- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 201 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Countess Wear Primary School website
Librarian
More than one location, Cornerstone Academy TrustDeadline is tomorrow
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
21 November 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
30 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 40 hours per week - 8:30am-5:00pm, Monday to Friday 40 weeks per year (term-time + 10 days)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,175
What skills and experience we're looking for
This is an exciting time to join Cornerstone Academy Trust, with schools located in Exeter, East Devon, and the coastal town of Barnstaple in North Devon. Our Trust is nationally and internationally recognised for outstanding and innovative education. We lead several Department for Education ‘centres of excellence’ and support schools across the country with professional development and school improvement strategies.
As a Trust which is also responsible for an English Hub (a DfE programme aimed at sharing best practice in the teaching of reading and English), our librarians play a vital role in supporting our children and role modelling these best practices, as well as supporting teaching staff in choosing and promoting high quality texts. This role will be primarily based across our 5 Exeter schools.
You will not only be responsible for maintaining the library and the book stock but also supporting children in choosing appropriate books, tracking what they are reading, helping with author visits and in mentoring and tutoring individual children across the curriculum and in their pastoral needs to ensure they make maximum progress in their education.
Your Role
Mentor and tutor children across the curriculum and in pastoral care.
Manage and maintain a well-stocked, welcoming library space.
Assist in the delivery of the targeted teaching of reading through appropriate phonics programmes
Support pupils in choosing and tracking their reading.
Organise author visits and reading events.
Collaborate with staff to promote high-quality texts and reading culture.
What You'll Bring
A deep love of children’s literature and reading.
Strong IT skills (Microsoft 365, library systems).
A warm, professional presence and a passion for helping children succeed.
What the school offers its staff
What We Offer
Salary: From £22,850 (actual, based on 40 weeks)
(FTE: £24,175 for all-year-round equivalent)
Hours: 40 per week, 8:30am–5:00pm, Monday to Friday, 40 weeks per year (term-time + 10 days)
Perks
Heavily discounted childcare
Health and cycle-to-work schemes
Generous pension scheme
Subsidised meals and from our in-house chefs
Free tea and coffee
Commitment to ongoing professional development
State-of-the-art IT equipment
Further information about the job
The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)About Cornerstone Academy Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- vacancy@tcat.education
A multi academy trust, based in Exeter, made up of seven primary schools.
School Details
Countess Wear Primary School
Broadclyst Community Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 513 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Broadclyst Community Primary School website
Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 332 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School website
Monkerton Community Primary School
- School type
- Free School, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 411 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Monkerton Community Primary School website
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- School type
- Free School, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 540 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Westclyst Community Primary School website
Arranging a visit to Cornerstone Academy Trust
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vacancy@tcat.education.
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