Education Support Assistant – Progress Zone – St Ninian’s High School – DOES-025741

Help students with additional and complex needs feel supported, included and confident at St Ninian’s High School. Working as part of the Progress Zone team, you’ll support their learning, wellbeing and independence.

Duties:
- Support students in lessons, helping them understand instructions and take part in activities.
- Build positive relationships and encourage students to develop confidence and independence.
- Help students with personal care, hygiene, physical needs and wellbeing when required.
- Support positive behaviour and share updates or concerns with teachers.
- Prepare learning resources and help students use equipment and basic technology.
- Supervise students during breaks, lunchtimes, school visits and other activities.
- Follow safeguarding, confidentiality and health and safety procedures.
- Provide basic administrative support and work flexibly across the school.

Essential Skills:
- Experience of working with or caring for children or young people of secondary school age.
- Ability to build positive relationships with students and act as a good role model.
- Ability to engage, motivate and support students in the classroom.
- An interest in supporting young people with additional and complex needs.
- Good literacy, numeracy, planning and organisational skills.
- A positive, patient and sensitive approach, with resilience and enthusiasm.
- Ability to work well in a busy team, use initiative and adapt to different student needs.
- Reliable timekeeping and high professional standards.
- A satisfactory enhanced police check with barred list checks.

Desirable Skills:
- GCSE Maths and English at grades A*–C / 9–4, or equivalent Level 2 qualifications.
- Experience of working in a secondary school.
- Experience of helping students join in activities, develop independence and build self-esteem.
- Knowledge of safeguarding and relevant learning programmes.
- Understanding of ways to support students with additional and complex needs.
- First aid training and experience.
- Isle of Man Worker status.

The full job description and person specification are available on the Isle of Man Government’s Jobtrain website. To view them and complete your online application, click the APPLY NOW button below.

Salary & benefits

£26,609–£32,343 pro rata per annum

Hours

Part-time – 32.5 Hours – Term Time Only + 1 Week