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  • Closing date

    4 July 2022 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    17 June 2022

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Job role

  • Learning support or cover supervisor

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Working pattern

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

Actual salary £7,463-£10,809 (£20,595-£21,693 full time equivalent), commensurate with experience and hours

Library Manager job summary

About the role: Mascalls Academy has a fantastic opportunity to appoint a Library Manager, starting from September 2022. The School library is a unique and specialist part of an academy as it fundamentally supports students’ learning and their development to be effective, independent learners and readers. The role will complement the hard work of our dedicated staff - both in teaching roles and support roles. The position is ideal for an English Graduate as it will draw on your genuine passion for literature, or perhaps an experienced Learning Mentor who has experience working with secondary aged pupils, as you will have a solid understanding of the impact that written resources can have on students' learning.

The successful candidate will be:

a partner with teaching staff in the education process
an ‘expert’ in resource and information collation
a leader and partner with teaching staff in the collaborative design and implementation of information literacy programmes throughout the academy
a leader in creating and developing a climate to promote and support reading for pleasure across the academy
an acknowledged partner with all departments to effectively support and resource each key stage
a partner in out-of-hours learning
Skills, knowledge and qualifications:

Ideally, our successful candidate will be a graduate with an English-based degree
Meticulous and precise in their work of ordering, recording and caring for resources
Friendly and customer-oriented for the outward-facing parts of their job
Passionate about reading and well-read and up-to-date both in digital and print publishing
Adaptable and aware of current and emerging technologies
This is a permanent, part time position based on Term time only. The salary offered is dependent on hours and commensurate with experience, please see a breakdown of this below;

£7,463 - £10,262 per annum based on 16 hours per week
£7,861 - £10,809 per annum based on 22 hours per week
Please note that hours will be agreed at interview stage.

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 Mascalls Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
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School size
1356 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18

Working with us at Mascalls Academy: Mascalls Academy is a secondary school at the heart of the community and our small school model ensures that each and every student gets the personal support and challenge they need to reach their full potential. The academy is divided into four colleges – Shackleton, Earhart, Luther King and Marie Curie Sixth Form College each having their own personality and range of specialisms, allowing them to be unique.

Mascalls Academy is a high achieving institution. Our most recent Ofsted inspection notes “ambitious leadership has established an ethos where staff are committed to driving standards up”, that Mascalls is a “happy place to be” and that “staff feel valued”. Our judgement that we are a ‘Good’ school with ‘Outstanding’ leadership and behaviour is accurate. It is our vision to become ‘Outstanding’ in every category.

Mascalls Academy is a dynamic and exciting place to work and the fantastic leadership team are committed to making it great for people at all stages in their careers. Our building and facilities are a mix of designs with two new buildings being modern, light and airy giving the academy a unique and special character.

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Being part of Leigh Academies Trust: As of 1st September 2021, our Trust comprises 31 geographically organised academies (15 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating 20,000 students, and employing over 2,500 talented staff. The Trust is establishing four ‘clusters’ of academies: North West Kent; Central Kent; South East London; Medway. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider. Click here to view our future plans in our Vision 2025 document.

As part of Leigh Academies Trust you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.

Click here to view the range of benefits available to all LAT staff.

Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a Trust we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds.

Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

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