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Educational Support Assistants

Overview

£22,086 Entry Level Salary

£19,673 Average Salary

£29,579 Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

  • Provides feedback to teachers and completes and maintains records.
  • Attends to child’s physical needs.
  • 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’s supervision.

Education Requirements

Required Level Percentage achieved
Level 0 1%
Level 1 4%
Level 2 22%
Level 3 25%
Level 4-5 (Higher Education) 12%
Level 6 (Bachelors) 28%
Level 7 (Masters or equivalent) 7%
Level 8 (Doctorate) 1%

9 Annual Openings

Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.

Skills & Knowledge Employers Are Asking For

Over the past year, employers in Lincolnshire have asked for the following skills & Knowledge in their job postings for Marketing and Commercial Managers.

Skills

Knowledge

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