School Librarian - (Learning Resource Centre Co-ordinator)

Role: LRC Coordinator

Academy: Outwood Academy Freeston

Start Date: ASAP

Salary (Actual Salary): £24,872 - £25,691

Working Pattern: 37 Hours Per week, Term Time Plus 5 Days

The purpose of this post is to manage the effective running of the LRC, ensuring it is an attractive, effective, and accessible resource for students, staff and community programmes. The role focuses on supporting students to improve their reading through effective tracking, interventions and collaboration with the English department. Applicants should have excellent communication skills, strong IT proficiency, and a passion for books.

Key responsibilities include:

• Organising books and creating engaging displays.
• Timetabling English LRC lessons and supporting classes through book boxes, small group reading and other relevant activities.
• Running reading assessments and monitoring scores; analysing data with the English department and implementing timely reading interventions.
• Promoting a love of reading by organising author visits, competitions and opportunities to promote literature.
• Supporting reading interventions such as 'Reading Buddies' and 'Reading Fluency'.
• Managing LRC stock, book returns and orders.