Library Assistant
Ryburn Valley High School
Calderdale
- £23,114 - £23,893 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- 35 hours per week - term time only plus 2 days - Actual salary £18,668 - £19,298
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 1 September 2023
Job overview
Assistant Librarian
Band: C NJC points 4 - 6
Salary: Full Time £23,114 – £23,893, Actual £18,668 - £19,298
Hours: 35 hours per week term time plus 2 days
Closing Date: 1st September at 9am
Interview: tbc
Start Date: Depending on notice period
We are seeking a passionate Assistant Librarian who will assist our wonderful students, and help to promote a life-long love for literature…
What we’re looking for
Someone to:
- Support the efficient day to day running of the library.
- Assist the Librarian in promoting and developing the Library in order to provide an efficient service to all members of the school community.
- Help users to find resources that meet their needs
- To enable students to access the Library before and after school and during lunchtimes
- Provide administrative support and help keep the library organised.
What you’ll get in return?
You’ll be joining a school and Trust which is all about putting staff first – with numerous wellbeing initiatives and social events to enjoy each term!
In addition to this you will benefit from:
- West Yorkshire Pension Fund
- Free Parking
- An onsite Gym
- Employee assistance programme
- Regular well-being activities
- Regular social activities and sport
- Collaboration with Trust colleagues in similar roles
- Cycle to work scheme
What the role involves in a nutshell:
You will be in the heart of the school dealing with students on a daily basis, such as helping them find the right reading materials, or helping them access and use the library system to search for resources. Your organisation and administrative skills will come in handy when you are cataloguing resources, administering returns and reservations of stock, raising invoices and using the booking system. This is a varied and rewarding role; you’ll also get involved in assisting with the provision of support for reader development, including Accelerated Reader (or equivalent), author visits, books fairs and other events, including making Christmas trees with books and creating fabulous displays!
If our school sounds like a place in which you could really make a difference, then we’d love to show you around and tell you more about our wonderful school.
We are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff and volunteers are expected to behave in a way that supports this commitment and are subject to an enhanced DBS check. Please be aware that it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
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About Ryburn Valley High School
- Ryburn Valley High School
- St. Peters Avenue, Sowerby, Sowerby Bridge
- West Yorkshire
- HX6 1DG
- United Kingdom
A COLOURFUL WORLD
Would you like to work at a remarkable, high performing and popular comprehensive secondary school and sixth form in Calderdale, West Yorkshire?
Ryburn is a really special school with a well-deserved reputation for providing an education which develops students’ character and passions as well as strong academic results. Our core purpose is to inspire our 1500 students with a love of learning, a zest for life and a genuine confidence to excel in a colourful world.
We do all this through our amazing staff, in and outside the classroom, and across the trust. Staff who put passion, care, and creativity at our heart, backed up with highly effective teaching strategies, and underpinned with mutual support and collaboration. Schools can be intense places to work, and we always aim to put ‘staff first’, recognising that a focus on staff wellbeing and development benefits everyone.
Say yes to new adventures. Join our team.
Location:
Ryburn is set in a stunning location in the hills of beautiful Calderdale with amazing countryside right on the doorstep, as well as easy access to urban culture and excitement in Halifax, Leeds and Manchester. It’s a great place to live and provides many opportunities for students.
Did you know:
- You might have seen Ryburn on Happy Valley series 3 on the BBC, where the school served as the location for Ryan’s school. Or series 6 of CBBC’s ‘Our School’ which followed year 7 settling into their new school.
- The school holds many accolades including the Artsmark Platinum, Unicef’s Rights Respecting School status, the Character Kitemark Plus and not forgetting a Guinness World Record for the largest toast mosaic.
Find out more by reading our job pack, visiting our website or following us on social media.
- www.rvhs.co.uk
- www.ryburnsixth.co.uk
- www.facebook.com/ryburnvalleyhighschool
- www.instagram.com/rvhs_school
- www.twitter.com/RVHS_school
PART OF TOGETHER LEARNING TRUST
Our school is proud to be part of Together Learning Trust, a close family of local schools in Calderdale and Kirklees. We are driven by a shared commitment to providing magical learning experiences for our children and a belief that all of them can achieve great things.
Being part of a supportive trust brings many benefits to the school, staff and students. Working in collaboration supports our schools to be better. We cherish our staff, support their wellbeing and enable them to flourish. Through the professional development of leaders and staff, effective curriculum development, robust quality assurance, mutual support and great governance, by working together we demonstrate meaningful and sustainable improvements in our schools. Our aim is to become the best at getting better.
For everyone involved in our Trust our mission is simple. To Grow, Excel, and Learn Together.
Discover the benefits of working for Together Learning Trust by visiting www.togetherlearningtrust.co.uk/jobs and explore the rest of our website to find out what we’re all about.
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