Librarian and Futures Lead

Librarian and Futures Lead – Permanent – Lambeth -

Role: Librarian and Futures Lead

Reports to: Assistant Principal

Start date: ASAP

Location: Lambeth

Salary: £37,909 - £44,000

Contract: Full time, Annualized Contract (i.e Term Time + 2weeks)

Closing date & Interviews: Exceptional candidates may be interviewed as applications are received

 This is a unique and exciting opportunity to join our Secondary Academy, a special community in the heart of Brixton, in a role that is central to our mission of empowering our students to be the voice of their future.

The role involves working closely with our leadership team to embed a strong culture of reading and providing students with careers information, advice and guidance so that they are empowered to may informed choices about their future.

The Role

To ensure that the library is at the heart of Academy life, providing a high-quality learning environment that is welcoming, ambitious and inclusive.

To play a central role in developing a culture of reading, both for pleasure and for learning, within the Academy and wider community

To take overall responsibility for the management of the Academy’s library.

To maintain a careers library and database, ensuring all the relevant information is both current and sufficient.

To provide appropriate help and advice, enabling students to make good quality, informed decisions about their next steps.

Our school:

Our mixed Secondary Academy is located at the heart of the London Borough of Lambeth. Our mission statement is to empower our students to be the voice of their future. This is based on the belief that each young person is different, difference should be embraced, and each young person has a unique contribution to make and should be given a voice. Through finding their voice, young people can lead empowered lives where they have choice, agency and influence. We are focused on the future as we want our young people to be the face of it.

Through providing a nurturing environment, a high-quality education and a wide range of experiences and opportunities, we enable all our young people to have choices over the direction of their lives. We want our young people to be heard, be seen and be their best, making significant progress in school and securing high quality destinations so that they reach their full potential.

We are part of a network, a highly successful MAT with a well-regarded CPD offer for leaders and teachers at all levels. We are passionate about developing and delivering tremendous outcomes for students and invest significantly in our staff.

What the school can offer:

Salary higher than the national pay scales

Twice as many training days as standard and network-wide events with Ark colleagues, held by the best minds in education

Coaching for every Employee

Access to the high-quality, professional development, including nationally recognized qualifications such as NPSL

Opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across the network

Qualifications

• Right to work in the UK
• Maths and English to grade C GCSE or equivalent
• A degree level qualification is desirable but not essential
• Recognised professional qualification for librarianship and or careers guidance is desirable.

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience of or desire to work with and motivate young people to engage with reading and careers education.
• Experience of working in a library/Learning Resource Centre/careers library within an educational institution or similar information centre and undertaking leadership and management activities therein
• Knowledge of how libraries can be used to support curriculum delivery, careers education and raising standards for students of different ages
• Knowledge of the current education framework and the needs of an inner-city, multicultural school
• A good knowledge of and passion for books and literature
• Knowledge and understanding of The Gatsby Benchmarks

Personal Characteristics

• A contagious enthusiasm for reading and careers’ education
• Energetic and dynamic
• Highly organised and efficient; capable of multi-tasking and working at pace
• Genuine passion and a belief in the potential of every student
• Helpful and positive nature, calm and caring
• Excellent people skills
• Understands the importance of confidentiality and discretion
• Demonstrates creativity and imagination
• Highly motivated showing resilience, stamina and reliability under pressure
• Reflective: able to review own performance and keen to learn and develop own skills
• Can relate well to children, parents and members of the community
• Flexible attitude towards work: can adapt quickly to new demands
• Commitment to the values and ethos of the Academy

Specific Skills

• Ability to lead and manage a library and careers’ library
• Highly competent in the use of ICT – able to use to support the delivery of learning and management
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Ability to manage and disseminate information in a range of different media
• Strategic planning skills to support the writing and implementation of the library policy
• Financial management skills for management of library and careers budget
• Capable of developing and using a range of resources to support the delivery of learning
• Ability to work well as part of a team and motivate and line manage library and careers staff

(including consultants/advisers).

If you are interested in this Librarian & Futures Lead opportunity, trials & interviews can be arranged ASAP.

We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful Teacher of English will be subject to enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service and employment will be subject to references.

To apply for this Librarian & Futures opportunity your detailed CV to Clarus Education now to be considered. We will be contacting those shortlisted within 48 hours of an application.

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