Learning Resource Manager, Manchester

Job Description

Job overview

 Do you have a passion for supporting students Literacy skills? Do you have experience delivering 1 to 1 or small group English Interventions?

New Directions are seeking to appoint Learning Resource Manager to work in a Secondary school in Altrincham. The role is a permanent position starting in September on a full time basis offering the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on pupils’ learning, literacy, and personal development.

Duties of the Learning resource manager:

·                Lead and develop our Learning Resource Centre, ensuring it remains a vibrant, innovative, and future-focused centre for reading, research, and independent learning.

·                To support the English Lead Practitioner with reading interventions across the school with the delivery of targeted reading intervention and support programmes to improve pupils’ reading confidence, fluency, and comprehension.

·                Maintain a well-organised, welcoming, and purposeful learning environment through effective library management, including cataloguing, stock control, and the implementation of engaging literacy initiatives.

·                Champion reading across the school, working with staff and students to embed a culture in which reading is valued, celebrated, and enjoyed by all.

·                Contribute to the strategic development of the Learning Resource Centre, identifying opportunities to enhance, modernise, and future-proof its services to meet the evolving needs of the school community.

 Learning resource manager must:

·                Have experience of working with young people, ideally within an educational, library, or youth-focused setting.

·                Demonstrate the ability to create a forward-thinking and engaging learning environment, using innovative approaches and collaborative practice to enhance pupil engagement, achievement, and wellbeing.

·                Be highly reliable, professional, and adaptable, with excellent punctuality and attendance.

·                Possess strong literacy and numeracy skills, with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

·                Build and maintain positive, professional relationships with students, staff, parents, and other stakeholders.

·                Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.

New Directions Education Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.