Required as soon as possible
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: 36 hours per week, 39 weeks per year term time
Salary: Ark Support Inner London Scale 5, point 5 £25,762 per annum pro rata
About the role:
We’re looking to appoint a Graduate Teaching Assistant to join the academy and support the needs of our students. You will be an inspirational role model to our students and work with both teachers and the wider school community to establish a supportive and nurturing learning environment in which children make rapid academic progress. A willingness to provide some personal care may be required.
About our school:
Ark Putney Academy opened in September 2012 as part of the Ark network in the London Borough of Wandsworth. We’re a mixed school with 950 students, ranging from year 7 through to sixth form. We adopt a holistic view to educating young people. Through our commitment to inclusion, equality and attainment, we prepare every student to be a pillar of any community.
In our 2022 OFSTED inspection we were rated ‘Good’ in every category with real strengths in teaching and learning, curriculum breadth and personal development.
We offer:
- Tailored professional development, based on the needs of the individual and department to ensure everyone achieves their full potential
- 25 days paid holiday per year
- Enrolment in local government pension scheme with Ark Schools contribution of 19%
- Enrolment in Ark Rewards scheme
Click here to view the role's job description: Graduate Teaching Assistant.docx
Find out more about us by visiting www.arkputney.org.
To apply please visit www.arkputney.org/vacancies
Interviews will be on a rolling basis so early application is advised.
The academy reserves the right to close this advertisement early if we received a high volume of suitable applicants.
Applicants must be qualified up to Degree level and have passed Maths and English GCSE or equivalent at grade C or above/NVQ2 or higher.
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: Ark Safer Recruitment procedure.pdf
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.