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Library Manager

Godalming College, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1RS

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• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  13 May 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  3 May 2024

Job details

• Job role:
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• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time, term time: Monday 8.15am-5pm, Tuesday 8.15am-5pm, Wednesday 8.15am-4.15pm, Thursday 8.15am-5pm and Friday 9am-3pm (36.25 hours a week) Term time plus 2 weeks (41 weeks)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: The full-time salary range for the role is £37,676 - £41,550, including fringe allowance. The actual salary range based on full time, term-time plus 2 weeks is £33,753 - £37,224.

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will have the following essential qualifications, experiences, skills and qualities:

Essential Qualifications

• Degree Level Qualification
• Experience of working effectively as a part of a team
• Experience of producing and managing a budget
• Excellent IT skills including Microsoft 365 and experience using relevant library catalogue software e.g. Heritage
• Demonstrate the ability to be proactive and creative
• Have a strong desire to understand student and staff needs in relation to learning resources
• Strong attention to detail
• Flexible and adaptable
• Regularly demonstrates initiative and continuous desire to improve

Essential Experience and Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Working in a busy environment and under time pressure
• Proactive, self-starting and able to manage own time

Essential Professional Qualities

• Affinity with young people 16-19

Desirable

• Relevant Librarian Qualification e.g. MCILIP accreditation
• Have previous experience of working in a school, college or public library in a similar or related role.

What the school offers its staff

Health and Wellbeing Benefits

• Access to the College gym staffed by a Personal Trainer
• Free Flu jabs, access to NHS health checks on site and support from a Health and Wellbeing Co-ordinator
• Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7 for in the moment support and counselling as well as signposting services
• In house canteen providing inexpensive and delicious hot and cold food, including a Starbucks and Costa franchise
• Weekly and termly social activities, including football, choir, outings and summer and Christmas events
• Cross College mentors for new staff
• Strong investment in training and development with a dedicated Staff development and wellbeing Lead who support induction, identifies and addresses staff training needs

Financial Benefits

• Enrolment in well funded schemes with generous Employer contributions
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free car parking and access to onsite EV chargers
• Financial wellbeing scheme with access to advisory services
• Discounted gift vouchers
• Discounts at many high street retailers via a Byond card

Further details about the role

The ILC

• The ILC (Independent Learning Centre) offers students a well-stocked library of physical and digital resources. It contains over 20,000 books, including a wide range of course-specific textbooks, fiction, and general information. The collection also includes a DVD library, and a wide selection of journals and magazines.
• The range of online resources has grown considerably in recent years. The ILC Library provides access to over 350 eBooks, along with many subject-specific websites and journals. Students and staff also have access to newspaper archive websites and to ‘PressReader’, which gives them access to more than 7,000 of the world’s top publications.
• The Heritage Online Catalogue can be accessed in College and from home our eBooks can be used at home via the Shibboleth login.
• The ILC is split over two floors of a modern, spacious, and purpose-built building. The Main Floor contains over 70 computers for students to use, along with space for students who bring their own device. Soft chairs are also provided for reading, and the atmosphere is one of quiet study. The Silent Study Area, located on the second floor, is a supervised area for silent work and contains over 90 desktop computers.
• The second floor of the ILC building is shared with the Learning Support Department. The ILC Library team work closely with Learning Support to supervise this area and support individual students.
• The ILC is proactive in supporting academic departments by adding new requests for resource from teachers, managing online subscriptions, and updating departments about relevant new releases. The ILC Library also works close with individual students, particularly those completing an Extended Project Qualification (EPQ), to help them find appropriate resources.
• The ILC Library team consists of the ILC Manager, a Silent Study Supervisor, and six part-time Library Assistants.
• The ILC is open to students from 8.30 am to 5.00 pm, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, and 8.30 am – 4.00 pm, Wednesday and Friday (term-time only)
• The appointment is on a full-time basis (36.42 hours a week), term time only plus one week outside of term time. This additional week would normally be worked during the May half-term holiday, when the ILC Library is open for student revision.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: ILC Manager

Line Manager: Director of Faculty (Teaching and Learning Lead)

Responsible For: Library Assistants

Summary of Job

To manage the Independent Learning Centre and its staff ensuring that it provides an excellent resource to best support students with their learning. To assume specific responsibility for all activities associated with the work of the ILC.

Responsibilities

To manage the Independent Learning Centre (ILC)

• To manage the ILC in a manner which encourages independent learning, both in the physical and virtual learning sense
• To ensure strategies are in place to enable students to identify, locate and access the information and resources they need.
• To ensure that an appropriate working atmosphere in the ILC is always maintained.
• To manage and promote an increasingly wide range of resources in a variety of formats, hard copy and electronic.
• Organise the design of PowerPoint slides for the Student Bulletin and relevant library displays.
• To manage and keep the ILC Library portal (SharePoint) site up to date.
• To undertake stocktakes and ensure hardcopy resources are kept relevant and up to date.
• To oversee the use and maintenance of the Heritage Library management system database and e-book platforms
• To arrange induction courses introducing students and staff to the ILC resources and services
• To take responsibility for informing students in advance of any ILC closures and alternative places to study/work.

To be responsible for the deployment and management of the budget and allocation of ILC resources

• To take responsibility for the monitoring of the day-to-day budget for the ILC
• As far as possible, to maintain the stock, minimising losses through appropriate checking and security systems.
• To analyse and report on current issue and trends in library and information services.
• In liaison with the Director of Faculty, keep informed of curriculum development in college and to advise staff on suitable resources.

• To plan and implement an appropriate purchasing policy for books, learning media including hardware and software, and information within financial constraints.

Staff Management and Administration

• To take responsibility for the line management of the Library Assistants, co-ordinating the staff team, ensuring appropriate cover is always available.
• To induct new and support new Library Assistants as appropriate.
• To ensure that the Department’s views are expressed at the relevant management meetings.
• To carrying out the Professional Reviews of the Library Assistants and ensuring they have relevant training as required.

Other Duties

• To participate in the College Professional Review Scheme and training programmes
• To attend S7 Learning Resource Centre Managers meetings
• To attend all College Open Evenings
• To demonstrate an awareness and commitment to safeguarding, equality diversity and inclusion, health and safety and data protection, in line with College Policies
• To do other tasks as reasonably requested by the Principal from time to time.

This job description may be varied according to the needs of the College from time to time

Commitment to safeguarding

Godalming College is committed to equality of opportunity and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Candidates must complete a College application form, may be subject to online searches and are required to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record/information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. It's a requirement for all successful candidates to apply for an enhanced DBS in addition to referencing & qualification checks. The College’s Safer Recruitment, Data Protection and Safeguarding and Child Protection policies are on our website.

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About Godalming College

• School type: Academy, ages 16 to 19
• Education phase: Sixth form and college
• School size: 0 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 16 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Godalming College website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: hr@godalming.ac.uk
• Phone number: +441483411293
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Godalming College is one of the best performing 16-19 colleges in the country and a great place to work and study. We are very proud of the achievements of all our students and have a strong track record of consistently high results. Value added scores are excellent and the College was rated Outstanding by Ofsted in our inspection in December 2019.

The College currently employs around 220 teaching and support staff on both a full and part time basis.

The success of Godalming College is also about community with students from all walks of life enjoying a whole range of opportunities in a welcoming and friendly environment. Students enjoy a stimulating, lively and challenging learning and social experience; they are treated as adults by specialist and dedicated teaching and support staff in facilities that have seen major investment over many years.

The campus comprises of nine newer large buildings and our older main building, which was the original grammar school, built in the 1930’s. Since the 2000s there has been a phased refurbishment and expansion of the College which included a new English and Modern Foreign Languages block, Media suite, netball and tennis courts and an 11 acre site for Rugby and Football pitches. We would invite you to take the virtual tour on our website to see for yourself the facilities of which we are so proud.

The College is within walking distance of Godalming town centre and the railway station, is easily accessible from the A3 and provides free car parking with EV charging stations for staff.

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