LRC Co-ordinator

General Purpose of the Role:

To manage the day to day running of the School Learning and Resources Centre. The successful candidate will play an essential role in supporting students learning and development into effective, independent learners and readers by working with key staff to ensure a welcoming and stimulating LRC.

Key Responsibilities:

·        To provide and promote an effective Learning Resources Centre to support learning throughout the school.

·        Be able to accurately enter and retrieve data information from appropriate information systems.

·        Be able to research and recommend appropriate books for students and encourage them to further their reading by offering alternative book choices.

·        Work alongside the Careers Team to ensure the right material is available with an up-to-date and stimulating range of resources relevant to a wide range of subject areas and careers.

·        To ensure the LRC is used by students in accordance with the school ethos and the LRC Guidelines for use.

·        To keep accurate records of resource borrowing, overdue notices and reports. The school currently uses the Librarilea online library system.

·        To be responsible for the stationery stock and sales, whilst maintaining a well presented and tidy LRC, including imaginative displays, books, posters and other material to encourage book borrowing and investigation.

·        To assist in promoting a positive image of the Resource Centre to students and staff.

·          To work closely with the English department and Literacy Leads to promote and support reading for pleasure.

·          Identify events and opportunities for wider-curricular learning, in particular, through working with the House and Literacy co-ordinators.

·          Supervising students using the LRC for independent study and maintaining a supportive atmosphere conducive to a positive learning experience.