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  • Start date details

    ASAP

  • Closing date

    9 October 2024 at 9am

  • Date listed

    19 September 2024

Job details

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Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£23,500.00 Annually (FTE) £4,346 actual salary

Library Assistant job summary

We are seeking a confident, supportive and flexible person who can adapt to changing circumstances and maintain an environment conducive to private study whilst fulfilling both library and administrative duties.

The successful candidate will have good knowledge of IT and databases, however, will receive relevant training in Access it and Google Drive.

Key Responsibilities

Providing administrative support to the Library Manager

Supervising students and managing their behaviour (alongside other staff)

Issuing, returning and renewing books

Assisting with preparing books for loan

Keeping resources organised, returning resources to the shelves

Helping staff and students locate resources

Creating and maintaining displays

Promoting reading for pleasure and purpose

Personal attributes and skills:

Good organisational skills

Good IT and creative skills

Know when to ask for support and advice

Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to deal confidently with a wide range of people including staff and students

Approachable and empathetic to the needs of others

Experience of working with children and teenagers desirable

Experience of working in a secondary school desirable

Experience of working in a library desirable

Good role model

Demonstrate professionalism at all times

It should be noted that a job description is not an exhaustive list of activities, and employees may be asked to carry out other duties commensurate with the grade of the post. The job description may also be amended to take account of changed circumstances, and employees will be consulted if this is necessary.

We are required to conduct online searches about all candidates as part of the shortlisting process and in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, which could identify any incidents or concerns which are publicly available online. By submitting and signing your application, you acknowledge that such searches will be conducted as part of the shortlisting process.

This post is classed as having a high degree of contact with children and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. An enhanced disclosure will be sought through the DBS as part of Hertfordshire County Council’s pre-employment checks along with any other checks as deemed appropriate for the role you are applying.

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 Katherine Warington School

School type
Free School, ages 11 to 19
Education phase
View all Secondaryjobs
School size
923 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 19

Katherine Warington School is a new comprehensive, co‐educational and non‐denominational academic secondary school (opened September 19) with 750 students currently (180 in each of years 7, 8, 9 and 10 – these year groups are already oversubscribed). The school will add a

further 180 students in each subsequent year and then open a 250 strong Sixth Form. By 2025 we will have grown to our capacity of 1,150 students. The school was established through the partnership of the Harpenden Secondary Schools Trust, which includes the three outstanding

schools in Harpenden: Roundwood Park, St George’s and Sir John Lawes and additional partners: the University of Hertfordshire and Rothamsted Research Centre (a world leading non‐profit agricultural science research centre).

Further details about the school, including our prospectus and virtual tour, can be found on our website: www.kwschool.co.uk

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