Library Assistant
Godalming College, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1RS12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
26th August 2025
Closing date
4 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
21 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £16,814.32 Annually (Actual) The full-time annual salary for the role is £25,096 inclusive of the fringe allowance. The actual annual salary, based on 0.67 FTE (28.5 hours/ 39 weeks) is £16,814.32.
Library Assistant job summary
Library Assistant
Permanent, Term Time only (39 weeks a year)
Part-time 28.5 hours per week
Monday 8.15am-2pm, Tuesday 8.15am-5pm, Wednesday 8.15am-2pm, Thursday 9.15am-2pm & Friday 10am-2.30pm
The Independent Learning Centre is very well resourced with over 26,000 books, which includes a wide range of texts appropriate to the subjects taught and an extensive online library of e-books and websites. The first floor has 74 networked computer terminals plus 58 additional workstations, many with sockets for laptops. The supervised Silent Study area on the second floor is for silent study and has 96 networked computers.
As a part of our friendly team, you will support students in their studies by helping them access College Library resources, whether that’s issuing books, helping them to access online e-books and websites and importantly maintaining a quiet studious environment.
Godalming College is one of the best performing sixth form colleges in the country and a great place to work and study. We are very proud of the achievements of all our students and have a strong track record of consistently high results. Value added scores are excellent and we are delighted that the College was again rated Outstanding by Ofsted in November 2024.
The College currently employs around 250 teaching and support staff on both a full and part time basis. In our 2024 Staff survey, 97.6% of staff said they were proud to be a member of staff at the College and 95.2% of staff would recommend working at Godalming College. The following quotes from members of our current team describe why they think our College is a great place to work:
“The sense of community, common purpose, and kindness to each other. The willingness to help each other, support each other and look after each other. We are proud to be continually improving - which is a signature of Godalming College”.
“Godalming College is a fantastic, welcoming and inclusive place to work. I deeply enjoy being at work, and I think senior leaders and managers do a very good job of being approachable and understanding”.
Godalming College is committed to equality of opportunity and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Further details including the College’s Safer Recruitment, Data Protection and Safeguarding and Child Protection policies are all available on our website.
Commitment to safeguarding
Godalming College is committed to equality of opportunity and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Candidates must complete a College application form, may be subject to online searches and are required to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record/information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. It's a requirement for all successful candidates to apply for an enhanced DBS in addition to referencing & qualification checks. The College’s Safer Recruitment, Data Protection and Safeguarding and Child Protection policies are on our website.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Godalming College
- School type
- Academy, ages 16 to 19
- Education phase
- Sixth_form_or_college
- School size
- 0 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 16 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Godalming College website
Godalming College is one of the best performing 16-19 colleges in the country and a great place to work and study. We are very proud of the achievements of all our students and have a strong track record of consistently high results. Value added scores are excellent and the College was rated Outstanding by Ofsted in our inspection in December 2019.
The College currently employs around 220 teaching and support staff on both a full and part time basis.
The success of Godalming College is also about community with students from all walks of life enjoying a whole range of opportunities in a welcoming and friendly environment. Students enjoy a stimulating, lively and challenging learning and social experience; they are treated as adults by specialist and dedicated teaching and support staff in facilities that have seen major investment over many years.
The campus comprises of nine newer large buildings and our older main building, which was the original grammar school, built in the 1930’s. Since the 2000s there has been a phased refurbishment and expansion of the College which included a new English and Modern Foreign Languages block, Media suite, netball and tennis courts and an 11 acre site for Rugby and Football pitches. We would invite you to take the virtual tour on our website to see for yourself the facilities of which we are so proud.
The College is within walking distance of Godalming town centre and the railway station, is easily accessible from the A3 and provides free car parking with EV charging stations for staff.
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