Mearns Academy is currently seeking a dynamic School librarian. The successful candidate will be required to work with young people and school staff and manage and promote the library service within school.
Mearns Academy welcomes applications from individuals who are passionate about their subject and supporting young people on their learning journey aligning to our key school values of Respect, Wellbeing and Ambition giving young people the best opportunity to build a brilliant future.
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The successful candidate will be responsible for procuring and managing resources, developing a reading programme, supporting curriculum learning, developing partnerships in the school community and promoting literacy.
The postholder will be expected to:
Support
literacy across the school, working with staff and pupils to promote reading for enjoyment and attainment
Play a key role in our journey towards becoming a
reading school, including supporting reading initiatives and events
Work collaboratively with
faculties across the school to support curricular learning and research skills
Be involved
in classes, supporting lessons or delivering short inputs or activities
alongside the class teacher, for example introducing texts, research skills or themed resources
Engage directly with pupils through
presentations or workshops on agreed topics linked to learning, reading or information skills
Support
lunchtime activities in the library (for example quizzes, reading groups or small pupil groups), with the understanding that their
lunch break would be taken at an alternative point in the day
Working hours to be discussed with Senior Leadership Team and preferred candidate upon interview.
Requirements
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This post is regulated work with Children and/or Protected Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. A confirmed offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.
This post has a minimum requirement of one reference which must be your current or most recent employer.
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