Services and Library Assistant

Learner Services and Library Assistant
Job description
Learner Services and Library Assistant
Ref: REQ001361
Full Time. Competitive Salary and Excellent Benefits.
Farnborough College of Technology is an outstanding Further Education College with a provision to support learners in and around the local area.
This is a great opportunity to support our students in various ways, while being based primarily in the College’s library. Working as part of a team you will be helping students with accessing resources, minor IT issues, enrolling at the College, and signposting to other support services at the College. You will have a “can do” attitude and be expected to get involved in a variety of different services to learners.
You will already have experience in a retail, library, or office environment and should have a keen interest in working with people. You should have an eye for detail and great communication and administrative skills.
This is a superb opportunity for a first-class applicant to work in an Outstanding College. In turn, we can offer you interesting and varied work with an excellent benefits package.
Benefits include: LGPS Pension, 32 days holiday, onsite gym, Employee Assistance Programme including Savings Centre offering retail discounts, Refectory, and free on-site parking.Farnborough College of Technology is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Interviews will take place shortly after the published closing date or when a suitable number of appropriate applications have been received, so early submissions are encouraged. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and we reserve the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.Positions within the College will involve contact with young people and vulnerable adults. Consequently, post-holders will be obliged to demonstrate and maintain their suitability to work with young people and vulnerable adults. This will include a requirement to undertake an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check, in addition to referencing and qualification checks.
Disclosure and Barring Service
Farnborough College of Technology complies fully with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Code of Practice regarding the correct handling, storage, retention and disposal of Disclosures and Disclosure information, and undertakes not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a disclosure on the basis of a conviction or other information revealed.
Since the post for which you are applying may involve unsupervised access to children and vulnerable adults, it will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions Amendment Order 1986) please refer to the DBS website for further information.
Candidates who are offered an interview for such posts will be required to disclose details, cautions (including final warnings or reprimands), or convictions which are not "protected" as defined by the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020), or any other matters that may be relevant to their suitability to work for the College. The College will regard any failure to disclose your criminal record as a breach of trust. It is College Policy that all candidates will be subject to a Disclosure check if offered the post for which the application has been made. Please note that the College is unable to consider an application further if the candidate declines to complete the Disclosure form.