Teaching Assistant

Salary: Grade 3, £26,435 - £27,588 per annum pro rata (Appromately £18,322 - £19,121 per annum pro rata (0.69309 FTE)

Please note: This position is ideally 32.5 hours; however, part-time hours (approximately 22.5–25 per week, mornings) may also be considered.

About us and the role

Would you like to make a real difference in children’s lives? At Krishna Avanti Primary School, we are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Teaching Assistant who can inspire confidence, curiosity, and kindness in every pupil.

Working alongside experienced teachers, you will play a vital role in supporting learning across the curriculum, fostering independence, and helping to create a classroom where every child feels valued, motivated, and encouraged to achieve their best.

You will be part of a caring and inclusive school community that celebrates individuality and promotes a love of learning rooted in mutual respect and shared values.

If you are passionate about nurturing young minds and contributing to a positive, supportive environment, we would love to hear from you.

School visits are welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school to arrange a suitable time.

Whilst being a Hindu faith school, we are fully inclusive and will welcome pupils and staff from all backgrounds, with or without a faith. This exciting opportunity to join the school at the start of its journey and help create an outstanding learning environment for the children of Croydon. The successful candidate will be committed to excellence, inclusion and the school’s spiritual ethos.

You will be working as part of a team who are passionate about providing the very best experience for our students.

This is a unique opportunity to help develop a new and innovative school, which will be shaped by three key elements for both students and staff:

• Educational excellence
• Character formation
• Spiritual insight

What will you do?

• Support teaching and learning by assisting the class teacher in planning, preparing, and delivering lessons for individuals, small groups, or whole classes.
• Supervise and deliver pre-prepared activities in the teacher’s short-term absence to ensure continuity of learning.
• Promote inclusion and positive behaviour, supporting the personal, emotional, and social development of all pupils, including those with special educational needs.
• Help maintain an organised, safe, and stimulating classroom environment that supports effective learning
• Uphold school policies and contribute to the safeguarding and welfare of all children and young people.

Why should you apply

Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.

You will be working in a fantastic environment, with:

• Great opportunities for professional development
• LGPS pension scheme (subject to eligibility)
• O2 discounts, Specsavers corporate eye test vouchers
• Eligible for NUS Card and CSSC membership
• Well-being programs (retreats, yoga, wellness apps)
• Cycle-to-work Scheme

What are we looking for?

• Experience of working with relevant age group within a learning environment
• An understanding of classroom roles and responsibilities
• Ability to understand the role of parents and carers, with the ability to relate and build excellent working relationships
• Ability to observe, monitor and provide constructive feedback on pupils progress
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people within the school

Please view the full Job Description for more information on the responsibilities and essential criteria required for this role.

Further information

Pre-employment checks

Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.

Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.

Diversity and Inclusion

We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics.

Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.