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Library Assistant and Reading Advocate

Job details
Posting date: 26 June 2024
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 01 July 2024
Location: Maldon, Essex, CM9 6AB
Company: Teaching Vacancies
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 382d55fa-f57a-44b3-a3f8-d4bcf04ee94e

Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for



We are seeking to appoint a Library Assistant and Reading Advocate on a full or part-time basis from September 2024.



The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting with the day-to-day running of the academy’s library spaces; they will also have a passion for reading. They will help promote reading throughout the academy and will spend part of their day hearing students read one a one-to-one and small group basis, assisting them with simple learning activities that may improve their reading age.



Personal Qualities



The successful applicant should have a minimum level of qualifications, including level 2 in Mathematics and English at a minimum C grade [or grade 4] at GCSE.



Responsibilities of the Post Holder



The responsibilities of the post holder will be in accordance with the Library Assistant and Reading Advocate job description.



What the school offers its staff

Remuneration and Working Time

The contract will commence on 3 September 2024. The hours of work required for the role are 37 hours per week or part-time, 38 weeks per annum (Term time only). The working hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Mondays – Thursdays and 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. on Fridays with a half-hour unpaid lunch break. The offered salary is £22,070 FTE (2024 pending salary award), with actual annual pay at £18,455 (pro rata equivalent of Point 11), including holiday pay.



Further details about the role

Application Process

If you are interested in the position and wish to discuss the post prior to application, please email Mrs Dorcas Ologunde, Director of Human Resources, at d.ologunde@plume.essex.sch.uk, to arrange a telephone conversation. We are very proud of our academy and what we can offer new members of our team. The Director of Human Resources will be pleased to discuss the post and provide further information about the academy.

To apply please complete the Plume Academy online application form Vacancy Detail -SCH-PT-0003 - FaceEd (face-ed.co.uk) . This must be completed by the closing date stated (unaccompanied CVs or third-party application forms will not be accepted).

Commitment to safeguarding

The Board of Trustees is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointment are therefore subject to satisfactory DBS and Immigration Checks, together with the receipt of References and Health Clearances.