Emotional Literacy Support Assistant
| Posting date: | 05 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Grade 7 £22,348 to £23,442 (£26,832 - £28,146 FTE) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 January 2026 |
| Location: | Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 2DT |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | eTeach UK Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1522986 |
Summary
Required as soon as possible
Permanent, 36 hours per week, 39 weeks per annum
Salary Grade 7 £22,348 to £23,442 (£26,832 to £28,146 FTE)
Wigston Academies Trust is looking to appoint a dedicated ELSA to provide tailored support to
our students including within the classroom. You will be committed to making a positive
difference to young people’s lives, supporting and developing their emotional learning. Your
intervention will help enable an outstanding learning environment for our young people, helping
them achieve their full potential.
The successful candidate will be proactive, familiar in working with children, engaging and
patient. You will have knowledge and experience of send, and have the ability to remain calm,
assertive and professional at all times. Being able to identify and monitor individual targets is
also key in this role.
You will need to demonstrate a desire to develop, deliver and evaluate interventions for both
individuals and small groups. Supporting students to achieve best outcomes by employing
relevant strategies developed as a result of significant experience, specialist knowledge, skill
and expertise.
We value our staff and believe in them. We offer you training and support to develop, along with a
friendly and supportive team of colleagues to work with too.
Our core rule is simple: you must care about our students. They are at the heart of everything we do,
and we are united in our mission to provide them with the best possible educational experience.
Wigston Academies Trust comprises Wigston Academy (11–16) and Wigston College (16–19). Both
institutions were rated as “Strong Good” in their latest OFSTED inspections (May and June 2022).
If you want to know more, please come and visit. You will be very welcome and we think you will like
what you see.Closing date for applications: 10am, Tuesday, 16th December 2025
Interview date: TBC
We reserve the right to interview at any point during the application process so early applications are
encouraged.
Only applicants who meet our selection criteria will be invited to an interview.
Permanent, 36 hours per week, 39 weeks per annum
Salary Grade 7 £22,348 to £23,442 (£26,832 to £28,146 FTE)
Wigston Academies Trust is looking to appoint a dedicated ELSA to provide tailored support to
our students including within the classroom. You will be committed to making a positive
difference to young people’s lives, supporting and developing their emotional learning. Your
intervention will help enable an outstanding learning environment for our young people, helping
them achieve their full potential.
The successful candidate will be proactive, familiar in working with children, engaging and
patient. You will have knowledge and experience of send, and have the ability to remain calm,
assertive and professional at all times. Being able to identify and monitor individual targets is
also key in this role.
You will need to demonstrate a desire to develop, deliver and evaluate interventions for both
individuals and small groups. Supporting students to achieve best outcomes by employing
relevant strategies developed as a result of significant experience, specialist knowledge, skill
and expertise.
We value our staff and believe in them. We offer you training and support to develop, along with a
friendly and supportive team of colleagues to work with too.
Our core rule is simple: you must care about our students. They are at the heart of everything we do,
and we are united in our mission to provide them with the best possible educational experience.
Wigston Academies Trust comprises Wigston Academy (11–16) and Wigston College (16–19). Both
institutions were rated as “Strong Good” in their latest OFSTED inspections (May and June 2022).
If you want to know more, please come and visit. You will be very welcome and we think you will like
what you see.Closing date for applications: 10am, Tuesday, 16th December 2025
Interview date: TBC
We reserve the right to interview at any point during the application process so early applications are
encouraged.
Only applicants who meet our selection criteria will be invited to an interview.