Careers and Ambition Lead


Company:	Teaching Vacancies
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Waltham Abbey, EN9 1LF
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	15 Sept 2026
Closing date:	12 Oct 2026

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking an enthusiastic, strategic, and proactive Careers & Ambition Lead to completely transform our whole-school careers landscape. At King Harold Academy, Ambition is our driving core value. This role is a unique hybrid post designed for a professional who can orchestrate high-level culture, deliver transformative 1:1 guidance, and coordinate elite work-related opportunities.

Investing in Potential: We are looking for an individual with the foundational skills and experience to deliver excellent careers advice. Crucially, we also want to provide a brilliant opportunity for a candidate with great potential. If you possess a hunger to grow, exceptional emotional intelligence, and passion for driving social mobility, we will invest heavily in your development—supporting you with advanced training tracks (including pathways toward the Level 6 Careers Diploma) to scale into an elite leader.

The successful candidate will be:

• Aligned with our values: Kind, hard-working, and unapologetically ambitious.

• An Inspiring Advisor: Able to conduct high-level, impactful personal guidance across KS3 and KS4.

• An Operational Connector: Driven to build premium partnerships with local businesses, organizing exceptional work-related learning.

Growth-Oriented: Resilient, solutions-focused, and keen to develop their professional practice

What the school offers its staff

Benefits of TKAT

As part of The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT), you will benefit from:

• Excellent professional development and tailored support tracks.

• Opportunities for career progression across the Trust network.

• Flexible working options and a deep focus on staff wellbeing

• Local Government Pension

Further details about the role

King Harold Academy: Careers & Ambition Lead

King Harold Academy (KHA) has a clear, ambitious vision: to be one of the kindest, hardest-working, and highest-achieving schools in the UK. We are a proud community school supported by incredible students, involved parents, and a talented, committed staff.

Why Join KHA?

KHA is a genuinely lovely place to work. Our staff are deeply committed to one another’s professional development and to improving our pupils' life chances. We have the privilege of teaching polite, friendly, and ambitious children who enjoy school and value their teachers.

What our teachers say:

■ "KHA is an amazing place to work. It truly is a place where everyone demonstrates kindness, hard work, and ambition."

■ "Leaders look after the best interests of both staff and students... even when the weather is awful, I look forward to my day here."

■ "Working here feels like being part of one big family."

Commitment to safeguarding

TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full Safer Recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.

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