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Behaviour for Learning Keyworker (full time) – permanent September 2023

At Saffron Valley, we work with complex and vulnerable students, with a range of needs. We know that all many children can develop negative relationships with education, but we strive to understand more about each of their individual barriers to learning, so that we can best support them. We passionately believe that every child is a learner and that learning is pivotal to developing a sense of pride, independence and emotional wellbeing.

As a Behaviour for Learning Key-worker, you would be instrumental in making learning accessible and developing students’ pride in themselves and their future-plans. If you are ready to bring patience, high expectations and quality support for learning to some of the most vulnerable schoolchildren in Croydon, this could be your next career move. The PRU provides education to pupils with a wide variety of needs. Please see our website for more information.

Please note that all SVC staff can be deployed across the collegiate to meet the needs of our pupils.

Our ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate;

• ability to support individual pupils, and groups of pupils, to encourage improvements in their behaviour for learning and their sense of themselves as learners
• 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 with care and resilience
• high motivation, enthusiasm and professional standards.
• ability to communicate effectively, use of ICT and have a ‘can-do’-attitude

In return, we offer

• Ongoing CPD and training
• A supportive work environment
• Opportunities for collaborative work with colleagues across the collegiate

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

Salary: Grade 5, scp 13 - 15: £28,269 - £29,214 fte
(£25,048 - £25,886 pro rata for term time only) - 36 hours pw term time only

Closing date for applications: Friday 30th June, 12 noon
Interview: Week beginning Monday July 3rd, 2023

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.