Education Support Assistant

3 weeks ago


Croydon, Greater London, United Kingdom Horizon Care & Education Full time

Horizon Care and Education is seeking a dedicated Education Support Assistant to join our team at Arise Academy in Croydon.

Arise Academy provides education and care to children and young people with additional learning difficulties aged 11-19 from across London and the Home Counties.

We strive to enable young people to reach their full potential and shape their own futures through therapeutic care, support, and a first-class education.

Bright Futures, Inspired By You.

Our specialist independent schools offer unparalleled opportunities, securing strong educational outcomes with personalized, inclusive, and stimulating programs of learning.

As an Education Support Assistant, you will work with a range of young people between ages 5 and 19, supporting them to achieve a positive learning outcome, regardless of the challenges they face.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Assisting students in their educational and social development.
  • Providing support inside and outside of the classroom, so they can fully engage in a wide range of activities.
  • Helping to set up activities for students, using technology or adjusting the environment to suit their needs.
  • Supporting teachers, engaging with students, providing learning support, and reacting to situations in the classroom in a positive, non-disruptive manner.
  • Working 1:1 or 2:1 with some students, to give them the time and support they need to learn.

Why Work for Us?

  • Competitive pay rates
  • Occupational sick pay
  • Christmas bonus
  • Blue Light Card
  • Colleague referral scheme with cash rewards - earn up to £2500 per referral*
  • Financial wellbeing service
  • Life Assurance
  • Tastecard - spectacular savings on dining, pizza, cinema tickets, supermarkets, and UK attractions
  • Opportunity to progress in your career through our Education Academy, and ongoing training and professional development.
  • Comprehensive and tailored induction programme including face-to-face training, online modules, shadowing, and local induction period.
  • Face-to-face therapeutic training and support for all colleagues via our SHINE programme.
  • Access to a wide range of free online courses for all colleagues on a variety of topics
  • Employee assistance programme - free, confidential support via Bupa.
  • Supportive management and senior leaders.
  • High quality CPD opportunities.
  • Free eye checks.
  • Community and wellbeing- Your wellbeing matters to us, and we are committed to ensuring you get all the support you need to feel good about what you do. We're in this together.

Horizon Care and Education is committed to its employees, values the needs of our employees and the people we support. We recognize the need to recruit, retain, and develop highly skilled staff, so we are committed to attract and retain talent who align with our values, vision & mission statement. We value diversity, equality, and inclusion, offering equal opportunities to all individuals interested in joining our organisation.

Candidates who meet the minimum required criteria of the person specification will be guaranteed an interview under the disability confident employer scheme. During your application process, you will be asked to complete an application form which will be used through your recruitment assessment and onboarding journey. Please outline any reasonable adjustments that can be made to support your application and assessment process.

We are committed to safeguarding, the standards of safer recruitment defined under Keeping Children Safe in Education, and enabling a safe culture; a culture that ensures that our employees and the young people in our care and education are safeguarded and receive the right support that meets their individual needs We promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all employees, all visitors of Horizon and partner organisations who support us to share this commitment



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