Coleg Cambria
Library and Academic Skills Coordinator
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Coleg Cambria
Application Deadline
09 October 2026
Salary
£36,981 - £39,442
Job Profile
Coleg Cambria: An Introduction
At Coleg Cambria, our aim is to be an exceptional institute of education. We provide a warm welcome to all students and staff to make Coleg Cambria a place you want to be a part of. To ensure our students get the best experience and results they can, we make sure the people employed with us are happy. We nurture a positive work environment, a constantly expanding and improving workforce, and offer the opportunity to challenge yourself. On top of all that we have a wide range of benefits to make sure our employees feel valued, including generous annual leave, a great pension package, discount membership to our on-site gyms, salons, and professional training restaurants.
Our 5 Campuses situated in the stunning North Wales area are constantly expanding and evolving. With strong relationships with multiple companies in the area we help give our students the best start to their careers and help the local economy thrive. Wales has a strong and proud culture we continue to grow these important values by being committed to raising the Welsh language profile. We are very proud of what we have built here and we are now looking for someone to enhance our already exceptional workforce.
Job Summary
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Role Title: Library & Academic Skills Coordinator
Location: Yale and Bersham Road
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time
Salary: £36,981 - £39,442
Coleg Cambria are now looking to appoint a Library & Academic Skills Coordinator to join our team based at Yale and Bersham Road.
This is an exciting opportunity to join Coleg Cambria as part of the Library & Academic Skills team. We are looking to recruit a line manager with proven experience of leading a team to deliver an exceptional customer experience. Motivating and developing your team through strong line management will be key to ensuring that the Library & Academic Skills service contributes to an excellent learner journey experience while studying with Coleg Cambria. Strong line management skills are essential for this role, and delivering impact and successful outcomes will be a key area of responsibility.
Based in a busy library environment, you will lead a dedicated team to deliver a library service that includes group and 1:1 support for a diverse range of learners, with a primary focus on enabling learners to succeed through academic skills development. In addition to this, you will ensure that the library environments are operationally sound, providing a welcoming and appropriate study and social space for learners that encompass the ethos of Coleg Cambria. Having a strong background and experience in planning and delivering support in an educational context, you will liaise closely with curriculum and college support staff to promote, identify and develop intervention strategies that create positive outcomes. Additionally, through close cooperation with key HE departments, you will develop and deliver a strategic approach to providing guidance on academic study skills to our HE cohorts to enhance their university experience and to support them in their success.
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By sourcing, promoting and utilising digital learning content and education-focused technology, you will provide up-to-date and relevant content across a wide range of curriculum areas. Having a financial awareness of budget monitoring and purchasing processes will play a part in your line management responsibilities, as well as fostering excellent relationships with staff and students will be essential to implement the objectives of the service.
If you are passionate about transforming the lives of young people and those returning to education then we want to hear from you.
Essential Requirements
- Educated to Degree Level
- Experience of managing, leading, developing and motivating a team
- Proven experience of learner support in an educational context
- Experience of delivering training and engaging support sessions
- Knowledge of learning styles, strategies and differentiation to support individual learner progress
- A good communicator who can build positive professional relationships with a range of stakeholders
- Effective use of technologies to support learning including MS Office or Google and innovative use of other EdTech applications
- Good level of literacy, digital literacy and numeracy skills
- You will be an experienced practitioner with excellent personal skills and abilities including resilience and organisation
- Your energy and enthusiasm will drive a team to deliver an excellent learner experience that will empower our students to achieve their potential as part of the wider service objectives.
Welsh skills are desirable for this specific post. We are seeking candidates who can help us grow our bilingual provision and service.
Additional Information
- Coleg Cambria aims to actively promote and embed the Welsh language and culture. We are committed to providing opportunities and support for our colleagues to develop their Welsh language skills in both formal and informal settings. This includes access to tailored Welsh language training plans as well as incentive payments for bilingual delivery and services.
- We highly encourage applications in Welsh. An application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
- Application forms, explanatory material, information about the interview process and assessment methods and job descriptions all available in Welsh.
- Coleg Cambria is a ‘Disability Confident’ Employer.
- We are building a college that reflects the vibrant, diverse community we serve. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, particularly those from underrepresented groups.
- Coleg Cambria is committed to safeguarding all learners, and we expect every member of staff to share this commitment.
- This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order and is classed as regulated activity. It therefore requires an Enhanced DBS with Barred List check, and applicants must disclose all cautions and convictions, including spent ones. It is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children. Disclosure will not automatically prevent employment; a risk assessment will be carried out however we may deem some convictions / cautions as unsuitable to work with children.
- Depending on the position, successful candidates may also need to register with the Education Workforce Council.
- Roles are normally advertised with a salary range. If you are offered a role at the college, relevant experience will be taken into consideration to determine your starting salary.
- Please be aware that Coleg Cambria reserves the right to close our vacancies earlier than the listed date if we have received a high level of applications. We would recommend that if you wish to be considered that you complete the application as promptly as possible.
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Benefits
- Excellent Pension Scheme(s)
- Generous Annual Leave Entitlement
- On-site nursery provision at our Deeside site
- Discounts on a Range of College Evening Courses
- Access to A Wide Range of E-Learning and Professional Development
- Discounted Gym Membership
- Excellent Sports and Fitness Facilities
- Free Parking on All Sites
- Cycle Scheme
- Discounted Rates for Hairdressing and Beauty Treatments
- Discounted Rates for Restaurants
- Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity leave
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