School Library Resource Centre Co-ordinator - St Machar Academy - ABC11478 inAberdeen inAberdeen PUBLISHED
THU 16 JAN 2025
£30,727 per annum
Aberdeen City Council rduH46e
Opportunity to lead and manage a vital educational resource that supports teaching and learning.
Chance to collaborate with educators and school staff to enhance learning environments and develop programs.
Exposure to innovative technologies and ICT equipment, staying at the forefront of library and information services.
Ability to actively promote information literacy among students, helping them navigate and utilize resources effectively.
Flexible working arrangements, offering a healthy work-life balance and accommodating personal commitments.
Supportive and inclusive workplace culture focused on equal opportunities and diversity.
The School Library Resource Centre Co-ordinator at St Machar Academy, Aberdeen, is responsible for leading and managing a secondary school library that supports teaching and learning, while ensuring compliance with national and local guidelines. The role requires a minimum of a degree or postgraduate qualification in Library and Information Studies, as well as a willingness to obtain PVG membership for work involving children or vulnerable adults. Key responsibilities include designing user education programs, promoting information literacy, managing projects, and collaborating with staff to create a positive learning environment.
Candidates should demonstrate proficiency in ICT, an ability to recognize individual learning needs, and experience in promoting the library as a center for knowledge exchange. Aberdeen City Council promotes flexible working and is committed to equality and inclusion, offering various support schemes for individuals with disabilities, care leavers, young people, and the armed forces community.
Candidates should demonstrate proficiency in ICT, an ability to recognize individual learning needs, and experience in promoting the library as a center for knowledge exchange. Aberdeen City Council promotes flexible working and is committed to equality and inclusion, offering various support schemes for individuals with disabilities, care leavers, young people, and the armed forces community.
Job Purpose
Before applying for this job, it is important that you read the Applicant Guidance by clicking on this link and the Job Profile attached. These explain the job role and the type of person we're looking for.
Location: St. Machar Academy, Aberdeen
Duration: Permanent, Full Time
Roles that require PVG Membership
Please note that with effect from 1 April 2023, where a role requires PVG membership, candidates will be required to meet the cost of the PVG membership. This applies only to roles with a full time equivalent salary of £30,000 and above. (Teaching roles and jobs at Grade 11 and above (currently £30,727 per annum / £15.97 per hour)
The Council will pay for the PVG membership cost initially, either £18 for existing PVG scheme members, or £59 for non-members, and this cost will be deducted from an employee’s first FULL month’s salary payment.
Job Purpose/about The Role
To lead and manage a quality secondary school Library Resource Centre (LRC), to
support teaching and learning and to collaborate with school and authority staff to
meet national, corporate and authority guidelines.
The Post Holder Needs To Hold As a Minimum
The Postholder Is Able To Demonstrate
Please see the Job Profile for further details.
Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. For further information, please see our Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Recruitment pack.
Flexible Working
We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.
Disability Confident
We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact
Armed Forces
We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a silver award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners / spouses / families: We are able to answer questions about jobs and our application / selection process, as well as about our employee support provisions.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
Role
We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for who:
Before applying for this job, it is important that you read the Applicant Guidance by clicking on this link and the Job Profile attached. These explain the job role and the type of person we're looking for.
Location: St. Machar Academy, Aberdeen
Duration: Permanent, Full Time
Roles that require PVG Membership
Please note that with effect from 1 April 2023, where a role requires PVG membership, candidates will be required to meet the cost of the PVG membership. This applies only to roles with a full time equivalent salary of £30,000 and above. (Teaching roles and jobs at Grade 11 and above (currently £30,727 per annum / £15.97 per hour)
The Council will pay for the PVG membership cost initially, either £18 for existing PVG scheme members, or £59 for non-members, and this cost will be deducted from an employee’s first FULL month’s salary payment.
Job Purpose/about The Role
To lead and manage a quality secondary school Library Resource Centre (LRC), to
support teaching and learning and to collaborate with school and authority staff to
meet national, corporate and authority guidelines.
The Post Holder Needs To Hold As a Minimum
- Degree or post graduate qualification in Library & Information Studies
- PVG Membership for Regulated Work with Children and/or Protected Adults or
The Postholder Is Able To Demonstrate
- design and deliver user education programmes for young people and to deliver
- confidently use a range of ICT equipment and new technologies in service
- work with young people; recognising individual learning needs and
- actively promote information literacy throughout the school
- promote the LRC as a centre of knowledge exchange and to create and
- manage projects
- collaborate with other services to support learning and teaching
- prioritise tasks and manage time effectively
Please see the Job Profile for further details.
Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. For further information, please see our Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Recruitment pack.
Flexible Working
We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.
Disability Confident
We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact
Armed Forces
We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a silver award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners / spouses / families: We are able to answer questions about jobs and our application / selection process, as well as about our employee support provisions.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
Role
We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for who:
- have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2all jobs)
- looked after young people, those that are in continuing care or are a care leaver up to the age of 29 (all jobs)
- are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)
- have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship
- are New Scots* aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships
- "New Scots" are defined as refugees and asylum seekers who are in Scottish communities and include those who have been granted refugee status or another form of humanitarian protection, people seeking asylum, those who have been refused asylum, and those whose application has been refused but who remain in Scotland.
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