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Educational Support Assistant

Job Title:

Educational Support Assistant

Reference

037/25-26

Start Date

ASAP

Closing Date

12 noon, 31st August 2026

Hours/Contract:

Full time (35 hours per week), Term Time Only (0.84FTE), Permanent

Salary:

SFCA Support Staff Salary Scale point 7 – 10 (£25,951 – £27,733 per annum pro rata – actual salary £21,809 to £23,307 per annum)

About the College

Xaverian College is a Catholic Sixth Form College in which members of staff are committed to the Mission of the College and exemplify Gospel values in the care and support of all community members. Xaverian College is committed to providing a safe learning environment in which every community member can achieve their full potential, feels valued, safe and supported, and is free from all forms of harassment, discrimination and anti-social behaviour. We are a college that promotes and celebrates diversity and which practises equality of opportunity.

About the role

This ‘outstanding’ Sixth Form College, based in Manchester, is looking to appoint an Educational Support Assistant to provide high quality support to students with additional needs such as Autism, ADHD, SEMH, Dyslexia and physical disabilities to enable them to fully access the curriculum and wider College life. This will involve recognising and responding to individual students’ needs and will include supporting students in class, small group sessions and 1:1 sessions out of class and will require close collaboration with teaching staff. Further information about the role and requirements can be found in the accompanying job description and person specification/further information documents.

Additional downloads:

Further information about the roles and requirements can be found in the accompanying job description and person specification/further information documents.
Application Form
Job Description
Person Specification
Additional Information
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