our school to contact Kerry Masters, Office Manager, during school hours. Kerry can be contacted via email Kerry.masters@southeast.tsat.uk to arrange an informal conversation.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. As per KCSIE we will also undertake online searches for all shortlisted candidates, if you have any questions regarding this process, please email recruitment@tsatrust.org.uk

Information about the school

At Maritime Academy we have great ambitions and we’re proud to call ourselves a member of Thinking Schools Academy Trust. We are at the beginning of our journey and always growing which means you will be joining us at the most exciting part of our story; The Beginning.

Maritime Academy will continually support and enable the self-improvement of every staff member during their time at our school. We want to provide the very best education for our children and this is attainable only through talented staff capable of rising to these high standards.

At the Maritime, our mission is to offer a unique opportunity to learn in a modern setting with traditional values. Our school will ensure that students are confident, respectful and responsible young people, who are able to face the challenges of modern society. We believe that through our traditional ethos and values, we will create an environment where students are respectful for where they learn, who they learn with and who they are as unique aspirational young people.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Tracy Pocock
• Address:Romany Road, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 6JH
• Telephone: 0333 360 2150
• Email: recruitment@tsatrust.org.uk

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