Librarian

The Ravensbourne School, Bromley, Kent, BR2 9EH

41 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  26 August 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  2 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Scale 6 point 16-20. £34,486-£36,582 FTE (actual salary £29,499-£31,2992) Starting point scale 6 point 16

Librarian job summary

About this Role

Librarian

Based at The Ravensbourne School

Orion Education is a values-led organisation, driven by a determination to create welcoming and open schools for the local community, where every person thrives, makes excellent progress, and succeeds. We are committed to improving outcomes and transforming lives, realising social mobility, and the transformative power of education. We value the difference in all our schools while seeking to bring them together around a framework that delivers an enriching experience and a great education for the young people within our care. We want the very best for all our young people. Our plan to ensure that we deliver great schools is underpinned by our shared values of trust, kindness, and endeavour. Our schools and our staff are collaborative, and we seek to create consistency and quality throughout. Our leaders create improvement in schools that is robust and sustainable. We are as enthusiastic about developing and nurturing our staff, as we are about developing our young people. Our professional development programs and our approach to school improvement provide quality and rigor while creating a depth of experience and learning for our staff.

Job Purpose

As the School Librarian at The Ravensbourne School, you will lead the development and management of the library to enhance learning, promote a culture of reading for pleasure, and support students in developing independent research and digital literacy skills. You will oversee library services, manage budgets, and coordinate reading intervention programmes, including supporting students with the Accelerated Reader platform (training provided). The role also involves fostering partnerships both within and outside the school to enrich the library’s contribution to the school’s overall reading strategy.

Further Information

We welcome applications from individuals who share our commitment to excellence and our ambition to raise standards for all students.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to arrange a visit to the school, which we highly recommend. For an informal and confidential discussion regarding the role, or to arrange a tour, please contact:

Mrs S Cooper Smith, Office Manager scoopersmith@trs.e21c.co.uk

Please be advised that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of applications.

We appreciate your interest and look forward to receiving your application.

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

Education for the 21st Century is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Education for the 21st Century is fully committed to equality and to valuing diversity as an employer and a provider of education.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Ravensbourne School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1531 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Ravensbourne School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-ravensbourne-school-bromley

The Ravensbourne School is a large and truly unique 11-19 school, set in the heart of Bromley. There are 1500 students, with 440 students in Post 16. Some of the buildings are Grade II listed, dating back to 1911 whilst other additions are more recent. The buildings, coupled with the extensive 22-acre grounds, make up elegant and inspiring surroundings.

Our vision is that every student is prepared to be the best they can be in life and able to create their own future. We believe that every student is different and has unique talents. Through developing these talents and knowledge each student can be the best they can be and in control of their own future. We value an inclusive learning environment that accepts no excuses and builds partnerships with all stakeholders.

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