Library Assistant
Hereford Sixth Form College
Herefordshire
- £17,372 - £18,039 pro rata
- Expired
- Salary:
- Support Staff Scale Point 1 - 2
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2022
- Apply by:
- 3 December 2021
Job overview
Hereford Sixth Form College has over 2000 full-time 16-19 students and an excellent reputation for its results and extra-curricular provision. Rated Ofsted outstanding in 2007; the College consistently achieves one of the highest Advanced Level points scores per entry of over 100 SFC’s nationally and has outstanding value added results as measured by both the ALIS and ALPS systems.
The Heart of Mercia Multi-Academy Trust (MAT), formed on 1 April 2019 and delivers post 16 education in Hereford, Stourbridge and Worcester. Hereford Sixth Form College is part of this Trust. The MAT has an annual budget of £28m and serves the needs of 5,500 students across the region. The Library is a popular and vibrant resource centre at the heart of the College and we are looking for a customer focused Library Assistant to join our team.
The Library is a popular and vibrant resource centre at the heart of the College and we are looking for a customer focused Library Assistant to join our team.
The hours for this role are as follows: Wednesday 9:30am - 4:00pm, Thursday and Friday 8:15am - 3:45pm, term time only.
The Library provides a range of services to staff and students, designed to support teaching and learning. You will spend much of your time on the main issue/enquiry desk and will be responsible for maintaining an effective study environment in the Library and adjacent study rooms. There are regularly more than 80 students working in the Library at any one time.
The stock includes books, ebooks, audiobooks, periodicals and DVDs - in total, about 15,000 items. We also subscribe to a wide range of online resources relating to the curriculum.
As well as providing all the traditional Library services we look for ways to extend our support for staff and students. This means that the role is varied and your ideas and contribution to service development will be highly valued.
The Library is open between 8:15am – 6:00pm Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and 8:15am – 5:00pm Wednesday and Friday.
You should:
• Be customer focused and proactive in your approach to all aspects of the work
• Enjoy working with 16-19 year olds
• Have excellent communication skills
• Be an avid reader and enjoy sharing books with others
• Be competent at searching for information and using online resources
• Enjoy working as part of a team
To apply, please visit our website www.hereford.ac.uk/jobs for further information; applications must be made on the College's application form and all posts are subject to two satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.
If you wish to have an informal discussion regarding this role contact Jackie Watkins, Library Manager on 01432 355166 or jrw@hereford.ac.uk
About Hereford Sixth Form College
About the College:
A comprehensive, open-access sixth form college of 2100 16-19 students.
Located in a pleasant cathedral city in unspoilt countryside but within easy travelling distance of Birmingham and Cardiff with rail-links to London.
A College which received an outstanding OFSTED report, with Leadership and Management graded outstanding, 4 curriculum areas graded outstanding and the remaining 3 good.
What we offer to staff:
Excellent induction and staff development programmes for NQTs and experienced teachers.
The opportunity to work in strong departmental teams of enthusiastic teachers who are excellent role models
for less experienced staff.
Considerable experience of supporting NQTs to gain QTS for secondary schools and the SFC sector.
The chance to work with well motivated and enthusiastic students in a high quality learning environment.
Excellent career development opportunities in 16-19 education arising from experience in a highly regarded
sixth form college.
Excellent pay and conditions with the opportunity to gain performance payments as in schools.
A friendly community in which to work, free membership of our on-site fitness centre and regular social
events for staff from informal gatherings at the end of the week to dinners and theatre visits.
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