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Librarian

Bradford Forster Academy, Bradford, BD4 8RG

This job expired on 9 October 2023 – see similar jobs

• Closing date

  9 October 2023 at 9am

• Date listed

  25 September 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £18,137.00 - £18,804.00 Annually (Actual)

Librarian job summary

Bradford Forster Academy is an 11-16 Church of England secondary Academy and part of the Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust (BDAT), a growing Christian Multi-Academy Trust based in Bradford.  The Academy opened on 1 September 2015 and now has capacity for 1050 students on roll in years 7-11. The school is forward-thinking, providing high quality CPD and there is an exciting opportunity to work across a variety of growing diverse schools within the Trust.

 

We are seeking to appoint a Librarian who is passionate about helping children learn, enjoy and develop their love for reading and literacy, and to make a direct and positive difference to children's reading and library experiences within Bradford Forster Academy.

 

The successful candidate will:

 

·         At least 2 years’ successful experience of management within a library or Learning Resource Centre, preferably within the academic sector

·         The ability to collaborate effectively with staff and students across the Academy to maximise learning opportunities by the use of the LRC

·         The ability to carry out strategic planning for our learning resources provision

·         Have high levels of enthusiasm, energy, resilience and determination

·         Be committed to the ethos and culture of Bradford Forster Academy

We can offer you:

 

• An academy staff team of effective and supportive colleagues that will encourage you to be inspirational, proactive and play an active part in our school improvement.
• Opportunities for personal and professional development.
• A stimulating, attractive, and welcoming learning environment.
• A brand-new purpose-built building with state-of-the-art technology and resources.
• An approach which supports and stimulates professional growth.
• A supportive Leadership Team.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced criminal records check via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Commitment to safeguarding

‘Everyone working in or for our school service shares an objective to help keep
children and young people safe and promote each child’s welfare by
contributing to:
• providing a safe environment for children and young people to learn
and develop in our school setting, and
• identifying children and young people who are suffering or likely to
suffer significant harm, and taking appropriate action with the aim of
making sure they are kept safe both at home and in our school setting’

BFA is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all its students.

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About Bradford Forster Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 974 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Bradford Forster Academy website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bradford-forster-academy (opens in new tab)

Bradford Forster Academy, which opened in September 2015 as a new 11-16 Church of England Academy, as part of the new Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust. We currently have 1033 students on roll from years 7 to 11 and Summer 2020 saw our first cohort of students successfully completing their time with us and going on to take up a wide range of local and national Post-16 courses and positions.

Bradford Forster Academy is an exceptional school with high aspirations and ambition for our young people.

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