Apprentice Learning Environment Advisor

Bournemouth and Poole College now have an interesting new opening for an Apprentice Learning Environment Advisor to join the team on a full time, permanent basis. In return,you will receive a competitive salary of £10,186 – £20,102 per annum (depending on age).

At Bournemouth & Poole College our staff are passionate and committed to achieve the very best outcomes for our students – we transform lives. We recognise and value our people as our most important asset in achieving each of the strategic outcomes within our College’s Strategic Plan. We believe it is through our people that an excellent student experience will be delivered, and this will have a positive impact in our local community. We value inclusion and we are committed to the promotion of equality, diversity, and inclusion, ensuring we have a diverse, skilled, and motivated workforce who are empowered and engaged. This makes our College a unique, vibrant and rewarding place to work.

About the role:

As the Apprentice Learning Environment Advisor, you will assist in the provision and promotion of Learning Environment resources and Information services available to all staff and students.

Responsibilities as our Apprentice Learning Environment Advisor will include:

• Welcoming and supporting staff and students in accessing the facilities, resources and services to meet their needs, and providing general library inductions and orientation.
• Be a first point of contact for users by staffing the front desk, handling general enquiries about the library service, and signposting users to information or services.
• Performing key library administrative tasks using the Library Management System (Heritage), such as managing circulations, maintaining and creating records, running management reports, gathering data, and assisting in the smooth running of the LMS.
• Cataloguing and processing new items by adding them to the LMS, managing stock, and assisting in the curation of the collection.
• Supporting the development of the collections and ensuring that the collection development policy is applied in relation to library resources.
• Liaising with tutors to ensure resources and services are aligned with the requirements of courses.
• Proactively promoting library resources and services, produce publicity materials, create displays for relevant national awareness weeks and the promotion of resources.
• Supporting users in the use of IT equipment, software, electronic resources, and referring them to other members of the library team when appropriate.
• Assisting in the delivery of inductions and tutorials, advising students in how best to access, navigate and effectively use physical and digital resources.
• Designing and implementing surveys, feedback forms, and student focus groups to monitor the impact of services, user numbers and engagement.

As our Apprentice Learning Environment Advisor, you’llideally have:

• Good working knowledge of software packages including
• Microsoft Office, Email and or other computer-based systems)
• Experience of customer services
• Experience of working in a team
• Minimum of 5 GCSE’s Grade 4 – 9 (A –C) or equivalent including English and Maths.
• Willingness to: Attend evening open events when required. Provide cover at all sites.

Benefits:

As a member of support staff at Bournemouth & Poole College you can expect to receive a market rate salary and excellent benefits including:

• 27.5 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 30.5 after 5 years’ service with the College
• up to 4 days leave during the Christmas closure period
• Free parking at all of our college sites (where spaces are available)
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme

If you feel you are the right candidate for this, Apprentice Learning Environment Advisor role,then please click ‘apply’ now! We’d love to hear from you!

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake appropriate safeguarding checks which includes an enhanced DBS check as well as providing proof of right to work in the UK.