Community Ambassador

Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit, London, SE9 3JN

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  3rd November 2025

• Closing date

  10 October 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  19 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,221.00 - £28,617.00 Annually (FTE) Greenwich Scale 1C Point 2 - 3 £9953 - £10912 Actual Salary

Community Ambassador job summary

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

Hours: 15-16 hours per week Contract: Fixed Term Contract 2 years Time Time Only: 38 weeks per year Start Date: 3rd November 2025 Actual Salary: Greenwich Scale 1C Point 2 - 3 £9953 - £10912 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 Support staff at Greenacres Primary School are integral to everything we do—and we’re proud to offer a working environment where you’re empowered to learn, grow, and make a real difference. Here’s what we offer:

• Comprehensive CPD access via LearnUpon, designed to build confidence and career progression

• Collaborative approach, with staff supported and valued across every role

• Focus on wellbeing and flexibility, with a culture that understands the importance of balance

• Welcoming, inclusive school environment, where every team member is appreciated

• 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 Greenacres Primary School so special. Please contact the school office on 020 8857 4965 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!

Greenacres 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 and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to a successful DBS clearance and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before an appointment is confirmed

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 Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 253 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/greenacres-primary-school-and-language-impairment-unit

Greenacres Primary School is part of the Maritime 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.

At Greenacres, we pride ourselves on being a friendly, inclusive school with a positive ethos towards children, parents, carers and staff. We believe that together, we will succeed.

We have the highest of expectations of achievement and behaviour for all. Children enter the school at different starting points and, through supporting, developing and educating the whole child, they make good progress and leave ready for the next stage in their learning.

We are always seeking innovative ways of engaging children in learning experiences that motivate and entice them to deepen their understanding and develop a lifelong love of learning. Our curriculum is thematic in approach engaging children, enabling knowledge acquisition whilst balanced with life and functional skills which span beyond the curriculum preparing our children for the next stage of their education. The 6Cs underpin everything we do: collaboration, communication, citizenship, character, critical thinking and creativity as we believe these are the attributes which will lead our children to longer term success. We embrace cognitive strategies which have been carefully adopted to enable our children to become self-regulated learners. We believe our role is to instil confidence in all; ensuring the creation of 21st Century learners.

We have a strong set of values. Our core values of unity, respect, acceptance, freedom and aspiration are at the heart of ‘Team Greenacres’ and are central to our curriculum. We want our values and love of learning to prepare children for society and later life.

The success of the thematic approach entwined with a core set of values can be seen in the enjoyment on the children’s faces, in their outcomes and through the dedication of staff and the relationships we foster.

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