Teaching Assistant

Saffron Valley Collegiate

Croydon’s Secondary Pupil Referral Unit

Teaching Assistant

36 hours per week term time only

• This is an opportunity to join a team committed to working with some of the most vulnerable schoolchildren 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.

This is based at SVC 279 High street Croydon CR0 1QH. Please note that all SVC staff can be deployed across the collegiate to meet the needs of our pupils.

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate;

• Providing support to individual pupils, and groups of pupils, to encourage improvements in behaviour for learning.

• the 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.

• the ability to communicate effectively, use of ICT and have a ‘can-do’-attitude

Please complete your application in direct reference to the person specification.

Salary: Grade 3, scp 5 – 7: £28,521 – £29,346 fte (£25,381 – £26,113) pro rata for term time only)

Closing date for applications:                              Midday 21st February 2025

Interviews to be held:                                            W/c 3rd March 2025

The Collegiate is committed to the safeguarding of young people. References will be sought for all shortlisted candidates. The Collegiate will require a successful candidate to have an enhanced DBS check.

All who work within Saffron Valley Collegiate are committed to the celebration of diversity, and the challenging of disadvantage and discrimination, in all its forms.

Part of Alternative Learning Trust, company number 11788031. The Trust is a charitable company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales.