Learning Resources Assistant
Birkenhead Sixth Form College
Wirral
- Expired
- Salary:
- £13,678 - £14,105 p.a. pro rata to £16,000 - £16,500 p.a. full time
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 16 August 2019
Job overview
The Hub is the College’s purpose built multimedia Resource Centre. First opened in September 2002, it has recently been rebranded and refurbished to meet the evolving needs of its users. It has accommodation on 2 floors, divided into training rooms and Library/ICT facilities. As user numbers and services continue to increase and develop, the Learning Resources Assistant has a key role in supporting the daily running of The Hub, as well as contributing towards the long term aims and objectives as agreed by the Hub Manager and the College Senior Management Team.
Main Duties:
• To assist all users in the use of new technologies such as digital study skills. Social bookmarking, blogs, eBooks
and various search engines are different ways in which students consume information. DLAs must support this
style of learning through one to one, ad hoc support, as well as more structured formal workshop delivery.
• To assist all users in the use of existing college software such as Microsoft Office 365, the Adobe Design Suite
Other Duties:
• To assist in the production and administration of College ID badges/learner travel passes.
• To actively manage appropriate student behaviour.
• To support the processing, shelving, circulation and maintenance of stock.
• To assist in the registration and induction of new users.
• To assist in the process of submission of coursework to The Hub.
• To undertake general housekeeping duties, and any other duties as may reasonably be allocated by the Hub Manager.
• To undertake appropriate and reasonable tasks as the Principal may from time to time require.
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About Birkenhead Sixth Form College
- Birkenhead Sixth Form College
- Park Road West, Claughton, Wirral
- Merseyside
- CH43 8SQ
- United Kingdom
Birkenhead Sixth Form College is an award-winning specialist in 16-18 education based in Wirral, Merseyside.
The only dedicated provider of A Level and BTEC education in the area, record-breaking results in 2023 cemented the College’s place as a national leader in the sector and the most successful sixth form in the region.
The College takes students from over 60 different high schools each year, including those from the wealth of local grammar schools, and that cohort of students perform considerably better at the College than their grammar alternative.
Students’ success at Birkenhead Sixth Form College is underpinned by the College’s belief in social mobility and the core values of Positivity, Ambition, Resilience and Thoughtfulness, ensuring that every individual student is given the chance to fulfil their potential.
The College looks for the same core values in its staff, who are committed to excellence and valued as individuals in the same way as the students. Rather than being concerned solely on outcomes, the College focuses on purposeful hard work and the culmination of meaningful interactions on a day-to-day basis ensures that results look after themselves.
Unique and ambitious extra-curricular programmes devised by staff put the College at the forefront of educational innovation and help students to complete their A Levels as successful and exceptionally well-rounded young people.
If you are ambitious and determined to make a meaningful difference in one of the country’s leading sixth form colleges then we would be thrilled to have you join our team.
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