Library Assistant
The Chalk Hills Academy, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 0NE22 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Asap
Closing date
7 November 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
15 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,193.00 - £25,002.00 Annually (FTE) AS 6-8 £24,193-£25,002 FTE pro rata £20,994-£21,696
Library Assistant job summary
Library Assistant
The Chalk Hills Academy are currently recruiting for a friendly and organised Library Assistant to join our support team. The successful candidate will be responsible for aiding our staff and students by undertaking a range of duties, ensuring a high-quality service and contributing to the continuous improvement of the school library service. In addition to supporting the day-to-day organisation of the Learning Resource Centre, the post holder will provide administrative support to the academy Literacy Lead.
Experience in a similar role is a benefit but not essential, it is more important to us to find someone extremely passionate about reading and literacy. We are looking for someone who is passionate, patient and has a positive outlook. You must be able to sort alphabetically and numerically and be computer literate.
The successful candidate will
Be passionate about reading and promoting literacy to students
Have demonstrable experience of dealing in person with a wide range of people in a customer orientated service
Have demonstrable computing and keyboard skills and the ability to use CD Rom, Internet and Word processing packages
Be able to sort accurately alphabetically and numerically
Be able to advise customers and deal with enquiries politely and sensitively
Be able to work as a member of a team in a busy library environment
Be able to lift/carry books with appropriate aids and stand for long periods of time
Job specifics
Start date Asap
Salary AS 6-8 £24,193-£25,002 FTE.Actual Pro rata salary £20,994-£21,696
Job Role Fixed Term 1year,Full time, Term-Time plus 5 INSET days Mon-Thurs 9am-5pm, Fri 9.30am -5pm
The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date.
Safeguarding
We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’.
The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.
The Department for Education (DfE) has set out statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges on safeguarding.
Safeguarding is defined in paragraph 4 as:
“Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.”
The definition of 'children' includes everyone under the age of 18.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Shared Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and child protection at every stage of the recruitment process.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About The Chalk Hills Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1619 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- The Chalk Hills Academy website (opens in new tab)
Secondary
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