Community Ambassador

Timbercroft Primary School, London, SE18 2SG

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st December

• Closing date

  17 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: £9,953.00 - £10,912.00 Annually (Actual) Greenwich Scale 2 Point 1c 2 - 3 £9953 - £10912 Actual Salary

Community Ambassador job summary

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

Hours: 15-16 hours per week Contract: 2 years FTC Time Time Only: 38 weeks per year Start Date: 1st December Actual Salary: Greenwich Scale 2 Point 1c 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 Are We’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 Timbercroft Primary is a school where support staff are appreciated and empowered. As part of the Maritime Academy Trust, we foster a collaborative, community-focused culture where every contribution matters. Here’s what you can expect:

• Term-time only working with part-time hours

• Pupil-first values, with children who are known for their politeness, curiosity and kindness

• Real progression opportunities, with many of our staff progressing into wider roles across the school or Trust

• 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 Timbercroft Primary School so special. Please contact the school office on 020 8854 6915 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!

Timbercroft 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. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

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 Timbercroft Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 390 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Timbercroft Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/timbercroft-primary-school-london

Timbercroft 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.

We are a two form entry school from Nursery to Year 6 (3 - 11 year olds), which each phase based in one of four buildings on a large site in a residential area. Our intake is diverse with over 36 languages being spoken and a wide range of educational needs catered for!

We believe learning should be exciting - our ultimate aim is to provide a highly enjoyable, creative curriculum which not only incorporates the National Curriculum but the needs, thoughts and ideas of every learner in our school. Our creative curriculum ensures that all of our pupils are motivated, engaged and enthused about every learning experience, inspiring them to become lifelong learners. The design of the curriculum takes into account the needs of all pupils, values their diversity and allows them to make excellent progress within their learning. Children work towards an exciting exit point which we call our 'Big Outcomes' where they can share their learning with parents and friends of the school. This topic encourages entrepreneurial skills, giving children an opportunity to apply their knowledge and understanding, contextualising their learning.

The children and adults at Timbercroft have high expectations of behaviour and as a community we all work together to ensure that the school environment is positive and safe for all. We are an IQM Centre of Excellence and Flagship School for Inclusion and we are very proud of our wonderful friendly caring committed staff and children. At the core of our ethos is the belief that all children have the right to quality first teaching as part of a broad and balanced curriculum.

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