Attendance Assistant
Ark Dickens Primary Academy
Portsmouth
- Expired
- Salary:
- Ark Support Staff Scale Band 4 £15,514 - £18,070 pro-rata (Actual salary - £09, 463.04 - £11, 022.12)
- Job type:
- Part Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- 4th September 2017
- Apply by:
- 24 July 2017
Job overview
(Part-time 25 hours per week)
Ark Dickens Primary Academy - www.arkdickensprimary.org
Join a dedicated team of staff at Ark Dickens Primary Academy.
Do you have a passion for working with children in a school environment?
Do you want to join a fast growing organisation with excellent opportunities for development and professional growth?
Ark Dickens Primary Academy in Portsmouth is a two-form entry primary academy, which became part of the Ark network in September 2014.
We are looking to recruit a 1 x Attendance Assistant to join a committed team of ambitious staff who will support pupils, and the school to establish a supportive and nurturing learning environment in which all children can thrive.
Ideal candidates will:
- have experience of liaising with internal and external stakeholders and working in a high pressure environment
- have experience of running effective administrative and clerical support, ideally within a school environment
- have excellent administrative and organisational skills
- be enthusiastic and have a flexible approach to work
- be committed to Ark’s ethos of high expectations and no excuses
- have the resolve to make a real difference to the lives of pupils.
By joining Ark Dickens Primary Academy and the wider Ark team, you will have the opportunity to work with great colleagues, and to develop your career through our professional development programme. You will be encouraged to become a reflective and open practitioner.
Please take a look at our website to find out more about the school www.arkdickensprimary.org. Visits to the school are encouraged. Please contact Angie Green, Operations Manager on 023 92826514 to confirm a visit or to discuss the role further. To apply, please go to: https://goo.gl/g2ccuw
Deadline: 11am on Tuesday 25th July, 2017
Interview date: w/c 7th August 2017
Contract: One year fixed term contract
Hours: 25 hours per week, Term time only (40 weeks per year)
Ark Dickens is committed to safeguarding children; successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, early application is encouraged
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About Ark Dickens Primary Academy
Ark Dickens Primary Academy in Portsmouth is a two-form entry primary academy, which became part of the Ark network in September 2014. Our vision is to provide every pupil with the opportunity to go on to university or pursue the career of their choice. Our motto is learning together, achieving forever.
Ark Dickens offers a collaborative setting ensuring that staff receive responsive feedback and colleagues are encouraged to learn from one another. Every teacher has regular lesson observations to allow reflection and modification towards improvement, guaranteeing our pupils are experiencing the best teaching possible.
Our team at Ark Dickens collaborate on new ideas to ensure our teachers are always learning, as well as our pupils! Every teacher has regular lesson observations to allow reflection and feedback, guaranteeing our pupils are experiencing the best teaching possible. This in-class development is strengthened by the availability of unrivalled levels of CPD through the Ark network.
Staff wellbeing and support is of paramount importance to us and you will be given countless opportunities as well as tailored training geared towards individual professional development. Hard work will never go unappreciated at Ark Dickens, where there is a spirit of recognition and reward. Every Friday morning the headteacher cooks breakfast for the team and then we hold staff 'shout-outs' to commend weekly achievements. Our school a rewarding and fulfilling place to work.
Curriculum
Our curriculum is focused on developing and enhancing our students' skills in reading, writing and maths. These key, lifelong skills are then enriched and developed through as many experiences as possible in science, ICT and the creative arts. To prepare them for secondary school, our Year 6 pupils take part in enrichment activities every Friday afternoon and can choose from cookery, art, sports or drama.
The Ark network
Ark Dickens Academy is part of Ark, an international charity transforming lives through education. Ark has 38 schools across the UK in Birmingham, Hastings, London and Portsmouth. Ark exists to give every young person, regardless of their background, a great education and real choices in life. Ark schools are all non-selective and in areas where they can make the biggest difference.
Read more about Ark: http://arkonline.org/
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