Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA)
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Liverpool
- £26,845 - £31,099 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Pass Scale 6/7 SCP 17-24
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 9 December 2022
Job overview
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School is a vibrant, thriving and leading school in the local area. (1395 on roll with a Sixth Form of 223) and our long history and excellent community links provide our students with opportunities in many ways.
As a school, we are immensely proud of our September 2021 Ofsted report which describes our school as good with outstanding features. Inspectors said that “Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School is a learning community where pupils have great respect for each other. Teachers support pupils to become highly articulate young people who can express their views well on a wide range of issues.” They also commented that “Pupils benefit from studying a wide range of subjects. Leaders have put in place an ambitious curriculum. Leaders and teachers have high expectations of all pupils.”.
We wish to appoint an Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA) who is a hard-working and committed person with drive, enthusiasm and inspiration who will make a valuable contribution to the school and its achievements.
Liverpool SAFE is a DfE funded programme aiming to reduce youth violence through re-engagement with education. One of the interventions being funded in Liverpool is the training and implementation of Emotional Literacy Support Assistants (ELSAs) across a number of primary and secondary schools.
Once trained, ELSAs work with pupils individually, or in small groups if appropriate, in order to develop their emotional literacy skills. ELSAs are trained to support pupils in the following ways: managing emotions including anger and anxiety; social and friendship skills; loss, bereavement and family break up; active listening and reflective conversation skills.
ELSAs guide ‘helping conversations’ where they help young people to explore possible strategies and solutions for themselves. Pre-intervention tools are used to identify individual needs and set aims. Using activities and/or games, the pupil is supported to develop new skills and coping strategies.
As an ELSA you will be based in Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School to carry out your role.
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About Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
- Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
- Honeys Green Lane, Liverpool
- Merseyside
- L12 9HZ
- United Kingdom
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School is a mainstream secondary school for boys aged 11-18. This state voluntary-aided school is situated in West Derby, Liverpool. It is an oversubscribed, larger than average school with an excellent reputation in the sporting arena and increasingly in the arts.
High standards of behaviour are expected by the staff, who help create a close-knit community. The school was awarded specialist sports college status in 2001 and teachers use excellence in this sphere to inspire teamwork and academic progression in the classroom.
In September 2012, Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School moved into newly built premises, which has given its pupils access to innovative science, art, ICT, media, music, catering, technology and PE facilities, plus a new sixth-form centre.
Headteacher
Karen Smyth
Ethos and values
The Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School motto is "Respect, Believe, Achieve". The school aspires to live up to these values through the prism of its Catholic faith.
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School offers a welcoming and inclusive community that demonstrates the love of God to all, through words and actions. Gospel values are represented in collective worship, assemblies, the curriculum, policies and daily life at the school.
The school challenges its pupils to strive to be good citizens by taking on responsibility for others, locally, nationally and internationally, in order to serve the common good. It also expects the boys to nurture their gifts and talents in every aspect of school life.
Ofsted report
“The headteacher provides strong leadership to the school. Newly appointed senior leaders have strengthened the school’s capacity to improve outcomes for all pupils. The leadership of teaching is good. The quality of teaching is improving quickly; professional development is a strong feature of the school. Progress in modern foreign languages is outstanding. Teachers build strong relationships with pupils to aid learning.”
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