Learning Resource Centre Assistant
Dartford Science & Technology College
Dartford, Kent
- New
- Expiring soon
- Quick apply
- Salary:
- KR7. FTE £26,515. Actual Salary £22,418.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- 6 Jan 2025
- Apply by:
- 4 December 2024
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a Learning Resource Centre Assistant/Librarian with experience of working with young people to enable us to manage our Learning Resource Centre and to broaden the support and services which we are able to offer our students.
The post holders primary duty will be the management, development, promotion and evaluation of an effective learning resource and information service which supports learning and teaching across the school.
8am-4pm Monday to Thursday, 8am-3.30pm Fridays. Term time only.
Required from 6 January 2025.
DSTC is recognised by Ofsted as a good school where character development is valued and students have access to a broad curriculum. Our all girls environment up to Key Stage 4 maximises engagement and secures positive outcomes.
This is an exceptional opportunity for an individual who wants to make a real difference to our students.
General Responsibilities
- To be a positive presence around the school with the aim of building the self-esteem of students and supporting moral values as well as motivating students to do their best.
- Support pupils and staff in using the library resources
- Support and assist in the use of library technology including ICT and photocopiers
- Oversee the use of books and other library resources, using agreed systems for recording use.
- Assist with promotions, displays and other activities in the library
- Deliver planned learning activities for small groups of pupils in the library as directed by senior and/or teaching staff
- Provide support to staff in supervising small groups of pupils in the library
- Supervise students using the library, ensuring behaviours are maintained in the absence of a teacher
- Undertake administration duties as required
- Catalogue library resources and index learning materials using agreed protocols
- Assist in events within the library
- To use the library catalogue and the online resources for effective information retrieval and to assist with requests and specific information searches using the full range of library resources
- Assist teachers in the implementation of appropriate behaviour management and teaching & learning strategies
- Order and maintain stock securely as directed
- Receive and check deliveries
- Ensure library is kept tidy and presentable
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About Dartford Science & Technology College
We are proud to be a popular and oversubscribed stand alone Foundation school working with the Co-operative Trust. Consequently we embrace the Trust ethos of self-help, self-responsibility, democracy, equity, equality and solidarity. We are the only non-selective girls’ school in Dartford which makes us unique. Despite the competitive environment of the selective system, many of our students have passed the Kent selection test and thrive in our ambitious, developmental and safe environment: regardless of their starting point, all students have the opportunity to flourish.
It is an exciting time in our journey and all staff have the opportunity to drive meaningful change. We have a culture of high quality teaching underpinned by a belief that all lessons should challenge, support and inspire students to be intellectually curious and develop a lifelong passion for learning. We are aspirational for our students and promote engagement in learning across the school and teachers enjoy being able to teach in an environment which prioritises this.
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