LRC and Library Officer

Framwellgate School Durham, Durham, DH1 5BQ

Deadline is tomorrow

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  1 September 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  11 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 22 hours per week over three days
• Contract type: Fixed term - 2 years
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,790
• Actual salary: £12,812

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Recent experience of working in a library or other similar environment
• Managing library stock
• Managing a small budget
• Working in a team environment
• Administrative work
• Use of appropriate technologies
• Coordination and liaison with staff
• Cash handling
• Use of own initiative
• Ability to follow instructions

• An awareness/knowledge of: library information, services and resources & the value of reading

• Excellent organisational skills

• Be able to work under pressure

• Outstanding communication skills – verbal and written

• Excellent numeracy and literacy skills

What the school offers its staff

At a leadership level we are all committed to the values of ethical leadership and to applying this to every aspect of school life. Every member of the school community should feel able to speak to anyone else on a professional level and that their concern or question will be listened to, acknowledged and acted upon. As a consequence of this approach, morale amongst the staff is high as we encourage them to seek professional joy and value working here. The school will benefit from a new build due to open in 2027, but the heart of any school is not it’s bricks and mortar but the people who work there, something we recognise and celebrate.

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

Framwellgate School Durham is committed to the safeguarding of children and young people. An enhanced disclosure from the DBS and barred list check will be required for this post.

Applying for the job

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Candidate Information Pack LRC and Library Officer.pdf - 1.71 MB (opens in new tab)

About Framwellgate School Durham

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1247 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Framwellgate School Durham website
• Email address: vacancies@framdurham.com
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/framwellgate-school-durham-durham

Framwellgate School Durham is an 11-18 non-selective secondary school and Single Academy Trust. The school roll has increased by 35% over the last five years, and we now have more than 1300 students who attend the school.

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