Learning Resources Assistant

David Nieper Academy, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7JA

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  8 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  24 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,194.00 - £25,583.00 Annually (FTE) Pay award pending

Learning Resources Assistant job summary

Learning Resource Assistant:

Our library is a welcoming space designed to support students’ learning and promote a love of reading. It is regularly used by the English department for library lessons and intervention sessions, as well as offering a calm and safe environment for students at brunch and lunch times. We are proud of the positive culture established within the library and would like to appoint a learning resource assistant who will continue to build on our students’ enthusiasm.

This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate interested in pursuing a career in an educational setting.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

The role of learning resource assistant is key to the development of whole-school literacy and would suit a candidate who is enthusiastic about promoting reading for pleasure and developing literacy across the school. The successful candidate will work with the Literacy Co-ordinator to play an active role in planning and delivering targeted literacy interventions, supporting students to build confidence, improve their reading skills and make measurable progress.

You will be responsible for maintaining, enhancing, and managing the library and its resources to benefit all pupils and staff within the academy. This will include support with data analysis and the delivery of literacy intervention programmes such as Bedrock, Edshed and Pearson. Successful candidates must be able to demonstrate good attention to detail and have a flexible approach to their work.

You will be working as part of a supportive and friendly team, and your main responsibilities will include duties such as:

Maintain and enhance the library resource and provision

Run an inviting library facility at breaks, lunchtimes and immediately after school to encourage and support pupils to make maximum use of this facility

Procure additional books and resources to provide an appropriate teaching and learning environment in line with faculty requests and budget constraints

Oversee the booking and use of the library resources

Liaise with IT to ensure that the electronic library systems (such as Sora, Yotos and Kobo eReaders) are working at the optimum level

Work with staff and students to develop strong reading habits in all pupils

Support with the provision, data analysis and promotion of literacy programmes, such as Edshed, Bedrock and Pearson Active Learn

In conjunction with the English Faculty, support identified pupils in small intervention groups

Support staff with the creation and production of high-quality learning resources

Work with the Literacy Co-ordinator to design, plan and run activities for celebration events, such as World Book Day.

Other responsibilities

Undertake any other reasonable duties within the overall function, commensurate with the grading and level of responsibility of the job as requested by the Headteacher.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

The Governing Body is committed to the safeguarding of children and young people, so all staff appointments are subject to employment checks and a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

Candidates should indicate an acceptance of, and a commitment to, the Academy’s policies in relation to equality and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

It is an offence to apply for this role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Please follow the below link to view the Christopher Nieper Education Trust Safeguarding/Child Protection Policy https://davidnieper.academy/about-us/academy-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 David Nieper Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 810 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: David Nieper Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/david-nieper-academy

Our Academy is sponsored by the Christopher Nieper Education Trust (previously David Nieper Education Trust), together with local employer partners, who are highly committed in supporting the development and achievements of our students. With a clearly defined approach to teaching, applied learning and brand-new purpose-built facilities, which opened in February 2017, we believe that this is a truly exciting time to join the academy. We are a growing academy now of 780 students 11-18 and will soon be at our full capacity of 850 students 11-18. This role is a new post due to our growing pupil numbers. Our September 2022 Ofsted Inspection graded the academy as ‘Good in all areas’, a fantastic improvement from the ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating when we took over the academy - and we endeavour to build on this as we grow and develop further. We are currently the only academy within the Trust however the Trust is likely to grow in the very near future with a number of other schools actively looking to join.

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