Educational support assistants
Educational support assistants work with teachers to provide one-to-one support for children with particular learning needs.
£20,536
Median Salary
New workers start around £17,362. Normal pay is £20,536 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £27,139.
Daily Tasks
- Provides feedback to teachers and completes and maintains records.
- Attends to child.
- Helps and encourages child to communicate.
- Implements care programmes, as appropriate.
- Identifies signs of distress and offers reassurance.
- Helps child understand instruction through a variety of means and encourages self-confidence and independence.
- Supports schoolwork under teacher.
Skills employers are asking for
- Learning Strategies
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Active Learning
- Mathematics
- Science