Graduate Teaching Assistant (1 Year Fixed Contract)

Salary: Ark Support Scale 5 point 5 £27,687 (actual pro-rata gross salary is £23,815 per annum)

Location: Wembley, London

Nearest Tube station: Wembley Park (Jubilee/Metropolitan)

Start date: 1 October 2024 or ASAP thereafter

Deadline: 8:00am Monday 23 September 2024

Interviews: Will be arranged on an ongoing basis. The school reserves the right to close this advert early and interviews may take place before the advertised closing date. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early for this role to avoid disappointment

Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) 

Opportunity to join an ‘Outstanding’ all-through academy specialising in mathematics and citizenship.

Ark Academy is an all-through school in Wembley Park, set against the backdrop of the iconic Wembley Stadium, with excellent transport links.

About the role:

Ark Academy is an all-through school based in Wembley, set against the backdrop of the iconic Wembley Stadium, with excellent transport links.

We are currently seeking a Graduate Teaching Assistant, who will provide specific and direct support to pupils, ensuring that children make good progress in the curriculum. You will work alongside the Learning Support Team and class teachers to provide in-class support and small-group teaching in Key Stage 3-4.

A calm and patient manner is essential, as is a nurturing approach. A good understanding of the academy’s teaching and learning and behaviour policies are desirable, and specific training will be provided to support you in the role. Liaising with class teachers and the whole school community will all form part of your role.

You will join a friendly close-knit team who believe strongly in teamwork and co-plan units of work to ensure consistency and best practice across all classes.

By joining our school, you will be well supported with your professional development. Ark Academy has an exceptional track record for training teachers.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have the Right to Work in the UK
• Be educated to Degree level
• Have experience of working or the desire to work successfully with students of all abilities
• Be committed to Ark’s ethos of high expectations and no excuses and the belief that every child can succeed

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to:

• Become part of a team of an ‘Outstanding’ all-through academy
• Join a highly successful team that has an exceptional track record for training and developing staff
• Access continuous staff development. We have a minimum of 10 training days and weekly in school sessions of a high standard. We strongly support NPQML, NPQSL and Lead Practitioner course
• Join the Ark network and have access to a range of benefits including professional development opportunities, reduced gym membership and large retail discounts
• As a member of Ark Academy, you will receive extensive professional development geared towards excellence. Weekly sessions designed by those who understand the context of the school, are ensured to cater for our teachers’ every need. In addition, the school provides continual support and career progression. Numerous comprehensive training programmes are available to our staff from NQTs to aspiring middle and senior leaders

Our successful behaviour policies treat student behaviour not as the responsibility of individual teachers, but of the entire school. This ensures as a teacher at Ark Academy, your time is never wasted dealing with discipline. Our students know what is expected of them, allowing both students and teachers to focus on learning

As a Teaching Assistant at Ark Academy, you will be part of Ark, an international charity and one of the UK's most successful multi-academy trusts, with a network of 39 schools in 4 locations across the country. 

Benefits of being part of the Ark network include:

• A salary 2.5% higher than the main scale teacher salaries
• Twice as many training days as standard and network-wide events with Ark colleagues, held by the best minds in education

 How to apply:

To apply, please submit an application via the Ark online recruitment portal by Monday 23 September 2024 at 8am but please note: we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this advert may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response.

For an informal, confidential discussion, please contact Makayla Carty, SENCo on 020 8385 4370 or via email m.carty@arkacademy.org

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This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for the role.

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.  

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link. 

We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.