HEARTS Community Ambassador

Hearts Academy Trust, Wickford, SS11 8HE

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Asap

• Closing date

  1 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  17 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £12,164.94 - £17,042.85 Annually (Actual) FTE: £33,331–£46,282 including fringe allowance

HEARTS Community Ambassador job summary

Fixed term appointment until 31st July 2026

Working pattern: 8:00am to 4:00pm, two days per week - to be agreed, with some flexibility required.

15 hours per week, including a 30 minute unpaid lunch break.

This role will involve travel across our HEARTS sites and occasional attendance at events outside of the normal working pattern

Are you an enthusiastic individual with a passion for community engagement? Do you have the skills to build positive relationships and foster strong connections between schools, families, and the wider community?

This is a unique opportunity to make a visible difference across our Trust, helping to build stronger communities, create new opportunities for pupils, and enhance the profile and impact of HEARTS Academy Trust.

We are seeking a dedicated professional to lead and develop our community engagement initiatives. This rewarding role offers the opportunity to create meaningful partnerships, enhance family involvement, and strengthen links with local organisations, helping to ensure every child and family feels supported, valued, and connected.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain partnerships with businesses, employers, charities and community groups.
• Develop community, enrichment and fundraising projects that support pupils and families.
• Secure grants, sponsorship, funding and in-kind support.
• Grow our HEARTS alumni and volunteer network.
• Coordinate community events, stakeholder engagement and listening activities.
• Support schools in increasing community involvement, lettings opportunities and self-generated income.
• Promote the overall profile of HEARTS and its schools

You will be a confident relationship-builder with excellent communication and organisational skills. You will be passionate about community engagement, able to develop meaningful partnerships, and committed to improving opportunities for children and families.

Please see the full job description and person specification for full details.

What HEARTS offers

The Trust has a close-knit, family ethos. You will feel and gain a sense of belonging and a shared purpose, helping us transform and shape pupils and families lives.

We offer:

• A HEARTS well-being / thank you day
• Local Government Pension Scheme (on meeting qualifying conditions)
• A collaborative approach across the Trust
• Focus on well-being and workload
• A two-week October half term
• Excellent training and a commitment to professional development
• HEARTS ethos, vision and values with 'happiness' of children, parents and staff a priority  
• Cycle to work scheme

Read more: https://heartsacademytrust.co.uk/careers/why-work-for-hearts/

For all vacancies at HEARTS Academy Trust please visit our website: https://heartsacademytrust.co.uk/careers/vacancies/

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the advertised date, should we receive enough suitable applicants.

HEARTS Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to the receipt of a satisfactory application form, satisfactory references that meet the requirements as set out in KCSIE, satisfactory online search and an Enhanced DBS check, to include a children’s barred list check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

To view the Trust policies relating to recruitment, data protection and child protection please click here

If you would like any support or assistance at any stage of your application process, please contact recruitment@heartsacademy.uk / 01268 572672. We will be happy to discuss this with you.

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

The Trustees are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, online searches, medical check, prohibited from teaching check and references. References are taken up prior to interview. A copy of the trusts Child Protection Policy is available on our website:- https://www.heartsacademytrust.co.uk/trust-information/policies

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 Hearts Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Hearts Academy Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hearts-academy-trust

HEARTS is a small innovative Academy Trust of six primary schools and an alternative provision for pupils with SEMH challenges. All provisions are based in the south of Essex. Our values are central to all that we do. We work tirelessly to ensure that happiness, equity, achievement, resilience, truth and spirituality are embedded into the curriculum. Our pupils are well-rounded individuals who are ready to face the challenges offered to them. These values are at the heart of all we do and fundamental to our working relationships as well as our pupils' learning. We have high expectations of our employees and offer support and continued development opportunities for all. We expect our employees to live the HEARTS values in their work and relationships with other employees and the community.

The Trustees are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, online searches, medical check, prohibited from teaching check and references. References are taken up prior to interview. A copy of the Trusts Child Protection Policy is available on our website:- https://www.heartsacademytrust.co.uk/trust-information/policies

We can offer you:

- an excellent CPD entitlement with purposeful training, including Trust-wide twilights throughout the year
- a two-week October half-term
- supportive colleagues who want to provide the best possible opportunities for their pupils
- a highly effective learning environment
- a responsive and involved leadership team
- an 80:20 teaching model (4-day teaching week where all teachers receive an additional 10% non-contact (PPA) time each week as part of the Trust policy)
- a school with a highly positive culture that supports all staff; mental health, workload and wellbeing are at the forefront of our vision and values
- access to our School Counsellor and network of Mental Health and Wellbeing champions

For further information about HEARTS, including policies and procedures, please refer to our website: www.heartsacademytrust.co.uk

All of our schools are judged good or outstanding.

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