Staff Vacancies

Opportunities for Employment within Elemore Hall School

LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT/CHILD CARE OFFICER

Required for 1^st June 2026

Salary Grade 6 (currently £28,142 – £31,022) Permanent subject to a successful probationary period.

We have vacancies for 5 Learning Support Assistants. The posts are permanent following a successful 6 months probationary period.

Elemore Hall School is a LA maintained special school for secondary aged pupils with social, emotional and mental health difficulties. Many of our pupils have additional general or specific learning difficulties. The school is split across three sites within County Durham offering education for up to 200 pupils in total. The positions are mainly based on our Chilton site.

The role of the successful applicant will combine the following main elements:

1. Most of the time spent working during the daytime in lessons, supporting pupils in their learning and development (academic and social);
2. Work on one evening per week, providing social activities for children who stay beyond the school day.
3. Personal Tutor to a small number of pupils, this role involves attending meetings and making regular contact with parents/carers.

Applicants must have a good basic education (minimum 4 GCSEs grade A-C or 9-5 including Mathematics and English – or equivalent) and an interest in working in an education setting. Applicants should also possess a range of leisure skills/hobbies/interests that can be used in working with pupils. The posts would be ideal for graduates or others who are thinking about a long term career in education and who want to gain some experience.

Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to visit our school website www.elemorehallschool.com/contact-us/staff-vacancies/ for more essential information about the school and the post and also to find the application form. Potential candidates are also encouraged to visit the school.

All applications must be made on the standard application form, applicants should also include a letter of application outlining why they would like to work at Elemore Hall School and what they would bring to the post. Following Safer Recruitment guidelines, only candidates who achieve enhanced DBS clearance, pass a health check and have at least two supportive references (including most recent employer) will be eligible for employment. Applications should be submitted to;- headteacher@elemorehallschool.com

This role is customer facing, the ability to converse at ease with customers (pupils & parents) and provide information in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.  As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required.

The post is not open to job share.

Closing date 5pm Wednesday 18^th March 2026.

Interviews will be held week beginning Monday 23^rd March 2026.

Useful information for applicants

When we shortlist applications we look for a number of things. The list below is not exhaustive but highlights some of the first things that we look for and that can discount an applicant immediately from going further in the process.

Whilst lots of the applications to the school are high quality, frequently applications are rejected at the first stage because they do not fulfil the basic requirements of:- (1) writing a clear letter of application stating why they were applying for the post, (2) Providing two referees – including the current employer/Headteacher, and/or (3) Not having the correct basic qualifications (evidence of these must be brought to interview).

Potential applicants for any post are strongly encouraged to visit the school to find out more about the job and the school in general, if this is not possible candidates are advised to read through the information on the website to gain additional information. Applications must be made on the standard application form from the school website and must include a letter, addressed to the Headteacher, explaining what experience you have had, what you would bring to our school and why you would like to be considered for the job. Applications without a covering Letter of Application will not be considered. Applications should be submitted by email to michael.hunter@elemorehallschool.com

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