Assistant Librarian

About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity and are seeking an enthusiastic Assistant Librarian/LRC Administrator to work in our school Library/Learning Resource Centre to help develop and promote a love for reading. Additional training can be provided for suitable candidates. The successful applicant will:

·        Assist the Librarian & LRC Manager in the development and operations of the Library/LRC and deal with a wide range of duties, including issuing books and resources, dealing with enquiries, reservations, information retrieval and shelving.

·        Assist in curating an engaging collection; supporting students with their research; and organising literacy events and initiatives.

·        Lead a first-class reading intervention programme (Lexia PowerUp) and administer NGRT reading assessments in order to develop the literacy needs of selected students. (Training will be provided)

About Our School

Trinity Catholic High School is large Catholic comprehensive school situated in the London Borough of Redbridge and within the Diocese of Brentwood. Ofsted have ranked us as ‘outstanding’ on 5 consecutive occasions and we have a reputation for excellence in all aspects of our service to the children in our school and the wider community. Our school’s inspection reports can be viewed on this link: www.tchs.org.uk/about-us/inspections. The highest standards relating to Teaching and Learning are a feature of daily life at Trinity and these significantly and positively impact student progress and attainment. Trinity’s Section 48 report (January 2020) states that “Trinity Catholic High School is an outstanding school and a beacon of high-quality Catholic education. It has an excellent reputation in the local community and beyond and it is rightly seen as a flagship school for the Diocese of Brentwood”. The report also emphasises that “Catholic life at Trinity Catholic High School is outstanding and is of the highest quality” and “Every aspect of Collective Worship at the school is outstanding".

We are seeking a suitable candidate who has:

·        A love of literature and reading and is able to share that enthusiasm with students.

·        Previous experience of working with young people in a school or in a library.

·        A librarian qualification (desirable).

·        Excellent oral and written communications skills.

·        Experience of data systems such as SIMS (although training on this can also be provided)

·        Have the ability to build a rapport with students as well as maintaining an environment conducive to learning.

·        Be organised, flexible and computer literate.

Trinity Catholic High School is committed to safeguarding children. Further details of this can be found on our website https://www.tchs.org.uk/about-us/safeguarding/ Successful candidates must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and a satisfactory enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring service (DBS).

Please note, due to high volumes of applications only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We     

reserve the right to call applicants to interview prior to the closing date.