librarian candidate pack october 2021

LIBRARIANCANDIDATE PACK OCTOBER 2021

CONTENTS

OUR MISSION 3

ABOUT THE PLACE 4

OUR VALUES 5

LONDON CONTEMPORARY DANCE SCHOOL 6

JOB OVERVIEW 7

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 8

PERSON SPECIFICATION 9

SALARY AND CONTRACNT TERMS 10

STAFF BENFITS 11

APPLICATIONS & INTERVIEWS 12

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES 12

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OUR MISSION

Our vision is

A WORLD WITH MORE DANCE

Our mission isPOWERING IMAGINATION THROUGH DANCE

We do this by fostering a learning culture which promotes innovation, and critical thinking; by developing dance opportunities beyond our walls which span a lifetime and by creating experiences through dance that make us more alive.

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ABOUT THE PLACE

The Place, London’s creative powerhouse for dance development, has been leading the way in dance training, creation and performance for over 50 years. In a changing landscape, our mission for the future remains steadfast: we are powering imagination through dance, championing new ideas, embracing risks and creating optimal conditions for dance artists and enthusiasts to realise their full potential.

The Place offers intensive education and training through London Contemporary Dance School; a busy programme of boundary-pushing performances in our theatre supported by innovative audience development activities; an extensive professional artist development programme; a growing producing and touring house; and learning and participation opportunities for all ages and skill levels. The commitment to artistic development underpins a portfolio of residency, workshop, training and commissioning projects for professional artists from the UK and the rest of the world. Our reputation in the field of contemporary dance reaches beyond the borders of the UK.

As a pioneering dance organisation, we are committed to creating exciting dance experiences for everybody, offering a diverse and dynamic theatre programme for audiences, supporting artists and dance makers and giving young people access to the highest quality opportunities to transform their lives with dance.

The Place is involved in the entire lifecycle of dance – from education and training to the creative process that leads to new ideas and conception of new work, through to its creation, production and performance. We do this in pursuit of our vision of a world with more dance.


OUR VALUES


—UNLOCKING POTENTIALWe seek talent and passion in everyone and offer the space and opportunities for them to develop their best work.

—TAKING RISKSBeing bold and confident, trial and error and embracing processes as well as result is what drives our art-form forwards.

—EQUALITYWe champion new paradigms and empower all to own their crafts, opinions and leadership potential.

—ACTIVISMOur work reflects the urgent issues of our time, is relevant and impactful.

—ENTREPRENEURSHIPWe seek opportunities that push boundary of the art-form whilst creating a resilient future for the arts.

LONDON CONTEMPORARY DANCE SCHOOL

London Contemporary Dance School (LCDS) is a world-leader in dance higher education and a key part of The Place - the creative powerhouse for dance in central London. LCDS champions new ideas, embraces artistic innovation and enables extraordinary experiences for dance artists to realise their full potential. The School offers intensive technical and creative dance courses in Higher Education at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. The courses prepare emerging dance artists for a portfolio career in dance and the creative industries and are validated by University of the Arts London.

As part of the organisation’s commitment to Anti-Racism and decolonising the curriculum, the course also aims to provide students with an experience of multiple dance cultures and how they intersect with each other in a globalised society. LCDS seeks to encourage the expression of diverse cultural identities, narratives and experiences through the expanded field of dance.

With a student-centred focus, sustainable dance practice is at the core of the programmes, with a holistic emphasis on student physical and psychological well-being shaped by ground-breaking research. The Place’s unique history as a pioneering dance organisation, combined with an ecology of education, creation, performance, production and touring is without parallel.

LCDS has a vibrant and diverse student body of around 250 undergraduate and postgraduate students. Each student is recognised as an individual and joins a community of makers, leaders, educators, and performers. Our experienced and internationally renowned teachers inspire and encourage students to develop as well-rounded, creative dance artists. Students are afforded opportunities to collaborate with a range of international guest artists and work with organisations such as: Wimbledon College of Arts, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, National Centre for Circus Arts, Sadler’s Wells, Victoria and Albert Museum and Central St Martins.

Based at The Place, students are part of a cultural hub; home to a production house making and touring new work, a 280-seat professional theatre, professional development programmes for artists and classes, courses and participatory opportunities for everyone. This creative and lively environment presents opportunities for collaboration, networking, and growth.

We welcome imaginative, enquiring people from all backgrounds and nationalities who are interested in the endless possibilities of dance. The School has taken steps in recent years to expand access and increase the diversity of its student body. LCDS accepts roughly equal numbers of male and female students on to its programmes, and its students come from all parts of the UK, the EU and the world. It maintains a proud commitment to selecting students solely based on talent and potential, irrespective of background or financial circumstances.


JOB OVERVIEW


—JOB TITLE

Librarian

—REPORTS TO

Director of Research and Postgraduate Courses

The librarian is responsible for developing and overseeing the library resource for the students and staff of London Contemporary Dance School and occasionally for other users of the Place. The key objective of the role is to support academic attainment by providing access to high quality resources and equipping students with the ability to develop their research skills to support their lifelong learning.

—RESPONSIBLE FOR

Casual Library Assistants

—WORKS CLOSELY WITH

Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching faculty, Learning Support Coordinator, School

Office

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES—LIBRARY DUTIES

• Oversee the provision of the London Contemporary Dance School’s Library and learning resource service

• Develop and maintain a range of appropriate resources for students, staff and other users of The Place

• Ensure that the Library’s study materials are accessible whilst maintaining a secure library environment for both onsite and remote access

• Utilise and maintain an IT infrastructure including the use of the Heritage computerised library system, the Google Classrooms Library page and other computerised resources

• Liaise with teaching staff, course leaders and School Management Team in order to maintain and facilitate academic requirements

• In liaison with School Staff, select, purchase and maintain a range of library resources relevant to the needs of library users

• Provide a monthly new titles list and circulate as appropriate• Provide an information and advice service concerning the holdings of this and other

libraries to library users• Advise users on resources available to them and their most effective use

—RESOURCES

• In liaison with the Director of Research and Postgraduate Courses, oversee the Library's annual budget and record expenditure.

• Ensure that Library opening hours are appropriately resourced and timesheets are submitted to payroll on a monthly basis

—INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

• Work with the IT Manager, School Office and Faculty to oversee IT resources within LCDS such as online journals, Google Classrooms and IT systems within the library

• Maintain existing systems and provide a support service to staff and students where appropriate

—INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS

• Maintain the library as a safe environment for staff and students, in consultation with the facilities manager

• Ensure that the work of the Library is carried out within the requirements of the general data protection regulations and other licensing and copyright legislation

• Organise and run library induction sessions for students• Provide small group training in the use of online resources for students• Respond to telephone and written enquiries concerning the library collection and assist

independent researchers and students of dance with general enquiries


PERSON SPECIFICATION


ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE

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§ An informed interest in the arts/ contemporary dance

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• Ability to work with your own initiative

• IT literate, including understanding of virtual learning systems

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• Experience of working as a Librarian

• Hold a recognised qualification in Librarianship or Information Management

• Experience of working with specialist materials (including photographs)

• Experience of working as a librarian in a college of higher education or equivalent institution

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• Organised and methodical

• Commitment to continuous professional development

SALARY & CONTRACT TERMS—SALARYThe salary for this position is 0.7 of £25,000 per annum.

Salaries are reviewed in August each year when any cost-of-living increases are made. No salary changes are made until after successful completion of a probationary period 6 months’ service.

—CONTRACT TERMSThis is a part-time, permanent, open-ended contract, equivalent to 0.7 of full-time hours.

—HOURS OF WORKWorking hours will be agreed on negotiation with the successful candidate.

This post requires a flexible approach as occasional evening work may be required, for which time off in lieu will be given. Remote working can also be negotiated, particularly during times where onsite access to the Library by students is not required.


STAFF BENEFITS

—PENSIONAll employees will be automatically enrolled in our pension scheme after three months service. We offer two contribution levels for both employee and employer, an entry level where you contribute 5% and we contribute 5%, or a higher level in which you contribute 6% and we contribute 9%.

—HOLIDAYThe Place’s full-time holiday allowance is 25 days plus 8 bank holidays per year. The annual leave allocation runs from January to December each year, holiday entitlements will be pro-rated for part-time postholders and those starting in the middle of the year.

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—FLEXIBLE WORKINGThe Place supports flexible working, and many staff are currently working remotely. We welcome applications from candidates who base themselves in or out of London. Work in our London offices is expected to be negotiated flexibly around the right candidate.

—OTHER BENEFITS• Interest-free travel cost loan (after 3

months)• Theatre ticket allowance of up to £100

per year• Free and discounted access to The

Place’s evening classes (subject to availability)

• Subsidised cafe and bar prices• Salary sacrifice scheme for the

purchase of bicycles and related equipment

• Subsidised staff yoga/Pilates and staff choir

APPLICATIONS & INTERVIEWS

—HOW TO APPLYCompleted application forms should be submitted to [email protected].

You can download the application form for this role from our website. We do not accept CVs.

If you would find it more accessible to complete this application in a different format, video applications of up to 5-minutes in length would be welcomed.

The deadline for submissions is: Monday 08 November 2021 at 12:00pm (noon).

For an informal chat about this role to answer any questions you may have, please email Martin Hargreaves, Director of Research and Postgraduate Courses, on [email protected].


—INTERVIEWSWe anticipate that interviews will be conducted during the week commencing 15 November 2021.

mailto:[email protected]


EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

The Place is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Disabled candidates and those from ethnically diverse backgrounds who meet the essential criteria for a role will be guaranteed an interview as they are underrepresented in our workforce.

The Place is an equal opportunities employer and has an Equality and Diversity Plan aimed at improving the diversity of its workforce. To ensure the effectiveness if this policy and to assist in its development, we monitor all applications for employment. To this end, and in accordance with our Equal Opportunities Policy, we ask that each applicant completes our Monitoring form, this can be accessed here. Monitoring information is collected and processed securely and separately to applications. If you do not wish to disclose this information, please return a blank monitoring form.

The Place is keen to ensure everyone applying for employment has an equal experience when attending an interview. Should you have any queries about, or wish to make us aware of, any support required to attend an interview or to work at The Place or if you would like this pack in alternative format, please contact Laura Naldrett or Richard Lawrence-Allen in the HR Team who will be happy to arrange this for you by emailing [email protected].

We will respond to all applications within one month of the submission deadline; however, we are unable to offer feedback to those who are not shortlisted for interview.

Thank you for your interest in The Place.


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—PHOTO CREDITSFront Cover: London Contemporary Dance School –An Evening of Dance 2019. Photo by Rocio ChaconPage 3: Work by Theo Clinkard 2018. Photo by Camilla GreenwellPage 4: Work by Rachel Young, Graduation show 2018. Photo by Camilla GreenwellPages 5: Jeannie Steele Work. Photo by Rocio ChaconPages 7 and 13: LCDS Classes April 2021. Photo by Camilla GreenwellPage 10: Student work by Angelina Gorgaeva and Renzo AllenPage 11: Dance No. 2 by Sivan Rubinstein. Photos by Bar AlonBack Cover: LCDS Class April 2021. Photo by Camilla Greenwell

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