Primary Teaching Assistant

Ark Academy, Wembley, Middlesex, HA9 9JR

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  17 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  10 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Advertising Salary Ark Support Inner London Salary Band 5, Point 5: £31,083

What skills and experience we're looking for

Have the right to work in the UK

Have a minimum of 1 years’ experience in the role

Be educated to GCSE grade 4 (or equivalent) in English & Maths

Have excellent communication skills both orally and written

What the school offers its staff

Become part of a team of an ‘Outstanding’ all-through academy

Join a highly successful educational support team

Access continuous staff development.

As a member of Ark Academy, you will receive extensive professional development geared towards excellence.

Our successful behaviour policies treat student behaviour not as the responsibility of individual teachers, but of the entire school. This ensures as an educational support worker, your time is never wasted dealing with discipline. Our students know what is expected of them, allowing both students and teachers to focus on learning.

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.

We are looking for an experienced Teaching Assistant, with a minimum of 1 years’ experience with SEN children. The successful applicant will be responsible for 1to1 support of a EYFS (Reception aged), including providing bespoke curriculum provision alongside working in a class and will be expected to serve as a motivational role model. A belief in a supportive and nurturing environment is essential, as this ensures that our pupils can make rapid progress both academically and socially.

This is a great opportunity for a motivated individual who is looking to further develop their practice. We also welcome applications from aspiring teachers who wish to gain more school experience.

Commitment to safeguarding

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Ark Academy Primary Teaching Assistant JD PS.pdf - 140 KB (opens in new tab)

About Ark Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 18
• Education phase: All through school
• Size: 1639 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Ark Academy website
• Email address: shevonnae.sokoya@arkonline.org
• Phone number: 020 8385 4370
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ark-academy

Ark Academy is an all-through school in state-of-the-art school in Wembley, set against the backdrop of the iconic Wembley Stadium, with excellent transport links. We are a successful, vibrant, oversubscribed school whose pupils appreciate the high aspirations expected & modelled. “Pupils strive to meet these expectations, knowing that staff are there to support them every step of the way. Pupils are happy and kept safe.”

Our successful behaviour policies treat student behaviour not as the responsibility of individual teachers, but of the entire school. This ensures as a teacher at Ark Academy, your time is never wasted dealing with discipline. Our students know what is expected of them, allowing both students and teachers to focus on learning.

As a teacher at Ark Academy, you will be part of Ark, an international charity and one of the UK's most successful multi-academy trusts, with a network of 35 schools in 4 locations across the country

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