Assistant Librarian
Location: Frognal, Hampstead, London, NW3 6XH
Salary: FTE £33,000 p.a. (actual salary £24,896.45pro rata)
Contract: Permanent, term time only plus 10 days, Monday – Friday. 9am - 5pm
We are looking for an Assistant Librarian to join the Library team at UCS Senior School, Hampstead. The Assistant Librarian reports to the Head of Library and supports the Head of Library in the management of the AKO Centre Library. The Assistant Librarian position requires a strong working relationship with both academic staff and students and in particular for contributing to the development of the AKO Centre Library as a learning resource centre which supports and enhances the learning environment of the school.
The AKO Centre Library
The AKO Centre Library, based at the Senior School, contains a wide collection of general and reference books, periodicals, and online resources covering the teaching, learning and recreational interests of members of the school. Library staff are responsible for displaying, circulating, organising a loan service, storing materials and informing pupils and staff of the availability of these materials.
The AKO Centre Library offers access to information and ideas to support intellectual enquiry, teaching and learning. Individuality is respected and a questioning, independent approach to learning is encouraged. The AKO Centre Library aims to provide a suitable environment for the acquisition of knowledge, the stimulation of intellectual curiosity, quiet reflection and the exercise of imagination. It also provides an alternative to the classroom, the Sixth Form centre and the playground.
The AKO Centre supports and assists the teaching and learning activities of the UCS Senior School
Please refer to the job description on our website for more information.
In addition to completing the accompanying form, applicants should provide a full Curriculum Vitae and a supporting letter. The closing date for applications is midday on Tuesday 5th November 2024. Interviews will be held shortly afterwards, although please note that we reserve the right to appoint at any time during this process, should a suitable candidate emerge.
Please click apply to go to the website where you can download an application form and send your completed copy to recruitment@ucs.org.uk.
UCS is fully committed to the safeguarding of children. All applicants for this post must be prepared to undergo child protection screening.