Careers and Library Administrator

37 hours per week

NJC 13-19 (£22,627.00 to £25,481.00)
(Pro rata £19,545.88 to £22,011.64)

Full Time, Term time only, plus 1 week (40 weeks)

Required as soon as possible

Heanor Gate Science College are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and approachable professional. who combines excellent organisational skills with the ability to inspire and motivate students.   We are a ‘good’ school (Ofsted March 2017) with a strong commitment to ongoing professional development.

Candidates must have an interest in working with young people, be able to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing, and have competent ICT skills.  We are keen to appoint someone who is innovative and creative and who can demonstrate initiative to support the team in moving forward.

Overall Purpose of Post:

This hybrid role will serve to support the careers lead in the planning and delivery of our careers programme and also to manage, develop, promote and supervise the academy’s Library.

Within the library the candidate will ensure that all students and staff have ready access to as broad and relevant a range of reading matter, reference materials, research tools and information services as possible, in order to support teaching and learning throughout the school, facilitate independent learning, and encourage reading for pleasure.

Within the careers remit, the candidate will support the careers lead in the planning of the schools’ careers education programme, will support students with relevant IAG sessions and will help secure suitable destinations for students leaving the academy at the end of key stage 4 and 5.

Heanor Gate Science College

Heanor Gate Science College is a secondary school and sixth form in Heanor, Derbyshire.

We believe that through an ethos of ‘Aspire, Learn and Achieve’, all of our students will achieve their very best educational outcomes. This ethos is at the heart of everything that we do. We want our students to believe that they can achieve whatever they want to with hard work, resilience and self-motivation.

We deliver a challenging yet inspiring curriculum and an unrivalled level of academic and pastoral support, and believe that what we offer students will support them to achieve success in the classroom and beyond; academically, personally and socially. We aim to instil students with a love of learning as well as helping them to become responsible, independent members of the community.

To ensure that our students succeed, we promote the following values:

• Ambitious – aim high and strive to achieve your best.
• Supportive – help others within the school community and beyond.
• Proud – take pride in your work, your successes and our school.
• Independent – take ownership for your own learning.
• Resilient – show resilience in the face of challenge.
• Equipped – be organised and prepared.

As part of the Spencer Academies Trust, we work alongside other schools in ensuring we deliver the very best education possible.

Spencer Academies Trust

SAT is an educational charity, Multi-Academy Trust and Sponsor of Academies. We have approaching 16000 children and young people in our academies and employ more than 2200 teachers, leaders and educational support professionals across the East Midlands. We aspire to be a leading regional high performing Trust, with a national reputation for excellence.

We currently have 15 primary academies, 8 secondary academies and one primary aged special school in our family of schools. All of our schools benefit from the collaboration and added value that being a member of our Trust offers, and share our values and beliefs. Spencer Trust academies share an ambition to deliver results that compete with the very highest performing schools in the country, and deliver a curriculum for students that is underpinned by breadth, opportunity and quality: one that seeks to give young people the opportunity to develop into well rounded global citizens that believe they can influence positive change in the world.

Mission

Our Mission is to deliver the best possible outcomes for children and young people.

Vision

Spencer Academies Trust is an exceptional Trust, providing an outstanding education for local children.

We Believe:  

• All children have a right to a quality education regardless of background or ability, and have an entitlement to the opportunity of a secure progression route in their learning and development.
• Schools are stronger when they work in collaboration with each other, operate within a ‘family’ and are open to a true sense of partnership.
• We grow the effectiveness and sustainability of our schools by developing the people within them, and that through shared and equitable responsibility for quality and outcomes; we achieve more.

In line with safer recruitment policies, references will be called for prior to interview.

Closing date for applications is midnight on Wednesday 19 May 2021

Interviews will take place 27 May 2021

For further information on this role, please get in touch with Steve Phillips (Associate Assistant Principal) via e-mail: s.phillips@heanorgate.derbyshire.sch.uk

Applicants would be expected to share the Trust’s high aspirations and expectations for pupils and staff and have demonstrable evidence of driving teaching and learning outcomes in the secondary phase. 

Applications for this post must be submitted on our online application form, which can be found at www.satrust.com/vacancies  

Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students and all posts are subject to enhanced DBS with children’s barred list checks and completion of Level 2 safeguarding training.