School Librarian - (Learning Resource Centre Co-ordinator)

Job description

Role: LRC Coordinator Academy: Outwood Academy Freeston: Start Date: ASAP: Salary (Actual Salary): £24,872 - £25,691 Working Pattern: 37 Hours Per week, Term Time Plus 5 Days Do you have a profound belief in the power of reading and the managerial skills to transform a Learning Resource Centre into the vibrant, intellectual heart of the academy? Can you drive literacy standards, promote research skills, and foster a lifelong love of reading among students? The overall purpose of this post is to manage the effective running of the LRC, ensuring it is an attractive, effective, and accessible resource for use by students, staff and community programmes. The right candidate will have a passion for books and work closely alongside the English department. The role will focus on supporting students to improve their reading through effective tracking and interventions. Applicants should have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal and have excellent IT skills. In addition to normal library duties the role also involves assisting with reading interventions and playing an active role in our Accelerated Reader Project. The successful candidate needs to be extremely well organi...