Librarian
Forest School
E17 3PY
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 20 September 2018
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a creative, confident and enthusiastic qualified librarian with high IT and people skills to join our team who will carry out a range of duties including student supervision, information skills training, service point, stock and enquiry work as required. You will be responsible for the organisation, dissemination and innovative exploitation of resources appropriate to the learning needs of the full age and ability range of students. You will be involved with organising and running a range of events, activities, and school clubs, with both external and in-house providers.
The department includes both a traditional and well-stocked library, and an extensive range of electronic resources. The centre includes a large reading room for collaborative work, as well as smaller “project room” workspaces. At present, the library comprises of a Head Librarian, Systems Librarian and a Library Assistant who support the day-to-day running of the centres, working a variety of hours to cover opening hours of 7:20 am-6 pm. The centre is a facility mainly for secondary school students.
The successful candidate will be a good team player, enthusiastic to use their skills to enhance young people’s education, and keen to participate in a programme of information skills training.
MCILIP status desirable, registration candidates will be supported.
Willingness to integrate into the life of an extremely busy independent day school required!
Closing date for applications: Thursday 20 September 2018
Interviews: Thursday 27 September 2018
Forest School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Appointment to this position requires an enhanced DBS disclosure.
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About Forest School
Forest is an outstanding all-round School, well known for its friendly, welcoming ethos, and full of 1450 bright sparky pupils aged 4-18. We are lucky to be located in this part of North East London, allowing us to attract pupils from a diverse range of social and ethnic backgrounds who share in being academically ambitious, but are grounded, engaging and very loyal to the School. Described by the Good Schools Guide as a ‘powerhouse with a heart’ and enjoying a reputation for strong expert teaching and learning, Forest pupils are encouraged to find success on all fronts through the breadth of the opportunities on offer to them.
We aim to develop the whole pupil through our distinct educational provision which gives equal weight to academic, co-curricular and pastoral strands of school life. To this end, Forest promotes all-round educational excellence, recognising that advancement to higher education or the world of work requires top academic grades but keen to develop a sense of service in the pupils and an awareness of their responsibilities to other people, as well as themselves. Forest is recognised as a school that is always evolving, self-evaluating and planning strategically for its future, while valuing its heritage and its location, all of which makes our community a stimulating one to work in for our 150+ teachers and 100+ non-teaching staff.
For full details about working at Forest School please visit our website www.forest.org.uk
Forest School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
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