THE LONDON ORATORY SCHOOL
Seagrave Road, London, SW6 1RX
Telephone: 020 7385 0102 Facsimile: 020 7381 7676
The school is an outstanding Roman Catholic school in the trusteeship of the Fathers of The Oratory, London. There are 1330 pupils, 80 boys aged 7 to 10 in the Junior House receiving a specialist music education, 900 boys aged 11 to 16 in the first to fifth forms and 350 in the sixth form, including 80 girls.
The school is looking to appoint a part-time Librarian working five days per week (two days from 8.30am to 1.30pm and three days 1pm to 6pm – pattern of days subject to negotiation with the other librarian) in St Philip’s Library at the heart of the school, from September 2017. The post is initially for one year, with the possibility of it being extended. Ideally, the successful candidate might have experience of school teaching, possibly being a retired teacher or someone who has taken a break from teaching. Duties include managing book stock through Eclipse, a library book management system, and assisting pupils in the selection of books. St Philip’s Library is used by sixth form pupils throughout the day for private study which means supervision of sixth form pupils and working closely with the staff responsible for them are an important part of the Librarian's duties. The post holder would work in conjunction with a second part-time Librarian who will dovetail the hours of this post.
Applicants must complete an application form which, along with further details, can be found on the school website www.londonoratory.org/vacancies. Application forms should be submitted to the Procurator by email () by 9am on Monday 5th June.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. The successful applicant will need to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
PART TIME SCHOOL LIBRARIAN
Initially a one year appointment
OVERRIDING REQUIREMENTS
Terms of the engagement
The appointment is subject to the provisions of the Handbook for Non-teaching Staff.
The standard hours of the post are 25 hours a week (two days from 8.30am to 1.30pm and three days 1pm to 6pm – pattern of days subject to negotiation with the other librarian). However, the post holder will be expected to work such additional hours as may be necessary and reasonable to enable him or her to discharge effectively his or her duties. No additional payment will be made for overtime or irregular hours.
The Librarian is required to work throughout term time (38 weeks) and additionally 12 days during school closures. These 12 days should be agreed in advance with the member of staff responsible for the Library, currently Miss Devaney, and should be spread throughout the school closures and include the some of the staff professional days.
Job title
Librarian
Salary
The salary for the part-time position is £18,945 per annum, including holiday pay, to be paid into the employee’s bank account in twelve equal payments on the last working day of each month.
Responsible to
Member of staff with responsibility for the Library, Miss Devaney.
Accountable to
The Procurator
Pension Scheme
The Local Government Pension Scheme is available to all members of non teaching staff.
JOB DESCRIPTION
All members of the support staff are expected to be flexible and to assist with duties outside their normal area of responsibility from time to time.
The nature of the work demands that discretion and confidentiality are of utmost importance at all times.
The duties and responsibilities set out here are not exhaustive and may be changed or added to in the light of subsequent developments and the best interests of the exigencies of the school.
PARTICULAR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
The Librarian is responsible for the management, development and promotion of St Philip’s Library and for Sixth-Form pupils’ private study and use of computers.
The responsibilities and duties of the post include:
Supporting Staff
· Work with Heads of Department (HODs) and individual teachers to develop their schemes of work by identifying resources and equipment that will be of use to them.
· Advise key colleagues within the school to ensure appropriate access to learning resources. Liaise with IT support to provide pupils with access to the Library catalogue and computers.
· Train pupils and staff to use Eclipse, the library management system and Accelerated Reader in order to promote learning and extend patterns of teaching.
· Provide facilities for departments to use the library either by class or individually for project work.
· Manage the distribution of laptops through the resource booking system.
Supporting pupils
· Work with individual pupils in assisting them to select books that match their level of literacy and areas of interest.
· Supervision of sixth form pupils who use the Library throughout the day for private study. The Librarians supervise study, maintaining general discipline and encouraging positive study habits. Working closely with the staff responsible for the sixth form pupils is an important part of the Librarian's duties.
· Organise induction lessons for pupils.
· Teach library skills, information retrieval and study skills.
Stock/Resource Management
· Manage, classify stock and keep records of use of resources in school.
· Assist in the maintenance of library resources, including ICT hardware.
· Keep resources in the Library and Resource Centre in good order.
· Ensure all equipment is serviced regularly.
· Ensure all books in the Library are protected with appropriate covering.
· Maintain the stock of ICT software and resources available to staff and pupils.
· Plan the library budget, monitoring budget spend, so that resources are used to best effect.
· Select catalogue and classify resources using specialist library software.
Personnel Management
· Manage library helpers.
· Manage, train and develop other members of the team, so that all staff have the skills for current and planned activities.
· Provide briefing and training for pupils who work as library helpers to gain a Duke of Edinburgh Award for Service to the Community.
Promoting the Library
· Maintain the Library in good order and create/maintain a quiet, controlled atmosphere conducive to study and learning.
· Being responsible for events held in the Library
· Work with Heads of Department to identify opportunities for their pupils to work and to create displays for the Library.
· Run extra-curricular activities to promote reading and the use of the library.
Such other duties as the Headmaster (or a senior member of staff acting on his behalf) may reasonably require from time to time. During school holidays, all members of the support staff are expected to be flexible and to assist with duties outside their normal area of responsibility.
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