Teaching Assistant

Saffron Valley Collegiate Croydon’s Secondary Pupil Referral Unit Teaching Assistant (LSA) Salary: SC3 Spine Points 5-6, £29,436 - £29,856 (FTE) pro-rata salary £25,399 - £25,762 36 hours per week, permanent, term-time plus INSET days Job Overview To support teachers to enable students to access the curriculum and improve attendance, behaviour and progress, and to supervise whole classes during the short-term absence of a teacher for illness, training and case meetings. To promote the core values of SVC of Be Ready, Be Respectful, Be Safe. What we’re Looking For: The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate; • Providing support to individual pupils, and groups of pupils, to encourage improvements in behaviour for learning. • Ability to work effectively and supportively as a member of Saffron Valley Collegiate; • Ability to identify work priorities, whilst ensuring that lower priority work is kept up to date; • Ability to act on own initiative, dealing with any unexpected problems that arise; • High motivation, enthusiasm and professional standards. • Ability to communicate effectively, use of ICT and have a ‘can-do’-attitude. Location Due to the staff development, we are looking for 1 new TA at KS4 North provision. Please note that all SVC staff may be deployed across the collegiate to meet the needs of our pupils. Why join us? · This is an opportunity to join a team committed to working with some of the most vulnerable school children in Croydon. You could make a life-changing difference to a young person. · The staff at Saffron Valley are dedicated to removing the barriers to learning for our vulnerable children. This is an opportunity to join our team. · If you are ready to translate high expectations and quality support for learning for some of the most vulnerable schoolchildren in Croydon into daily practice, this could be your next career move. Benefits The School and Trust can offer you: · An organisation with a clear moral purpose to change youn