Community Ambassador

Barnsole Primary School, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 2JG

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  24th November 2025

• Closing date

  18 October 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  3 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £8,019.00 - £8,824.00 Annually (Actual) Medway Scale E2 Point 2 - 3 £8,019.02 - £8,824.46 Actual Salary

Community Ambassador job summary

Join Barnsole Primary School as a our First Community Ambassador
Be the Bridge Between School and Community!

Hours: 15-16 hours per week Contract: 2 years fixed contract Time Time Only: 38 weeks per year Start Date: 24th November 2025 Actual Salary: Medway Scale E2 Point 2 - 3 £8,019.02 - £8,824.46 Actual Salary

Are you passionate about bringing people together, building strong community links, and making a real difference in the lives of children and families? Do you love connecting with others and want to be part of a school that truly values relationships and inclusion?
This is a unique opportunity to become a key part of our community engagement work — helping to build meaningful partnerships between families, local organisations, and the school.
About the Role
As a Community Ambassador, you’ll:

• Build relationships with local businesses, charities, and services

• Help us unlock new opportunities for families through community-led projects

• Support and organise events like coffee mornings, parent workshops, and school community days

• Represent the school in the wider Medway community and raise its profile

• Signpost families to local support services and resources

• Work closely with the inclusion and wellbeing team, and the wider Trust network, to make a meaningful impact

Whether it’s helping run a family engagement event, setting up a parent support group, or being a welcoming face at the school gate — this is a role where your energy, empathy, and creativity will make a big difference.
You’ll be working independently — but never alone. Our warm and experienced team will support you every step of the way. You’ll also be part of a fantastic Trust-wide network of Community Ambassadors to learn from, collaborate with, and share ideas.
Your time might be split between working on-site, out in the community, or occasionally from home.Who you AreWe’re looking for someone who is:

• Empathetic, approachable, and a great listener

• Confident working with a wide range of people and cultures

• Organised, proactive, and able to manage their own time well

• Resilient and adaptable to the changing needs of the school and community

• Passionate about making a difference to families and children

What kind of experience might you have?
Community experience comes in many forms. You might have:

• Helped run a PTA or school event

• Supported a youth group or local sports team

• Sat on a community board or local committee

• Volunteered as a parent helper on school trips or reading sessions

• Contributed time to a local charity or worked in a charity shop

• Helped organise community events or fundraisers

If you’ve ever played a role in supporting or connecting people in your community — that’s exactly the kind of experience we’re looking for. What We Offer At Barnsole, we believe every child can flourish — supported by a staff team that values collaboration, resilience, and building confidence Here’s what we offer:

• Supportive leadership and team culture, where your ideas and input make a real difference

• Free on-site EV charging, reflecting our commitment to sustainability and staff wellbeing

• Opportunities to upskill, with access to CPD through Maritime Academy Trust’s learning platforms, Learn Upon

• Local Government Pension scheme & National terms & conditions

• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme

Ready to Make a Difference?

We’d love to welcome you for a visit — come and see what makes Barnsole Primary School so special. Please contact the school office on 01634 333400 to arrange.

You’ll find more about the role, school, and Trust in the Candidate Information Pack attached. Apply now via My New Term — we may interview and appoint as applications are received, so don’t delay!

Barnsole Primary School and the Maritime Academy Trust embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and online checks in line with safeguarding guidance.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Maritime Academy Trust is committed to recruiting with care and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS and pre-employment checks.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Barnsole Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 665 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Barnsole Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/barnsole-primary-school-gillingham

Barnsole Primary School is part of the Maritime Multi-Academy Trust, an innovative partnership of schools in Greenwich and Kent. Our schools transform through collaboration and an entrepreneurial curriculum which equips children with life skills.

Barnsole Primary School and Nursery is a three-form community school, located in the heart of Medway. Relationships with children, parents, carers and our wider community sit right at the top of our agenda; together we are stronger.

We are a friendly, inclusive school with a caring ethos and are committed to providing a safe and stimulating learning environment where each one of our children can achieve their potential and flourish both academically and socially.

At Barnsole, we believe that school is the start of a life-long learning journey. Our curriculum is carefully designed, delivered and reviewed to encompass our school values, which underpin everything we do inside and outside the classroom:

Children at Barnsole acquire new knowledge and skills through a progression of exciting topics. We embrace diversity, encourage individuality and strive for excellence. By developing a positive mind-set in our children, they are confident to take risks, work as part of a team and apply this to making a difference within their local community and our wider world.

We firmly believe that every child should be taught by only the best teachers and have the highest of expectations for achievement and behaviour. Self-confidence and self-esteem are nurtured so our children can shape their own futures and be the best they can be.

Overall, we want our pupils to leave Barnsole with a passion and curiosity about the world, thriving from the best possible education, empowered to flourish in life beyond their primary years.

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