Primary Teaching Assistant

Ark John Keats Academy

Primary Teaching Assistant

Location: Enfield – easily accessible from central, north, and east London, as well as surrounding areas.

Salary: Ark Support Band 4 point 3 (Outer London) ranging from point 3-7 (£26,923-28,535) depending on experience.

Working pattern: Full-time term time only

Hours & Work Pattern: Monday – Friday 08.20 – 15.50 Term Time Only

Contract: Permanent 

Start date: February 2025

Closing date: 2^nd January 2025

We will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this advert may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response.

Interviews: week commencing 6^th January 2025

Ark John Keats is an exceptional school looking to hire exceptional people.

About the role:

We are looking for ambitious and committed Teaching Assistants to join our Primary team. This is an ideal role for those passionate about supporting young people to reach their potential and make excellent academic progress and is also a good opportunity for anyone considering entering the teaching profession long term.

Our Teaching Assistants are responsible for:

• Supporting the teaching team by providing support within the classroom.
• Supporting pupils with learning and reaching personalised outcomes.
• Supervising pupils during breaks and ensuring that they are all safe and play well together.
• Supporting pupils to follow our high behavioural expectations.
• Working 1:1 with some pupils with additional needs, and lead on running interventions in and beyond the classroom.
• Understanding the responsibility of safeguarding pupils and reporting any concerns to the safeguarding lead

We are looking for someone who aligns with our approach to curriculum and teaching, as well as our wider values. The successful candidate will work closely with our teaching staff body and inclusion department to secure excellent outcomes for our pupils.

You will: 

• Be vision aligned with our approach to curriculum and teaching.
• Have genuine passion and a belief in the potential of every pupil.
• Have up-to-date knowledge in the curriculum area.
• Be motivated to continually improve standards and achieve excellence.

• Salaries 2.5% higher than main pay scale.
• Twice as many training days as standard.
• Generous pension scheme.
• Access to Ark rewards – a scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers
• Interest-free loans – up to £5,000 available for season ticket or to buy a bicycle.
• Gym discounts – offering up to 40%.
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme – providing free, confidential counselling, legal advice and a range of different support.

Ark John Keats was founded in 2013 with one class of reception children. We are now a fully-fledged all-through school, running from nursery to year 13, with over 1700 children. Our secondary school is oversubscribed, with a waiting list for every year group. Our community is composed of supportive and committed families who buy into our vision and work with us to ensure their children achieve all they are capable of in the future.

We aspire for all our children to have the academic knowledge necessary to enable them to progress to university, for pupils to have a love of learning and curiosity about the world, and for them to be polite, well-mannered young people who take responsibility for their choices and drive their own destinies.

Ark John Keats is part of Ark Schools, a hugely successful network serving pupils from deprived communities. Our network shares a belief in our six pillars, find out about them here.