Librarian and Literacy Support Officer - Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

What is the job role?

“Cardinal Wiseman School is a happy place to be, where students behave well, achieve well and enjoy learning.”

On behalf of the Academy Committee, we are seeking a Librarian & Literacy Support Officer to join our team at Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School.

This is an important role within our school and central to the promotion and improvement of literacy throughout the school.

This role involves managing the school library and supporting the implementation of the school literacy policy. You will also work with our students within the library delivering literacy interventions and carrying out reading assessments.

Interested candidates should have some experience working in a school or with young people preferably with a literacy focus. Creativity in making the library an attractive place for students, the ability to support literacy and develop the research capabilities of students is also essential.

In return we can offer:

• a supportive leadership team and vibrant professional community

• a commitment to continuing professional development

• a positive school culture which believes in distributed and collaborative leadership

• an excellent pension scheme and health benefits via Simply Health

• a supportive, Catholic ethos across our school communities.

We would be delighted to show you around our school, to arrange a visit, please contact Mrs Lorraine Keogh on 02476 617 231 or email l.keogh@romeromac.com

Application forms are available to be downloaded below or visit our vacancies page for these and further details on http://www.romeromac.com/vacancies

Completed applications should be sent to HR at hr@romeromac.com by Wednesday 7th December 2022 at 12 noon.

Closing date: 12pm on Wednesday 7th December 2022

Interview date: TBC

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS.

Who are we looking for?

Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre employment check with effect 1 Sept 22, please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process.

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