EAL/ESOL Advisory Teacher for CLA Outcomes - Education

Job Description

Advisory Teacher for CLA Outcomes – Education

Salary: Grade 10 £43,680-£45,750

Fixed Term until 31 st August 2026

36 hours per week

Job Purpose

We are looking for an experienced and appropriately qualified professional that is able to demonstrate their knowledge and experience of working with children. The appointed candidate will be developing and adapting conventional teaching methods to meet the individual needs of pupils. You will be able to assess pupils who have long or short-term learning difficulties and working with colleagues to identify individual pupils’ special needs. As a member of the Education and Youth Engagement team you will be responsible for providing effective and efficient casework to children looked after in order to narrow the attainment gap. The successful candidate will work with schools to ensure good educational provision for Children Looked After (CLA). You will provide educational casework for CLA with clear education targets to improve progress and attainment. You will ensure that there are SMART educational targets in the Personal Education Plan. The successful Advisory Teacher will act as a learning mentor for targeted children and young people within the service.

Requirements

A first degree or relevant experience and a recognised teacher qualification

Successful teaching experience in a range of schools.

Have up-to-date knowledge of, and interest in, current developments in pedagogy related to the achievement of looked after learners.

Understand how specialist staff and teaching assistants need to be deployed to ensure targeted interventions with underachieving CLA pupils to provide the best supported for them to achieve their potential.

Excellent knowledge of assessment practice and ability to advise on the setting of suitable learning challenges and targets.

Knowledge of the features that make schools and classrooms inclusive and ability to identify the barriers that may stop pupils or groups from succeeding.

Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to negotiate with different groups, such teachers, social workers and carers.

Experience in working with CLA.

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About Us

Croydon Council’s priorities

The Council balances its books, listens to residents, and delivers good sustainable services

• Get a grip on the finances and make the council financially sustainable

Become a council which listens to, respects and works in partnership with Croydon’s diverse communities and businesses

Strengthen collaboration and joint working with partner organisations and the voluntary, community and faith sectors

Ensure good governance is embedded and adopt best practice

Develop our workforce to deliver in a manner that respects the diversity of our communities

Key Business Plan Outcomes

• Croydon is a place of opportunity for business, earning and learning
• Children and young people in Croydon have the chance to thrive, learn and fulfil their potential
• Croydon is a cleaner, safer and healthier place, a borough we’re proud to call home
• People can lead healthier and independent lives for longer
• Croydon Council’s new ways of working
  
  

Equal Opportunities Statement

Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised r

ole.

Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

The Successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check, if the role requires one.