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Learning Resources Centre Manager

1 month ago

Rainham, Greater London, United Kingdom Harris Federation Full time

We are currently looking to appoint a Learning Resources Centre Manager to manage and oversee the Learning Resources Centre at Harris Academy Rainham and Harris Rainham Sixth Form, maintaining a professional, stimulating and tidy learning environment at all times and foregrounding student achievements.

About Us

Harris Academy Rainham is a very popular and oversubscribed 11-16 academy which is part of the Harris Federation. We joined the Federation in September 2016 and there are exciting times ahead. We opened a Sixth Form for 400 students in September 2023 and are looking for ambitious and dedicated staff who wish to be a part of our Academy.

At Harris Academy Rainham we have a dedicated group of staff who are deeply committed to serve our community. We have built a school on our core values of Belong, believe, Become. These values are at the heart of our school and all that we do.

What we can do for you:

  • Great career progression both within our Academy and the Federation.
  • Excellent professional development opportunities. As a Leading edge school we have been recognised as being at the forefront of educational thinking and research is central to all we do.
  • Meaningful measures to manage workload - no graded observations, early finish on a Friday, no onerous marking requirements but sensible feedback policies.
  • Bespoke support and line management from excellent leaders across the school.
  • Opportunities for fantastic professional growth as the school develops a sixth from.
  • A school where subjects are 'front and centre' of all we do. The subject determines our pedagogy

Main Areas of Responsibility

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Management, organisation and supervision of the Learning Resources Centre
  • Ensuring that learning resources equipment is well maintained, reporting all computer faults immediately
  • Contributing to presentation and consultation evenings and meeting with parents to encourage reading beyond curriculum time
  • Providing advice to staff, students and the community on Learning Resources
  • Devising and offer INSET activities in teaching and learning techniques and training in the use of Learning Resource materials
  • Time-tabling LRC/enterprise centre/post 16 study centre and other resources
  • Liaising with the English and media team and external providers to publicise and organise an annual book week
  • Liaising with the English and media team to organise frequent visits from writers to raise the profile of reading and writing for pleasure
  • Encouraging the effective use of the Learning Resource Centre across the curriculum
  • Providing guidance to groups and individuals using the Learning Resource Centre
  • Liaising with other information agencies, including other resource areas and LRC managers across the Federation
  • Development and implementation of study and information skills linked into the curriculum
  • Participating in community links, including opening out of academy hours
  • Managing of the Centre's budgets
  • Keeping robust records to enable efficient management of resources across the academy
  • Disseminating information on resources and access to staff and students
  • Monitoring, evaluating and reviewing the use and development of the area
  • Organising and supervising after hours, lunch time and break time use of resources for students
  • Overseeing the chosen reading scheme programme (e.g. Accelerated Reading) for KS3 students
  • Devising and delivering INSET activities on reading schemes for KS3
  • Devising intervention programmes to support and challenge targeted students to accelerate reading skills
  • Analysing data and providing detailed reports to evaluate success rates of students
  • Liaising with the provider of the chosen reading scheme to ensure that licenses are accurate and that all aspects of the programme are exploited to maximise student success rates
  • Managing the rewards systems for the chosen reading scheme to maximise student engagement and motivation

Qualifications & Experience

We would like to hear from you if you have:

  • English and Mathematics GCSE or equivalent
  • Degree or equivalent
  • Knowledge of library systems
  • Knowledge of Accelerated Reading, or similar reading scheme
  • Knowledge of National Curriculum, particularly for English
  • Three years' experience of working in an inner city school or educational establishment
  • Experience of managing a library service
  • Experience of a range of reading schemes

For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.

Professional Development & Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, electric car scheme, 26 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays) for staff who work across the full year, and many other benefits.

Safeguarding Notice

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

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