Library Resource Centre Co-ordinator - MOR11190
| Posting date: | 10 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | £34,778.25 to £37,624.60 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 October 2025 |
| Location: | Forres, IV36 1FG |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Moray Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | MOR11190 |
Summary
Job Description
- Effectively develop and manage the services and resources of the school library resource centre.
- Work in partnership with teaching and other appropriate staff to support curriculum delivery and the learning and teaching process.
Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver library, learning and information services.
- Support curriculum delivery and learning and teaching.
- Initiate and promote information literacy and readership development.
- Contribute to service developments in a positive professional manner.
- Ensure professional development.
- Contribute to appropriate ICT applications in respect of library, learning and information needs.
- Ensure adherence to agreed quality systems and efficient and effective administrative and financial procedures.
The Individual
- Working with children/young people of High School age.
- Working in partnership with teaching and support staff.
- Promoting literacy.
- Degree/Postgraduate Diploma in library and information studies.
- Knowledge of management.
- Decision making.
- Organisational/events planning.
- Administration & monitoring of budgets.
- Experience of administration.
- Innovation.
- Well organised.
- Communication with pupils on an individual or group basis.
- Knowledge of young people's literacy & numeracy needs.
- Knowledge of appropriate national guidance on quality assurance such as Libraries Supporting Learners.
- Knowledge of Curriculum for Excellence.
- Knowledge of school library services stock.
- Experience of ICT applications.
- Knowledge of learning & study skills initiatives.
- Ability to understand the needs and interests of all staff and pupils.
- Effective liaison and involvement in school initiatives.
- Effective written and oral communications.
- Adaptable to changing circumstances.
- Effective training/coaching.
- Commitment to high standards of service and achievement of results.
- Ability to lift, carry and shelve books.
- Ability to arrange tables, chairs and shelving units.
This post is considered to be a ‘Regulated Role’ under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020. Under the Act it is a legal requirement for an individual undertaking a regulated role with children or protected adults to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme.
Therefore the successful candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check prior to any formal offer of employment being made by Moray Council.
Closing Date: 24 October 2025
Starting Salary: £38,699.05 (pro rata)
£18.45 per hour
21.75 Hours per week
For further information contact: Forres Academy, telephone 01309 672271, email forresacad@moray-edunet.gov.uk
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