Library Assistant - Part time (Term-time only)

Haberdashers’ Adams is a selective state grammar school with academy status situated in the small market town of Newport in rural Shropshire. It is a boy’s school with co-educational Sixth Form although it will become co-educational in Year 7 from September 2024, taking approximately 30 girls into year 7. There are five forms of entry and currently about 1050 pupils on roll; approximately 100 of these are boarders. The Sixth Form has about 370 students of whom about 120 are girls.

We are looking to recruit an efficient and self motivated Library Assistant to work alongside our Librarian, providing cover in their absence and assisting the students with library related requests.

You will play an integral part in the day to day running of the Library, issue and discharge books / library resources and supervise lunchtime clubs. Previous experience of working in an educational setting or library would be advantageous but not essential. Please see the attached Job Description for full details of the role.

The role is 18 hours per week, spread over 5 afternoons, term-time only. However, you will be required to attend mandatory Safeguarding Training at the beginning of the academic year.

Salary - Actual annual salary £9,515-£9,786 - Dependent on experience. (FTE £23,601-£24,274)

Closing date for applications is 9am Monday 13th May 2024, with interviews to be held week commencing 20th May 2024.

Under the Data Protection Act 2018 the information or data which you will supply on the Application Form will be processed and held on computer and will also be processed and held on your personal records if you are appointed, in line with the above legislation.

The data may be processed by Haberdashers’ West Midlands Academies Trust for the purposes of equality monitoring, compiling statistics, and for the keeping of other employment records. All data will be stored, processed and deleted in line with our Data Protection & Privacy Policy available at: Policies & Key Documents | Haberdashers' Adams (adamsgs.uk)

By signing and returning this Application Form you have been deemed to be giving your explicit consent to the processing of data contained or referred to on it, including any information which may be considered to be sensitive personal data.

In line with the current Keeping Children Safe in Education guidelines (KCSiE), please be aware that we will be conducting an online search on yourself as part of our due diligence checks within our recruitment process.

Haberdashers' Adams is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants will undergo appropriate child protection screening including checks with past employers, the Disclosure and Barring Service and the list of those prohibited from teaching or working within the profession.

A full copy of our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy can be found at https://www.adamsgs.uk/policies-key-documents/