Senior Librarian

Senior Librarian

Salary: Grade 3, £25,119 to £31,364 (Pay award Pending);

Actual Salary: £9,004 to £11,243 per annum

14.6 hrs per week – 10:00 until 14:00; Term Time plus 5 days

Fixed Term Contract for 1 year

To start as soon as possible

We wish to appoint a reliable and flexible person to join Bordesley Green Girls School and Sixth Form. You should have great communication skills and be able to converse confidently with students, staff and parents. Excellent timekeeping and attendance are an essential requirement for this role. 

The successful candidate will be a committed, reliable and self-motivated person, who is able to form positive relationships with a range of stakeholders. As the Senior Librarian The key function is the management, development and promotion of the library within the school to ensure than an effective resource and information service is provided to all pupils and staff.

Key Requirements:

·        In conjunction with other members of staff assist the Headteacher to draw up and implement a policy for the library which reflects the educational aims and objectives of the school. To monitor the effectiveness of the policy on a regular basis.

·        Plan and oversee the organisation and management of the library including the financial management of the library resource budget the preparation of financial estimates. The compilation of an annual report to the Governing Body on the library's stock and developmental needs in relation the library's integral role in supporting the school curriculum.

·        Contribute to curriculum development through attendance at management team, faculty and departmental discussions and informal liaison with individual teachers.

·        Selection, acquisition, organisation, promotion and maintenance of book and non-book resources to cover the full age and ability range of the school community, and to ensure an equality of opportunity for all pupils and staff

·        Responsibility for optimising the use of IT services within the school; this is to include on-line view data systems and the compilation of in-house databases as appropriate. Development of training packages for staff and pupils on the use of IT as an effective information retrieval tool.

·        Arrangement of materials for effective retrieval including the systematic indexing, classification and cataloguing of all library resources to staff and students as appropriate.

·        To ensure a high standard of display and promotional material to enhance the standard of appearance of the library in order to provide an attractive environment conductive to achieving optimum use both for purposeful study and leisure

Informal visits can be accommodated. Please contact via the Main School office on 0121 464 1881 to arrange this.

An applicant information pack and application form can be downloaded from our website at www.bordgrng.bham.sch.uk.

Completed application forms should be emailed to HR@bordgrng.bham.sch.uk by

Closing Date: 2nd October 2024 at 12noon

We regret that we are unable to accept CV’s.

If you have not received a response within 10 working days of the closing date, then please assume that your application has not been shortlisted on this occasion.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for the role. 

An online search will be carried out on short-listed candidates to help identify any incidents or issues that can be discussed at interview.

Bordesley Green Girls’ School and Sixth Form School is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS clearance is required for all successful applicants. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974