Learning Support Officer

About the role

We are looking to appoint a Learning Support Officer to support our students during independent study time in the school library.  The ideal candidate will be able to manage groups of students, motivate and support them in their study periods to ensure that they utilise the time they have in school effectively. The candidate will have responsibility for the school library, ensuring it is a safe, well-resourced environment for study and reading during the school day, including at break and lunch time, before and after school, when the Homework Club is based there and for the promotion of good study habits. The candidate will work alongside the Literacy Coordinator and English Department to develop opportunities and events to promote reading for pleasure. The candidate will also run reading groups with small groups of students to support their reading progress. They will also provide some administrative support to our Careers Advisors who use the Library once per week for student guidance sessions.

The position is for 37 hours per week, term time plus one week, Monday to Friday with an 8am start each day.  The salary range for this position (H4 6-9) will be £23,893-£25,119 (pro-rata) depending on experience, plus outer fringe.  

Richard Hale is a very successful, oversubscribed, 11-18 boys’ school with an expanding co-educational Sixth Form located in the centre of the county town of Hertford.  The School has an impressive reputation for achievement both academically and in a wide range of extra-curricular activities.

The school is committed to safeguarding children and young people.  All postholders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service).

The Application Pack together with the application form can be downloaded from the School’s website or you may contact Mrs Homan by email, sho@richardhale.co.uk.  The application form, together with a personal statement, on no more than two sides of A4, outlining the skills and abilities you could bring to the post, should be emailed to Mrs Homan by 9am on Wednesday 3rd July, 2024. Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received so early application is essential.