Librarian

Main responsibilities of the post

To maintain, develop and manage the school’s Library whilst supporting and inspiring a reading culture amongst the children

General - The Librarian will:

• Manage, develop and promote the school library in line with the objectives of the school
• Acquire and develop a wide range of resources and materials within the school library that support teaching and learning and offer enrichment opportunities for students
• Manage and support independent learning activities and small groups of students in their learning in the Library

Pupils - The Librarian should:

• Support and develop children’s’ learning and research skills and support the development of independent study and reading culture within the school
• Deal with enquiries from children and encourage reluctant children to use the facilities
• Promote the Library in and around the school and encourage reading for pleasure
• Facilitate reading groups, participate in external reading initiatives and organise extracurricular activities such as author visits
• Ensure appropriate behaviour of children within the Library
• Ensure continued quality of delivery by keeping up to date with developments in literature for children, education, librarianship and all related fields

Staff - The Librarian should:

• Work closely with teaching staff to develop and maintain a wide selection of high quality and up to date materials that are relevant to the curriculum
• Liaise with teaching staff to assist and supervise a programme of self-directed learning for children
• Accommodate and provide assistance and advice to member of staff during timetabled or booked lessons in the library

Specific Responsibilities of the Librarian at St James’ Catholic High School

• Ensuring that records/databases relating to all books and other resources are accurately maintained including the use of an electronic database system
• Managing the booking system for the use of the Library facilities
• Generating and implementing the Library development plan and managing the Library budget within the School’s financial procedures
• Managing records, information and data, including the production of analysis and reports as required
• Ensuring that the condition of stock is kept to a high standard and removing poor condition or out of date stock
• Developing and maintaining an in depth knowledge of available resources for both KS3 and KS4 in order to advise and support student and staff in their selection of materials
• Assisting in the promotion of a school-wide culture of reading through the implementation of Library events, competitions and challenges
• Liaising with outside agencies to extend the Library service and keep up to date with the latest trends and developments, including network meetings and visits to other institutions as appropriate
• Ensuring a high standard of display and promotional material to enhance the appearance of the Library
• Ensuring the promotion of key events on the school’s public profile through external communication channels, including social media
• Supporting reading intervention programmes within School
• To lead and support small groups of students with targeted literacy intervention

Many specific responsibilities will require collaborativeworking with other team members which as the Librarian youwill develop proactively.

Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main dutiesand responsibilities of the post, each individual task may notbe identified. The post holder will be expected to comply withall reasonable requests from any manager to undertake workof a similar level that is not specified in their job description.This post is subject to Enhanced DBS disclosure.