Librarian
The Elms Academy, London, SW4 9ETThis job expired on 18 June 2024 – see similar jobs
Job start date
2 September 2024
Closing date
18 June 2024 at 3pm
Date listed
24 May 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37.5hours per week/ 40 weeks per year
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £30,167.88 pro rata of £34,088 FTE per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint an innovative librarian who will promote a love of reading and encourage students to use the library for a variety of different types of study. The work is varied and rewarding. If you are looking for your next challenge, this is an exciting opportunity to help in the development of literacy and build a culture of reading for pleasure.
You will need to be qualified graduate, with a strong knowledge of Microsoft Office software.
The successful candidate will need to be able to work independently as well as part of a team. You will need to be able to work under pressure, have excellent communications skills, and be computer literate.
You will have experience in promoting the development of reading and managing educational resources and their use within the allotted budget.
You will be enthusiastic about working within a school environment and supporting the needs of the Academy.
What the school offers its staff
About The Elms Academy: The Elms Academy is a co-educational school with a diverse community situated in the heart of Clapham. In 2022, our A level results were among the highest in the country with 40% of students going on to Russell Group universities. At GCSE, our progress 8 score was +0.73, which put us at the top of our borough and considerably above the national average.
Our results show that The Elms Academy is a place where students from all backgrounds thrive academically and socially. All staff at the academy are driven by a strong mission to improve the lives of our students. At 41%, our number of pupil premium students is twice the national average. As such, we are committed to fighting inequality through excellent teaching and learning, ensuring all pupils are able to attain the best possible outcomes.
At The Elms Academy, we have the highest expectations of students. Real academic rigour is combined with a strong focus on developing the whole child through varied extracurricular activities and trips, working with top employers in London and connections with prestigious universities. Our Grammar Stream ensures the highest standards of academic excellence, preparing our students to achieve top grades at A level. Our lessons are disruption free and follow a knowledge-rich curriculum, and we place a significant emphasis on teachers inspiring their students to love their subject through strong personal subject knowledge and a passion for their subject.
The Elms Academy is a close-knit and diverse community that learns together, has fun together and continues on our journey towards all-around excellence for each individual student year after year.
The Academy has cultivated a friendly and welcoming environment for all its staff, with a strong collaborative culture that has community at its heart. Our teachers feel empowered, supported and are provided with the highest-quality professional development and effective performance management. We pride ourselves on ensuring that every member of staff is supported to be the best they can in the classroom and to achieve their career aspirations. Staff wellbeing is prioritised and as part of United Learning, you will have additional PPA time, enhanced rates of pay, additional planning and marking days and many opportunities both for sharing resources and for career progression across our school cluster.
Safeguarding info: The Elms Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for all successful applicants.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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About The Elms Academy
- School type
- Academy, Christian, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 813 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Elms Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- cpopa@theelmsacademy.org.uk
School: The Hurlingham Academy
About The Hurlingham Academy: The Hurlingham Academy is a very special community. The school was officially recognised as outstanding in March 2023 and inspectors saw that ‘pupils behave exceptionally well and achieve highly.’ In 2022, our GCSE results were ranked the highest in United Learning Academies, the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and the school was ranked ninth in the country for progress. A tremendous 93% of students achieved a grade 4 or above in both English and maths, with 88% achieving grade 5 or above in the two subjects. At the higher levels, nearly half (48%) of all students achieved a grade 7 or above in English and maths.
These tremendous results are due to the unique culture and community that has developed at The Hurlingham Academy. The highest expectations of students and real academic rigour are combined with a strong focus on developing the whole child and embedding a culture in which every single child matters, and must be supported to achieve their full potential. 42% of our students are pupil premium (nearly twice the national average) and so we are working to help some of the UK's most economically needy students achieve the best GCSE results possible and thus change lives. All staff at the academy are driven by a strong mission to provide educational excellence to students with the least privilege.
Our results show that The Hurlingham Academy is a place where students from all backgrounds thrive academically and socially in an atmosphere of mutual respect, tolerance and diversity. Our academic approach is for every student in every lesson to enjoy their learning. We strive to ensure that our teaching standards are exceptionally high, and that children feel safe and supported in school. Lessons follow a knowledge-rich and academically rigorous curriculum, and we place a significant emphasis on teachers inspiring their students to love their subject through strong personal subject knowledge and a passion for their subject.
The Hurlingham Academy is a close-knit and diverse community that learns together, has fun together and continues on our journey towards all-around excellence for each individual student year after year. The Academy has cultivated a friendly and welcoming environment for all its staff, with a strong collaborative culture that has community at its heart. Our staff feel empowered, supported and are provided with the highest-quality professional development. We pride ourselves on ensuring that every member of staff is supported to be the best they can in the classroom and to achieve their career aspirations. Here is the opportunity for you to join one of the most happy and successful schools in United Learning and to be part of the incredible journey that The Hurlingham Academy has been on.
As part of United Learning, some of the benefits of working at The Hurlingham Academy are enhanced rates of pay, additional planning days, shared curriculum resources, access to subject advisers and networks, 20% PPA time across an average working week, enhanced parental leave, wellbeing support, access to free and confidential counselling support, excellent CPD offer and career progression opportunities within school clusters.
The Hurlingham Academy is a mixed secondary academy based in Fulham, West London, located just 10 minutes from Parsons Green tube station; adjunct to South Park and within a stone’s throw of the River Thames.
Closing date: noon, 24th May 2024
Safeguarding info: The Hurlingham Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for all successful applicants
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