Learning Resources Centre Assistant

Wakefield Girls' High School, Senior School (GSA Day School, 664 Girls 11 – 18 years)  

Wakefield Girls’ High School Senior School aims to give a good all round education to each pupil, encouraging academic excellence, nurturing talents, developing an individual's potential and emphasising traditional values in the modern context.  Our reputation as a centre of educational excellence and extra-curricular activities is widely acknowledged in Yorkshire and beyond.   Ours is an extremely successful and happy school.     

Learning Resources Centre Assistant 

Actual starting salary £4,144.59 pa  with progression to £4,581.00 pa  

An exciting opportunity exists for a Learning Resources Centre Assistant to join our school from January 2019.  The successful candidate will support the after school provision within the Learning Resources Centre by assisting and supervising those pupils who use this learning environment at the end of the school day.  

The successful candidate should have a passion for reading and learning, and for sharing that knowledge with others.  Experience in a school or library setting would be highly desirable. The role requires a confident individual with good interpersonal and behaviour management skills, and an ability to work constructively as part of a small team.  General knowledge of Microsoft packages is essential.  

This post is term time only (excluding INSET), working 11.25 hours per week from 3.45 pm to 6.00 pm, Monday to Friday.  

As part of our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, the successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check.  

Further details and an application form can be obtained from our website or The Head, Wakefield Girls’ High School, Wentworth Street, Wakefield WF1 2QS. Tel: 01924 231609. Email: headpa@wghsss.org.uk   

Applications by CV will not be accepted.  

Closing date for applications: 4 pm, Monday, 26th November 2018.