About The RoleEKC Group are seeking a Learning Resources Assistant to join the Group. As a Learning Resources Assistant you will assist users with all information enquiries, helping them find books and supporting them with the use of IT, copiers and printers.The role responsibilities will also include supporting students with a variety of additional learning needs in varying formats and liaising with external agencies and suppliers to source and order information services resources.BenefitsAlongside our priority of excellent student experience, we also focus on our employees. Here are just some of our benefits when working for the East Kent Colleges Group:Competitive salary and holiday entitlementIf new to teaching, you will benefit from £7000 investment in your teacher training when you come straight from industryAccess to 100's of online discounts via our Rewards Scheme (Inc. Restaurant, Grocery, Retail, Gym, Holidays)Access to cycle to work, car leasing and tech purchasing schemesGenerous pension scheme - 18% employer contributionBeing part of a company with a Eco-Sustainability focus of being Net-ZeroTime off for your child's first day at school, moving home and for interviewsMy 10 Days initiative - bid for up-to 10 days off work to pursue voluntary workBeing part of Community Days and Annual Staff Celebration DayAbout YouWe are seeking to appoint an individual with a background in education or libraries to join our enthusiastic, friendly team to support students with their enquiries and study needs. You will need excellent communications and interpersonal skills and experience of delivering outstanding customer service.The successful candidate will be a creative, flexible and self-motivated team player who enjoys working with young people. You will enjoy working in a busy and changing work environment.No need to spend time updating your CV, just click apply and complete our short application form. You can save your progress as you go, and we'll review all applications and get back to all candidates after the closing date.If you are interested in an informal chat about the role, or have any queries, please email us on ****** UsOutstanding Ofsted ProviderEast Kent Colleges Group is an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider. It is proud to be the first General Further Education college organisation in the country to have received the Outstanding grade against each of the strands under the new Ofsted inspection framework. An inclusive provider, our colleagues place our students and the communities we serve at the heart of everything they do across EKC Group and this is illustrated in our 'Strong' skills grading by Ofsted.Commitment to SafeguardingWe are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibilities for upholding these principles.As a designated establishment, we are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore have an obligation to carry out checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults. These checks include conviction/caution self-declaration, Enhanced DBS check and obtaining sufficient referencing.It is a criminal offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so.If you are successful in being shortlisted to interview, your suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults will be explored as part of the interview process.Commitment to Equality, Diversity and InclusionEast Kent Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of our communities. We are particularly keen to increase the diversity of our staff body and encourage applications from candidates where there is underrepresentation in our workforce.We are proud to hold the Positive About Disability Award and are a Disability Confident Employer. This confirms our commitment to interviewing all applicants who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification. With any successful candidate, we will explore any reasonable adjustments to a role due to health needs or disability.Similarly, we have a commitment to Care Leavers (Care Covenant Pledge) and to current or previous Armed Forces personnel (Armed Forces Covenant Pledge) with a commitment to interview applicants who meet the positions essential criteria and who have declared this on their application.We welcome applications from anyone wishing to work flexibly and those considering a return to work from a career break.We do not engage with agencies for permanent staff and have an in-house recruitment team.
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