Salary Point 16, £24,430 per annum
Hours 37 hours per week, all year round
Contract Permanent
Location Stamford College
Interview Date W/c 07 July 2025
Join Our Vibrant Team as a Senior Learning Resource Assistant!
Are you a highly organised and customer-focused individual with a passion for supporting learning and fostering a dynamic educational environment? Stamford College is seeking a proactive and innovative Senior Learning Resource Assistant to join our dedicated team.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in delivering professional and engaging learning resource services to our students and staff. If you thrive in a collaborative setting, love to build relationships, and are eager to share best practices, we want to hear from you!
What You'll Be Doing:
As a Senior Learning Resource Assistant, you'll be at the heart of our Learning Resource Centre (LRC), ensuring it's a welcoming and effective hub for all. Your key responsibilities will include:
- LRC Operations: Expertly manage our Heritage Cirqa system for loans, memberships, reservations, and more.
- Information & Digital Support: Assist students and staff with a wide range of enquiries, guiding them through printed, electronic, and subject-specific resources, including e-books and our VLE. You'll also help improve digital literacy skills.
- Student Engagement: Support student inductions, supervise student activities, and promote LRC usage through engaging displays, leaflets, and promotional events. You'll also be instrumental in fostering a love for reading!
- Collaboration & Outreach: Liaise with curriculum areas, represent the LRC at meetings, and help identify new resources to enhance learning.
- Resource Management: Perform essential housekeeping tasks, assist with stock take, repairs, and renewals, and help maintain our online e-Resources database.
- Administrative Excellence: Handle day-to-day enquiries, process sales using a till, manage orders, and contribute to accurate record-keeping and reporting.
- Mentorship & Development: Train new library staff and mentor students on work experience.
What We're Looking For:
We're seeking a highly motivated individual who is:
- Customer-Centric: Possesses excellent customer service skills with a proven ability to build strong relationships.
- Tech-Savvy: Proficient in IT, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet), and comfortable working with computerised library systems.
- Organised & Proactive: Able to work independently, manage a varied workload, and take initiative.
- A Strong Communicator: Possesses excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of dealing with diverse individuals and situations, including challenging behaviours.
- A Team Player: Committed to collaborative working and sharing best practices.
- Committed to Education: Passionate about supporting student learning and development, with an awareness of safeguarding, equality, diversity, and inclusion.
We offer:
- 30 days annual leave, plus Christmas close down.
- A supportive and collaborative working environment
- Opportunities for professional development
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
- On-site benefits and facilities, including a gym, free on-site parking and on-site nursery (Peterborough campus only)
- Work closely with a highly dedicated team
Ready to join our team?
If you're ready to contribute to a thriving learning environment and join a supportive team, we encourage you to apply!
Safeguarding Statement
IEG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and any vulnerable groups within the college community and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to a thorough vetting process which includes an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
Candidates are reminded that if they are barred from working with Children it is a criminal offence to apply for this position.
IEG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and any vulnerable groups within the college community and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
Candidates are reminded that if they are barred from working with Children it is a criminal offence to apply for this position.