Librarian

The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8 3EZ

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  29 September 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  3 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,689.00 - £20,647.00 Annually (Actual) OLOL Band 3, Scale Points 6 - 9

Librarian job summary

Do you have experience working in a Library and good computer skills? Do your strengths lie in data organisation?

As a Librarian, you will manage and oversee the library, supporting our staff, students and visitors by fostering a place of love for learning and reading. You will be organised and efficient in bookkeeping, digital prints and computer skills to promote the benefits of our library.

This is a temporary, part-time position working 32.5 hours per week, term-time only. The position is to cover a maternity leave and is available until until 5 April 2026. Should the maternity leave end for any reason, this position may end earlier

About us

The Trinity Catholic School a Voluntary Academy is a successful secondary and sixth-form school located in Nottingham. We are an Ofsted rated Good School. We are part of Our Lady of Our Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, and we bring together the 36 Catholic Primary and Secondary schools in Lincolnshire, Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire.

Our school is a high-achieving, value-driven community that nurtures students' academic, musical and personal growth, making it an inspiration and rewarding place to work.

You Will:

• Have a minimum of 5 GCSEs or equivalent including English and Maths (Grade 4/C or above).
• Strong independent, communication, organisation and ICT skills.
• Experience of working with young people.
• Understand both general library practices and school library practices.
• Respond to requests face-to-face or via phone and email.
• Care for our print and digital resources.
• Issue and discharge of resources using the library computer system.
• Demonstrate an ability to support students both in a pastoral and academic capacity.
• Have a commitment for the best outcome for all students.
• Preserve a welcoming and well-organised library, including producing displays and signs.
• Support students with understanding and positive engagement by working thoughtfully.

Why work for us?

We offer:

• An Actual salary of £19,689 - £20,647 per annum (OLOL Band 3; Scale Points 3 - 6)
• Wonderful students who have a passion for learning and deserve the very best.
• A team of talented and highly committed staff in a supportive working environment.
• Terms and Conditions - we have committed to following nationally agreed terms and conditions for pay for both teachers and support staff.
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff, one of the most competitive on the market, with employer contributions of above 20% in most cases.
• Access to first-class CPD opportunities with a specialist support staff CPD programme.
• Professional assistance through our Employee Assistance Programme- emotional, financial and legal support to both you and your family by a team of qualified professionals.
• Health and wellbeing delivered through our occupational health provider.
• Staff discounts and a salary sacrifice scheme that includes a Cycle-to-work scheme.

Visits are warmly welcomed so you can see for yourself, and we encourage you to talk to us to learn more about the role. Please contact l.hay@trinity.nottingham.sch.uk to arrange a visit or to discuss the role further.

How to Apply:

Please complete the online application form located on our vacancies page: Vacancies - Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust (ololcatholicmat.co.uk)

Closing Date: Monday 29 September at 9.00am

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check and other pre-employment checks, including online searches, are required.

We embrace diversity and welcome applications from candidates of all faiths and backgrounds, including those who are not Catholic but are supportive of our values. We are also a Disability Confident Committed employer, encouraging applications from individuals with disabilities or long-term health conditions.

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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

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 Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1190 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-trinity-catholic-school-a-voluntary-academy

The Trinity Catholic School serves the children and families of the City of Nottingham and its surrounding areas. Situated in Aspley on a split site in the East of the city, we work with the parishes of St Teresas of Lisieux in Aspley, St Augustine’s in St Anns, Our Lady of Perpetual Succour in Bulwell and St Mary’s in Hyson Green. Renowned for consistently high academic outcomes, the school prides itself on excellent pastoral care and standards of behaviour whilst working to meet the school mission statement:

“This Catholic School will seek to educate the whole person, academically, morally, socially and spiritually through the example of Jesus Christ and the witness of committed capable teachers”.

Trinity has 1129 pupils including 230 in the Sixth Form. The school holds a number of awards including; Leading Edge Partnership School, Heathy Schools, International School Award, Arts Mark Gold, Sims Partner School, Sports Mark and Career Mark highlighting the breadth of quality within the school and areas of expertise. The school was inspected in October 2008 by OFSTED and judged to be Outstanding. On our last Diocesan Canonical Inspection we were judged as Outstanding (November 2014).

The school promotes involvement in a broad range of extra-curricular activities and celebrates the successes of our children and young people via the school website as well as in school. We promote opportunities both within and outside of the classroom to ensure that all children experience an excellent, rich and varied education to ensure that they are prepared for life after school in further education, employment or training.

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