Learning Resource Centre Manager

Learning Resource Centre Manager

Full Time (35 hours per week) Term Time Only

H5-H8 (depending on skills and experience) ((£25,119 - £34,834 + £689 FTE) (£20,420 - £28,131))

 Start Date: April/May 2024

We seek applications from those of the Catholic faith, all faiths and of no faith but who are supportive of our Christian values and ethos.

 We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic individual to lead, manage and continue to develop our busy student study resource centre/library.

•  Do you have a love of books, education and a “can-do” attitude and a strong work ethic?
• Are you a seeking a student focussed role in a successful secondary school?
• Can you play a central role in supporting students and literacy initiatives in our school and make an important contribution to students wellbeing and achieving their overall learning targets?

We are looking for a proactive, student focussed, confident and reliable individual with excellent communication and ICT skills. The ideal applicant will be well organised, able to work unsupervised on their own initiative and ideally will have experience of a school library/resource centre or other relevant experience.

 Responsibilities would include:

• Responsible for the day-to-day running of the school’s library resource centre.
• First point of contact - you would be dealing with enquiries from pupils and staff.
• Ad hoc pastoral support for pupils.
• Student librarians.
• Acquire, organise and maintain resources that support the learning needs of pupils and the needs of the wider school community.
• Manage all library resources/displays in the school, including print, online and e-learning material and help pupils and staff to access all the materials they need. 
• Helping with research and resources.
• Organising social and educational activities for the school community such as weekly “Books and Biscuits”, reading challenges, visits from/to authors/literary events etc.
• Supervise small group revision sessions.
• Foster a study environment.
• Supervise and lead 3.15 to 4.00pm for students to use for an after school revision centre.

 Skills and experience you will need:

• Student focussed.
• Able to work under pressure, with conflicting priorities and interruptions (noise!).
• Be highly organised.
• Have good information technology skills, particularly in using databases and the internet.
• Good communication skills.
• Good customer service skills.

pply in writing using the forms available on our website http://www.stmarys.net/about-us/vacancies/ Support Staff Application Form, Rehabilitation of Offenders Form & Recruitment Monitoring Form. Please note only applications on St Mary’s forms will be accepted. Please contact Recruitment@stmarys.net  to submit an application or for more information.