Education Support Officer

Join a School Where Relationships Matter

Cheshire School is a specialist interim education setting for primary aged children with complex social, emotional, and behavioural needs. Through a safe and engaging environment, our team of dedicated staff foster self esteem, resilience, and respect. Our expertise in supporting various diagnoses and behaviours ensures students develop positive participation, self regulation, and a renewed desire to learn. Together with families, we empower students to thrive as learners and become confident members of their community.

We are seeking an Education Support Officer who brings calmness, compassion and a genuine commitment to supporting children.

This is deeply meaningful work. It is also work that requires patience, reflection, consistency, and the ability to remain steady and connected during difficult moments. Some days are unpredictable and emotionally demanding. Yet the rewards are profound, found in the gradual building of trust, moments of co regulation, renewed confidence, and the small but significant steps students take toward engagement, learning, and belonging.

The Role

As an Education Support Officer, you will work closely with teachers, allied health professionals, and the broader multidisciplinary team supporting neurodiverse students with complex social, emotional, and behavioural needs to feel safe, connected, and ready to learn.

No two days are the same. Your role may involve:

• Supporting students to regulate during periods of distress or overwhelm
• Assisting students to engage in classroom learning and routines
• Facilitating positive social interactions and supported play
• Adapting tasks and environments to meet individual needs
• Implementing personalised support strategies developed collaboratively with the team
• Building consistent, trusting relationships with students and families
• Celebrating and encouraging small but meaningful moments of progress

This role requires a relational approach, emotional steadiness, and the capacity to respond flexibly and thoughtfully within a dynamic school environment.

About You

We are looking for someone who is:

• Calm, grounded, and able to work effectively with dysregulated student behaviour
• Warm, relational, and able to build trust with students
• Trauma informed and neuro affirming in their practice
• Understanding of neurodivergence, sensory needs, and emotional regulation
• Reflective, collaborative, and open to ongoing learning
• Able to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
• Committed to child safety, inclusion, wellbeing, and positive student outcomes
• Capable of maintaining clear, consistent, and compassionate boundaries

What We're Looking For

• To be successful you will have a minimum qualification of Certificate II and Certificate III is highly desirable in Education Support and have experience working in a similar role
• Experience working in a specialist primary school setting and relevant qualifications
• NDIS worker screening check (or willing to obtain) and working in the NDIS sector highly desirable
• Current Working with Children check
• Passionate about early intervention and family centred practice
• A strong communicator who enjoys working with families and educators
• Comfortable working both independently and within a multidisciplinary team
• Minimum 3 days of commitment required
• Valid driver's licence and access to a vehicle

Why Work at Cheshire School?

Cheshire School is a place where relationships are prioritised, teamwork is valued, and staff are supported to engage in reflective and meaningful practice.

The impact of this work is often seen in the quieter moments: a student seeking support instead of escalating, participating in learning after a difficult start to the day, reconnecting after dysregulation, or beginning to feel safe enough to trust the adults around them.

If you are seeking purposeful work within a thoughtful, compassionate, and highly supportive team environment, we would welcome your application.

bestchance is a child safe and equal opportunity employer. We are committed to child safety and have zero tolerance of child abuse. Applicants should be aware that we carry out Working with Children and Police Records checks to ensure that we are recruiting the right people.