Learning Support Assistant
Reports to: Assistant Principal
Start date: 01 September 2024
Location: Ark Evelyn Grace Academy
Contract: Full Time- Permanent, term time only (TTO)
Salary Grade 5 (£27,687 – £31,344) The figure will be pro-rated based on 39 weeks
A fantastic opportunity for an ambitious and dynamic Learning Support Assistant to join a high-potential school on a transformational improvement journey.
If you are ready for a new challenge and want to join a vibrant and diverse community, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your application by Friday 12 July 2024.
Our school:
Ark Evelyn Grace Academy is an 11-16 mixed secondary school, located at the heart of the London Borough of Lambeth. Our mission statement is to empower our students to be the voice of their future. This is based on the belief that each young person is different, difference should be embraced, and each young person has a unique contribution to make and should be given a voice. Through finding their voice, young people can lead empowered lives where they have choice, agency and influence. We are focused on the future as we want our young people to be the face of it.
Through providing a nurturing environment, a high-quality education and a wide range of experiences and opportunities, we enable all our young people to have choices over the direction of their lives. We want our young people to be heard, be seen and be their best, making significant progress in school and securing high quality destinations so that they reach their full potential.
We are part of the Ark network, a highly successful MAT with a well-regarded CPD offer for leaders and teachers at all levels. We are passionate about developing and delivering tremendous outcomes for students and invest significantly in our staff.
The opportunity:
We are seeking an ambitious and forward-thinking Learning Support Assistant to help realise our ambitious vision and make Ark Evelyn Grace Academy a world class school.
You will have significant skills, drive and a proven track record that has secured strong outcomes.
You will also have the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues across the network and will feed into the development of excellent practice beyond Ark Evelyn Grace.
What we offer:
• Salary higher than the national pay scales
• Twice as many training days as standard and network-wide events with Ark colleagues, held by the best minds in education
• Coaching for every Employee
• Access to the high-quality, professional development, including nationally recognised qualifications such as NPSL
• Opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across the network
How to apply:
To apply, please submit an application via the Ark recruitment portal by 9am on Friday 12 July 2024. If you have any questions, concerns or time constraints with this deadline please let us know.
If you would like to be in touch for an informal and confidential conversation, please contact the Personal Assistant to the Principal, Charlene Caesar, on charlene.caesar@evelyngraceacademy.org and HR on hr@evelyngraceacademy.org.
For more information and a full job description please click here.
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.
Ark Schools are committed to attracting, developing and retaining a diverse workforce, with a broad range of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. To read more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion statement, please click this link.