Assistant Librarian
The Willink School, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 3XJ11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
17 October 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
23 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 25 hours per week (20 hours core / 5 hours flex to be reviewed annually)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £22,737 - £25,119
Pay scale
- C3 to D9
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint an Assistant Librarian. The successful applicant will work closely with the Library Manager with all aspects of running the school library, providing a welcoming, organised and safe learning environment for the whole school community.
As Assistant Librarian you will help develop student reading motivation and culture, use of information and digital literacy and encourage independent learning. You will deputise for the Library Manager and be the sole supervisor on a designated day of the week.
On occasion the role may require extra hours, but this will be by prior arrangement with the Library Manager; therefore, the successful applicant needs to have a flexible approach.
What the school offers its staff
The Willink is
a successful and oversubscribed school with a strong international ethos,
listed in the top ten non-selective schools in Berkshire in 2019. The school
has 1250 students on roll including 220 in the Sixth Form, and is situated in a
pleasant semi-rural setting south west of Reading.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicants will be required to apply for an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Further information can be found at www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Further details about the role
Pro rate salary is £12,963.67 to £14,386.89
For further information please visit the school website or contact Kim Paonessa, HR Administrator, hr@willink.w-berks.sch.uk.
For an informal conversation about the role, please contact the Library Manager, Rosie Davis, rdavis@willink.w-berks.sch.uk or 0118 9832030
The closing date for applications is Thursday 17th October 2024, and applications will be reviewed on receipt. Early application is advised as we hold the right to close the application process early if a suitable applicant applies and is appointed.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
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CVs are not accepted.
About The Willink School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1255 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Willink School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@willink.w-berks.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0118 983 2030
The Willink is a successful and oversubscribed school with a strong international ethos, listed in the top ten non-selective schools in Berkshire in 2019. The school has 1250 students on roll including 220 in the Sixth Form, and is situated in a pleasant semi-rural setting south west of Reading.
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