Library Supervisor
Birches Head Academy, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST2 8DDThis job expired on 8 April 2024 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
8 April 2024 at 9am
Date listed
14 March 2024
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: Permanent, part time, 15 hours per week (Monday to Tuesday, 8.30am - 4.30pm) 39.2 weeks per year (term time plus INSET days)
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- Grade 6; SCP12 - SCP17 (equating to £9,343 to £10,173 per annum)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications and experience
Essential
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Educated to GCSE or equivalent to Grade C (or above) in EnglishLanguage and Mathematics
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Knowledge or working practice in and education / libraryenvironment.
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Awareness of the importance of data protection, confidentialityand safeguarding.
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Experience working with young people in a school or college.
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Experience of successfully building rapport and developingrelationships with others.
Desirable
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Further/higher education or library qualifications.
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Use of school MIS system ideally SIMS.
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An understanding that barriers to learning exist and can beremoved
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Previous experience in a similar role.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Essential
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Knowledge of policies, procedures and practices for librarymanagement.
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Knowledge, understanding and competence in Microsoft Officeand library management systems.
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Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise ownworkload.
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Good communication skills with staff, students and other users ofthe Academy library.
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Ability to analyse the needs of library users and secureappropriate resources to meet those needs.
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Creativity in making the library an attractive place for pupils,supporting literacy and developing the research capabilities ofstudents.
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Ability to lead on the maintenance and control of library stock.
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Safeguarding requirements for working with children.
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Excellent written and oral communication, including the accurateuse of English grammar, punctuation and syntax.
Desirable
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Understanding of managing a budget.
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An awareness of current educational practice and policy.
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Knowledge and understanding of academic research in relation tolibraries within secondary educational environments.
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Confidence with audio/visual equipment
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Understanding of the English secondary curriculumUnderstanding of the public examination system.
Personal Qualities and Attributes
Essential
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Flexibility and adaptability.
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Self-confidence and the ability to take the initiative and deal withdifficult situations.
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Commitment to further training and development
What the school offers its staff
Birches Head Academy is part of the Frank Field Education Trust and we work collaboratively with others in our FFET family, allowing our students and staff many opportunities to develop.
Birches Head Academy is looking to appoint a Library Supervisor on a part-time, job share basis, to join our dedicated staff, who will organise and manage the daily running of the Academy’s Library. The post holder will inspire and enable young people become productive, responsible and independent readers and will contribute to improved reading outcomes for all students.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day management and administration of the Library.
This post is demanding, requires a high degree of confidentiality and flexibility, and will prove both interesting and rewarding to the successful candidate.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate experience of working within a busy environment, remaining calm under pressure.
Experience of working in a library / school environment with students age 11-16 and knowledge of school-based systems (e.g. SIMS, ParentPay, ClassCharts etc.) would be an advantage, but is not essential, as training will be provided.
You should possess the ability to communicate effectively with students, colleagues and parents / carers. You must be computer literate, organised and have at least five GCSEs, including Maths and English at grade C or above (or equivalent qualifications).
All staff play a vital role in helping us to ensure our students receive a world-class education, thereby enabling each child to reach their full potential.
We welcome applications
from all parts of our community as we aspire to have a staff body that matches
the social and cultural diversity of our student intake.
For further
information, including the recruitment pack and application form, please visit
our website at: www.bircheshead.org.uk. Alternatively, you can contact the school for an
information pack.
Further details about the role
Purpose of the Post:
• To organise and manage the daily running of the Academy’s Library.
• To inspire and enable young people to realise their full potential as productive,
responsible and independent readers
• To contribute to improved reading outcomes for students.
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.
About Birches Head Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1045 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Birches Head Academy website
- Email address
- jbracegirdle@bircheshead.org.uk
This is an exciting time at the Academy, as we
have made dramatic improvements and seen
a complete culture change in recent years,
resulting in growing numbers of children
applying for places.
We are part of the Frank Field Education
Trust, providing a firm foundation to enable us
to flourish. As an Academy within the Frank
Field Education Trust, schools will particularly
benefit from the Trust’s access to services that
will improve the support we can offer to all
students and families and also from the
opportunity to work with like-minded people,
who want the best for children and young
people.
The Academy works in partnership with
a number of schools both locally and
nationally, including our primary feeder
schools and colleges to ensure all students
have the very best opportunities and
outcomes.
Our vision is to provide:
• An exceptional academic education to all
children (Intellectual Capital)
• A values led approach to education for
every child (Cultural Capital)
• The right environment for every
child to flourish by building learning
communities in partnership with parents
and carers (Social Capital)
Achieving these commitments will ensure that,
when pupils leave the Academy, they are
ready for the next step in their journey; leaving
with the necessary skills and knowledge, and
the desire to serve others, to become the next
generation of leaders.
Our determination to do this, in its fullest
sense, resonates with our Academy motto
inspired by the words of Oscar Romero
“Aspire to be More”. I have very high
aspirations for the young people at Birches
Head Academy. I want the very best for them.
I want them to ‘Aspire to be More’.
If you feel you can make a contribution
to this important enterprise and help our
children to be the best that they can be, then I
look forward to receiving your application.
If you would like to discuss this vacancy
or visit the school please contact Mrs J
Bracegirdle, Principal’s PA, by email at:
jbracegirdle@bircheshead.org.uk.
Mr Paul Masher
Principal
Arranging a visit to Birches Head Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jbracegirdle@bircheshead.org.uk.
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