Librarian
The Worthgate School
Kent
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 31 March 2019
Job overview
CATS College Canterbury is a coeducational independent boarding school catering mainly for international students aged 14+. The College specialises in preparing students for pre-university exams, including I/GCSEs, A Levels, the International Baccalaureate (DP) and the University Foundation Programme (UFP). The College is part of the CEG group.
The purpose of the role is to manage the College library, helping learners, supporting the College curriculum and ensuring that it has the right resources to support teaching and learning effectively. This role will play an important part in encouraging reading for pleasure throughout the College. It is a part-time (0.5) role.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE JOB:
- Support the educational aims and objectives of the school, and monitor the effectiveness of the library’s contribution to learning and teaching
- Provide help to enable learners to identify, locate and access the information they need through workshops and one to one help
- Manage budget for and promote a wide range of resources in a variety of formats, traditional and electronic, and where appropriate, the equipment to access them
- Liaise closely with the English Department to promote the development of reading and literacy skills for information and recreation and take a lead in creating a whole-school environment which encourages reading for pleasure
- Manage the personal study area to ensure an environment for both curriculum-based and independent learning
- Liaise with Heads of Department to ensure that the curriculum is appropriately supported by library resources
- Manage the Library Management System
- Manage the issuing and returning of library stock
PERSON SPECIFICATION
The job requires that you are:
- Efficient and organised
- A skilled communicator and a relationship builder - able to work effectively with colleagues and students
- Genuinely interested in literature and reading
- IT literate
- Good at prioritising your time
- A quick learner
- Proactive, flexible, trustworthy, dependable and reliable
- Fluent at English – an essay-writing subject at degree level or equivalent experience
- Internationally aware and culturally sensitive
- A good team player, but also able to work autonomously
- Willing to play a part in the wider life of the College community
- Able to relate to students at all levels.
Closing Date: 1st April 2019
Please send application form to: recruitment@catscollege.com
For more information please see our website: https://www.cambridgeeducationgroup.com/careers/vacancies,librarian_1031.htm
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About The Worthgate School
The Worthgate School offers an outstanding international pre-university educational experience to students aged 14+ from all over the world. Students live and study onsite in the heart of the city of Canterbury, studying for GCSEs, A levels, IB and University Foundation Programmes, and preparing for admission to universities across the country and elsewhere. We pride ourselves on our approach to teaching and learning, with small class sizes and an informal atmosphere ensuring that students are treated as individuals and build great relationships with staff.
We are accredited by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, an organisation which assesses independent schools in the UK. The college achieved the highest rating in its ISI inspection (March 2019) and was rated ‘fully compliant’ in all areas covering boarding, welfare, achievement and results, curriculum, extra activities, pastoral care, leadership and teaching.
We take student welfare very seriously, providing comfortable, safe and secure en-suite boarding accommodation. Our friendly house staff provide a home from home, looking after our students whilst encouraging them to become confident and independent. The wide range of nationalities and cultures represented at our College reflects our aim of developing our students into ‘Global Citizens’ who treat one another with respect and tolerance.
The Worthgate School is part of the CATS Global Schools Group. CATS Global Schools is a leading provider of pre-university academic courses and English language courses in the UK. We provide programmes including A Level, IB and University Foundation, as well as English Language Study, to a growing number of international students seeking to win places at UK universities. We operate a number of different educational brands: CATS College Cambridge, The Worthgate School in Canterbury and Guildhouse in London; CATS Academy in Boston; Cambridge School of Visual and Performing Arts (CSVPA) and Stafford House English language schools and study holidays. We benefit from being part of a global team focused on teaching and learning.
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