Job Description

• THE GILBERD SCHOOL

  Brinkley Lane, Colchester, Essex CO4 9PU

  Required for January 2016

  Due to the retirement of our experienced and popular school librarian, we are offering the opportunity to help maintain excellent practice and support the future development of this important school area.

  Are you innovative and dynamic?

  Are you experienced and motivated?

  The Gilberd is looking for a permanent full-time Librarian who is organised, knowledgeable and pro-active.

  Remuneration: LGS Band 3 to mid-point (£14579 - £16773 p.a. actual)

  44.3 Weeks per Year (Term time + Holiday entitlement)

  This position has a particular emphasis on further developing the Library as an important, exciting and popular hub for reading, learning and study.

  Principal Accountabilities will include:

  • To ensure provision of an effective lending and reference service that maintains computerised methods.

  • To create a bright, welcoming and well organised centre including layout and display.

  • Promotion of the Library/Learning Hub within the school as an interactive place to resource support for learning opportunities, reading and learning practices.

  • To develop, plan and run a programme of Library/Learning Hub activities and events to engage students before school, at break and lunchtimes, after school and during the school day.

  Applicants must have relevant experience of working with young people in a library setting. They will also have:

  • a good general knowledge of literature

  • excellent communication skills

  • the ability to organise and run events

  • confidence with IT packages and systems

  Closing date: Friday 11^th December 2015 at 10:00 a.m.

  Interview to take place week beginning 14^th December 2015.

  Full details on the website, or from: Alison Tuckwell, H.R. Manager

  Tel: 01206 842211 Email: vacancies@gilberd.com Website: www.gilberd.com

Information about the School

The Gilberd School is an extremely popular, oversubscribed mixed 11-16 comprehensive school, in North Colchester with a reputation for creating an ethos of high aspirations for all 1570 students. The school is on a large site. There has been considerable expansion and modernisation in recent years. Classroom accommodation is generally modern and spacious. We have excellent sports and performing arts facilities.

We are a large and successful 11 to 16 comprehensive school in Colchester and as such we offer a diverse range of posts. Staff working at The Gilberd are able to join a happy, positive and busy school. Our students appreciate the excellent education on offer and are positive and motivated. Our staff are our most valuable resource. There are 200 staff currently working on The Gilberd Site, the teaching staff are ably assisted by a team of talented support staff.

The touchstone to our values and beliefs is The Gilberd Way this informs all we do.

The Gilberd Way

As a School Community,

We show ambition and commitment

We act with integrity and compassion

We learn with creativity and resilience

In many respects these apply just as much to staff as to students. One of the strengths of the school is the quality of relationships, amongst all staff and between staff and students. We work together within an atmosphere of mutual respect and trust which supports our aims.

The results of our work can be seen in the things we can measure like our exam results, which are consistently very good. Our many successes have been recognised in our most recent Ofsted report of November 2018. This report judged us to be Outstanding in every category. Our examination successes are due to the skill and commitment of all of our hard-working staff who do all they can to ensure all students achieve their best.

We also pride ourselves on the successes that cannot be measured, the positive atmosphere in school, the pride that we have in the many successes of our staff and students and the genuine warmth of our community. We believe in educating the whole person and have worked to create a school where sporting, artistic and performing events are fully integrated into our lives; hopefully this is reflected in the myriad of activities you can see on our website.

We are a friendly and supportive staff and regularly join together for social activities and outings.

Appointment of the right candidate is also offered with priority admission for your child (subject to other criteria being met)

Both The Gilberd School and The Trinity School are part of Alpha Academy Trust along with Colchester County High School for Girls, Manningtree High School and Home Farm Primary School.

There are exciting opportunities for collaboration across the trust.