Hlta & Junior School Librarian - Term Time Only

**The King's School, Chester**
Cheshire West and Chester

£21,498 per year

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**Job type**:

Part Time, Permanent

**Start date**:

ASAP
18 September 2024

**Job overview**:
The King’s School is looking for an extraordinary Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) who will also be our Junior School Librarian to join our exceptional Junior School team on a permanent term time only basis

The successful applicant will play a pivotal role supporting the Junior School Teachers and Pupils alongside the wider curriculum.

**Responsibilities of the Role**:
**HLTA**
- Assist the class teacher in delivery and preparation of agreed schemes of work
- Provide a stimulating and attractive working environment, displaying examples of pupils' work and other stimulus material;

**Junior School Librarian**
- Organise and manage the daily running of the library, including routine clerical duties e.g. filing, shelving, issuing and discharging of stock.
- Select, acquire, organise, promote and maintain book and non-book resources with regard to age, ability and curriculum requirements.

**Person Specification**
- Minimum HLTA qualification

**Total Actual salary £21,498** per annum
- **HLTA **_a full time equivalent salary of_ **£24,898** per annum** (actual salary £19,515)**:

- **JS Librarian **_a full time equivalent salary of_ **£24,459** per annum **(actual salary £1,983)**

**Total Salary - £21,498**

**Hours of work -**36.25 hours per week, 8am to 3.45pm as HLTA and 3.45pm to 4.30pm as Junior School Librarian, Monday to Friday

**Closing date**: 9am Wednesday, 18th September **Final interviews**:Monday, 23rd September
- This job description does not define in detail all responsibilities and the responsibilities and activities in the job description may be varied to meet the changing demands of the school at the direction of the hiring manager._
- The role is deemed to be in regulated activity with a high level of contact and responsibility for children on a day to day basis._IMPORTANT - The King’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are required to undertake screening relevant to the post, including checks with past employers and the Enhanced DBS check. In line with our commitments to safeguarding, the King’s School uses preferred agencies and is unable to work with any agencies where Terms of Business have not been agreed by both parties prior to an engagement._
- Our Child Protection and Safeguarding policy can be found on our School Website._

**Attached documents**:

- HLTA and Librarian King's Juniors Applicant Information Pack.pdf
1.1MB
Staff Benefits booklet.pdf
2.73MB

**About **The King's School, Chester**:
**The King's School, Chester**
- Wrexham Road, Chester
Cheshire
CH4 7QL
United Kingdom
+44 1244 689500
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The King’s School is an academically selective, co-educational independent school originally founded in 1541 for the ‘poor and friendless’ children of Chester. Almost 500 years later, King’s is a thriving, dynamic and forward-thinking school of more than 1100 pupils that is considered to be one of the leading day schools in the country.

At King’s we aim to make the very most of every individual student in the school, both academically as a selective school with a great tradition of scholarship, but also in terms of their personal development with regard to confidence, resilience, flexibility and well-being.

This is achieved by a broad and engaging curriculum, an extensive co-curricular programme, excellent pastoral care and exceptionally committed and professional staff. We strive for unpretentious excellence in all that we do and want our pupils to remember their time at school with a smile on their face, whilst successfully going on to make their marks on the world in their own distinct ways.

**Our Values**

In striving to achieve their own very best whilst caring about and working effectively with each other, all members of the King’s community strive to:
**Aspire**

We want all our students to aspire to be the very best versions of themselves. This relates to both their academic achievement, where we want them to attain their ‘sustainable best’, and just as importantly to their personal development as unique individuals.

**Respect**

We want our students to have respect for themselves and all others in the school community. We believe that young people should be comfortable in their own skin, whilst being respectful of others, especially with regard to diversity.

**Collaborate**

We want our students to collaborate effectively so that they learn to be great team members and achieve more than they would on their own. We also want them to contribute positively as part of the broader community with a higher sense of service.

The King’s School enjoys a spacious and exceptionally wel