Learning Resources Manager / Librarian
Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich, London, SE22 0AT11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
17 September 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
4 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Actual salary £33,883 (40 weeks per year, 37.5 hours per week)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £38,286
Pay scale
- Grade 7 (Inner London)
Additional allowances
Performance and Loyalty Bonus + Pension Scheme (LGPS) + Harris Wellbeing Cash Plan + Additional Harris Benefits
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint an experienced Librarian to manage our Learning Resources department to provide valuable support our students at Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich.
We would like to hear from you if you have:
- Experience of working in a school library
- In-depth knowledge of children's and YA literature
- Evidence of relevant qualifications & further training
- Experience of working under pressure and meeting deadlines
- Experience of working on one's own initiative and to work within a team
- Experience of working flexibly in response to changing situations
- Sound knowledge of Management Information Systems
For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.
What the school offers its staff
Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich opened in September 2009 and is part of the Outstanding Harris Federation. Our vision is clear: nothing is impossible and everything is possible, irrespective of personal characteristics or background. Every problem has a solution. We believe we are more robust, resilient and determined as a team than as a group of individuals. We support, challenge and hold each other to account at all levels within the academy to ensure that our students achieve their potential, are motivated, engaged and fully prepared for life beyond our academy.
Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level to senior leadership.We look for talented individuals who share our vision for creating exceptional places of learning, and are committed to ensuring that every child in London has access to the best possible education.In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme, electric car scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits.
Further details about the role
Your responsibilities will include:
- Liaising with and ordering from book representatives, wholesalers, internet and any other cost-effective source
- Liaising with teaching staff over acquisition and management of stock to support the curriculum
- Evaluating books for age, content and condition and supporting the school's Literacy schemes
- Managing class sets and providing materials for DEAR Time reading sessions
- With appropriate manager, writing, evaluating and monitoring the LRC action plan
- Implementing annual action plan review, identifying needs and resources
- Reviewing and updating LRC policy annually
- Creating an inclusive environment and opening the library to students at break time, lunch time and after school
- Working closely with SENCO to accommodate SEN students in the library both during breaks and lesson times as required
- Leading and managing student induction days
- Planning and teaching library lessons as required
- Researching and providing resources for Curriculum use/lessons based in library
- Researching and producing displays and competitions
- Organise author visits and other library events
- Overseeing the use of LRC ICT equipment
- Overseeing the Library Homework Club
- Leading and managing the after-school Book Club
- Training and managing student librarians
- Stock take of catalogue annually
- Conducting yearly surveys/feedback on what students think of the library
- Producing termly newsletters and updates to staff and students
Commitment to safeguarding
The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
About Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 877 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- info@harrisdulwichboys.org.uk
- Phone number
- 0208 299 5300
Harris Boys’ Academy East Dulwich opened in September 2009 and is judged Outstanding by Ofsted. Our vision is clear: nothing is impossible and everything is possible, irrespective of personal characteristics or background. Every problem has a solution. We believe we are more robust, resilient and determined as a team than as a group of individuals. We support, challenge and hold each other to account at all levels within the academy to ensure that our students achieve their potential, are motivated, engaged and fully prepared for life beyond our academy. The academy’s specialisms are Enterprise and Sport with a ‘can-do’ ethos of always improving upon your personal best. We have now reached our full capacity of 750 students across Years 7 to 11 and we work in partnership with Harris Federation Post 16. In 2017, we achieved a Progress 8 score of +0.73, which places us in the top 6% of schools nationally.
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