Educational Support Assistant

Job Introduction

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a class-based Educational support assistant role in a KS2 Class at Grayshott CE Primary School. 

Closing date: Thursday 3rd July 2025 at 12:00

Interview Date: Tuesday 8th July 2025

Job Start Date: 3rd September 2025

Contract/Hours: Permanent Contract, full-time 

Salary Type: Support Staff

Salary Details: Support Staff Pay Grade B1, £24,027 FTE, £17,090.88 actual

Hours of Work:  Part time – 30 hour per week - 40 weeks per year term time only including INSETS days (45.62 paid weeks a year). 

Location of Role: Grayshott CE Primary School

Job/Person Summary

Grayshott CE Primary School is looking to appoint an energetic, caring and enthusiastic classroom Educational Support Assistant to join our passionate and dedicated team to provide support in a KS2 class. 

The role would entail:

• Supporting children in class with their learning.
• Delivering interventions to small groups of children. 
• Feeding back to the class teacher and support with any assessment.

Included in the hours, you will be required to work as part of the lunch time supervisory team for half an hour daily.

 The person we are looking for will:

• Have relevant NVQ qualification Level 3
• GCSE or equivalent Grade C or above in Maths and English
• Be calm, patient and keen to learn
• Have some experience working with children with Special Needs
• Have high expectations
• Demonstrate good communication skills
• Be committed to working as part of a team.
• Be a good timekeeper
• Ensure the safety and welfare of children at all times.

We can offer you:

• The opportunity to make a difference to children and a job which is rewarding and varied; 
• A friendly, supportive and committed school team at the heart of a wonderful village community;
• Well-behaved children who enjoy learning;
• A caring, Christian ethos.

We will provide professional development and an induction programme to suit the skills and experience of the post holder so that you support children in a way that matches our ethos and enables them to make great progress, socially and academically.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed, please contact the school office to arrange an appointment.  If you have any questions or would like to find out more about the role, please contact us on 01428 605596.

To apply, please download and complete an application form using the link at the top right of this page.  Return your completed application form to us by email (recruitment@grayshott.hants.sch.uk) with a subject line of Class-based Educational Support Assistant. 

Safer Recruitment

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.