We are seeking to appoint a passionate individual to help drive a love of reading and literacy across the academy alongside the day to day management of a traditional library.

Overall Purpose of Post:

●       To manage, develop, promote and supervise the academy’s Library.

●       To plan and deliver, alongside teachers of English, library based lessons for key stage 3 students, aiming to develop students’ literacy and encourage reading.

●       Within the library the post holder will ensure that all students and staff have ready access to a broad and relevant range of reading matter, reference materials, research tools and information services. This will support literacy and teaching and learning throughout the school, facilitate independent learning, and encourage reading for pleasure.

●       Provide Post 16 study support, including providing guidance on study habits and monitoring study spaces to facilitate highly effective independent study. This guidance will take many forms and after liaison with the Sixth Form achievement team, will involve mentoring a small number of students deemed to need additional support with their consolidation approach.

●       Delivery of the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) to a small cohort of students as part of a Sixth Form extracurricular offer.

●       During times within the academic year the library will provide an additional space for examination students, including those with access arrangements. During these times the post holder will be asked to provide examination support as an invigilator.

●       To support small group interventions of Key Stage 4 students around essential examination times.

Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children and young people. Therefore, we expect everyone to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre- employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Barred List Check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and the completion of Level 2 Safeguarding training. It is an offence to apply for the role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children (where the role involves this type of regulated activity).

The Trust and its member academies are committed to promoting equality and diversity in both employment and education provision. We aim to ensure that students, parents, governors, employees, contractors, partners, clients and other stakeholders within the Trust community are treated fairly, and with dignity and respect regardless of Protected Characteristics.

Spencer Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Committed Employer