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Educational Support Assistant (SFSESA0626)
Shelley First School wishes to appoint a kind, caring and hardworking individual, with the skills and knowledge to fulfil the role of Educational Support Assistant, to join our committed school team, supporting groups of children with diverse needs and/or working in our Early Years Reception classroom. Depending on applications and skills, there may be one or two roles available, for a September 2026 term start.
Shelley First School is a highly regarded first school and you would be joining a warm and very inclusive school community where staff, parents and children all work together to strive for the very best, putting the children at the heart of all we do. At Shelley, we want our children to be enthusiastic explorers with a lifelong love of learning: confident, compassionate, respectful and creative learners who feel proud to belong to our school. We are looking for support staff team members who share this same vision. The successful candidate will be a team player, hard-working and reliable, with a real desire to support our children, who are happy, kind, caring and a pleasure to work with. The successful candidate will also have excellent oracy skills in order to support rich back and forth conversation with our children and excellent initiative and enthusiasm – a real desire to get stuck in!
Shelley First School wishes to appoint a kind, caring and hardworking individual, with the skills and knowledge to fulfil the role of Educational Support Assistant, to join our committed school team, supporting groups of children with diverse needs and/or working in our Early Years Reception classroom. Depending on applications and skills, there may be one or two roles available, for a September 2026 term start.
Shelley First School is a highly regarded first school and you would be joining a warm and very inclusive school community where staff, parents and children all work together to strive for the very best, putting the children at the heart of all we do. At Shelley, we want our children to be enthusiastic explorers with a lifelong love of learning: confident, compassionate, respectful and creative learners who feel proud to belong to our school. We are looking for support staff team members who share this same vision. The successful candidate will be a team player, hard-working and reliable, with a real desire to support our children, who are happy, kind, caring and a pleasure to work with. The successful candidate will also have excellent oracy skills in order to support rich back and forth conversation with our children and excellent initiative and enthusiasm – a real desire to get stuck in!
What we can offer you….
- Annual salary increments plus inflation linked increases.
- Automatic enrolment into a Teacher Pension or Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution rates.
- Enhanced occupational benefits (such as maternity, adoption and parental leave).
- Automatic enrolment into our Employee Assistance Programme which gives you and your family members free access to Health and Wellbeing services including, GP consultations, Private medial operations, Physiotherapy, Counselling and mindfulness, wellbeing clinics, nurse support services, chronic illness and cancer support, menopause support.
- Flexible family friendly policies from day one.
- Extensive CPD opportunities
- Funding of a wide range of accredited training courses and apprenticeships.
- A range of working patterns dependent upon the role.
- For employees on all year-round contracts, a minimum of 28.5 days plus bank holidays (this increases with length of service) holiday entitlement.
- Death in service benefit.
If you would like to enquire more about the role please get in touch. Contact Liz McLoughlin, Headteacher at Shelley First School, on 01484 604484 or shelleyoffice@themast.co.uk
Further information can also be found in the recruitment pack below.
Interview Date: 6 July 2026
Other Information
To apply please scroll down to the bottom of the web page to see the Microsoft Forms application form or scan the QR code to be taken to the form.
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We are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health of all our staff with a dedicated wellbeing charter, mental health first aid trained colleagues and wellbeing advocates at each location.
The Mast Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, and checks regarding suitability to work with children. Only in exceptional circumstances will the school interview without references prior, where the candidate does not wish to notify their current employer; applicants must make this clear when applying.
The Mast Academy Trust’s aim is to attract people from diverse backgrounds to build on our inclusive culture and represent the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
We are committed to inclusivity and will consider requests for flexible working including part time and job share arrangements, where the role allows.
Application is via the Trust’s online application form only, separate submissions or supporting documentation will not be accepted; all information should be provided within the relevant sections of the application form. You have the option to save and edit your application prior to submission ONCE you populate each section. As the application form is hosted on Microsoft Forms, you may wish to copy and paste any larger sections of text into the form.
The application form requires you to provide in addition to personal details, your educational achievements, and employment history, and you are required on the application form to provide clear and concise examples (in no more than a total of 1000 words) demonstrating how you meet the following areas:
- Relevant Experience
- Education and training attainments
- General and specialist knowledge
- Skills and Abilities
- Additional factors including continual professional development
