Librarian

**Job Description: Librarian**

**Responsible to **Head of Literacy

**Line Management **N/A

**Type **Teaching/ Non-teaching/ **Support**

**Pay scale **Grade 6

**Liaising with **Staff, Students, and outside agencies

**Start date **September 2024

**Part time/ Full Time **Full time, term time only

Par time hours will be considered

**WSS word cloud**

Below are some of the values staff shared as key traits of WSS employees. These traits are

integral to achieving the very best for our young people

**Your role**
- To assist with the management of the school library to ensure its efficient operation
- The management, development, promotion and evaluation of an effective learning

resource and information service which supports learning and teaching across the

school.

**Duties and responsibilities: Librarian**
- To assist students in their use of the library, selection of books and use of study material

and other resources;
- To liaise with the School Library Service to loan appropriate books and materials;
- To assist with the annual stock check, chase missing/outstanding books, and carry out

repairs to books as required;
- To assist with the training of voluntary staff and other helpers in the library;
- To promote the library through attractive presentation, effective displays and a

welcoming environment.
- To create and develop a climate to promote and support reading for pleasure across

the school
- To provide support to teaching staff in the creation of classroom resources, to include

reprographics where necessary
- Organising and managing the Library, ensuring its effective use by classes, groups and

individuals.
- Creating and implementing a policy for the Library which incorporates the educational

aims and objectives of the school, and complies with data protection, copyright and

health and safety legislation.
- Taking responsibility for and managing the Library budget, including the preparation of

budget bids and estimates.
- Contributing to curriculum and policy development by liaising with all Heads of

Department, in addition to liaison with individual members of the teaching team.
- Selecting, acquiring, organising and promoting Library resources and ICT to support

teaching and learning throughout the school.
- Ensuring equality of access for all students and staff to high quality learning resources
- Monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of the service provided by the Library and

its impact on teaching and learning.
- Supervising students using the Library for independent study and maintaining a

welcoming, supportive atmosphere conducive to positive learning experiences.
- To work with the Head of Literacy on whole school reading initiatives and events

**Responsibilities of all school staff**

At an appropriate level, according to the job role, grade and training received, all

employees in the school are expected to:

- support the attitudes, beliefs and values alongside the vision of WSS;
- contribute as a member of the WSS Team to aspects of school life which enhance

our community;
- attend and contribute to staff meetings and INSET days as required;
- take responsibility for safeguarding and children’s welfare and ensure the immediate

reporting to the DSL or a Deputy DSL of any safeguarding matters which place a child

at risk or potential risk;
- be aware of health and safety issues and act in accordance with the school’s Health

and Safety policy;
- maintain positive discipline and uphold school policies and practices at all times,

ensuring a safe, stimulating and positive learning environment for all students;
- maintain appropriate standards of professional appearance and conduct and to

ensure that all interactions with students, staff, parents, governors and visitors reflect

a commitment to high professional standards of courtesy and behaviour and

effectively contribute to the safeguarding of learners at all times;
- keep their Line Manager/ SLT appraised of any concerns whilst undertaking this role.

**Professional development**

As part of your performance development, ensure that you:

- fully engage in the Professional Development and CPD programme as required;
- contribute to the setting of your own performance development targets which

ensure WSS improvement outcomes are met;
- regularly review your own practice and set personal targets in consultation with your

line manager;
- take responsibility for, seek out and engage fully with CPD in order to support your

development as a practitioner (all WSS staff have access to the full suite of training

available from The National College);
- maintain accurate and up-to-date professional development records on your

Bromcom file;
- develop effective working relationships and network with local, national and digital

agencies to ensure that you are at the forefront of developments within your field of

expertise;
- disseminate best practice further to CPD opportunities made available to you.

**NB.*