Library Assistant Bolton, England
Job description
Required for September 2023
Bolton School is to appoint a part-time Library Assistant to work 15 hours per week, between Monday and Wednesday, term time only (35 weeks per year, paid for 40.6 weeks). The normal hours of attendance will be 9.20am until 2.40pm with a 20 minute unpaid break.
The successful candidate will undertake a range of duties including shelving of books, assisting with the day-to-day routines at the issue desk, preparing resources, assisting with cataloguing and helping to maintain the stock in good order.
The person appointed will have experience in the retrieval of information and proficiency in Microsoft packages including Word and Excel.
With some 2,400 pupils, Bolton School is a large, thriving, academically selective day school. It is situated a mile or so from the town centre in a stunning 32 acre campus and is within easy reach of some of the nation’s finest cities and countryside.
In Autumn 2021, significant changes were made to the leadership structure of the School Foundation, investing the newly created position of Head of Foundation with overall responsibility. Within the new structure, there are three sections: Girls’ Division, Boys’ Division and Primary Division. A Head of each Division and the Head of Foundation, together with the Clerk and Treasurer, are the Foundation’s Senior Officers; they are directly accountable to the Governors.
Two adjoining and similar buildings, now attached by a state-of-the art Sixth Form Centre, house the Boys’ and Girls’ Senior Schools, each of which provides a traditional academic education from the age of 11 years. The Primary Division includes separate Junior Schools for boys and girls from the age of 7 and a co-educational Infant School and Nursery.
An attractive salary and benefits package are available.
For further details and to apply online for the position please visit the School website.
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 14 June 2023
Interviews will be held week commencing 19 June 2023
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace to reflect the diversity of our pupils and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and to join Bolton School. As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and are committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees. We do not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
Bolton School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Criminal Records Check for Regulated Activity.
