School Librarian

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, LN9 5AD

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  28 August 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  15 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 19.5 hours per week over 3 days (Monday to Wednesday), for 39 weeks per year.
• Contract type: Fixed term - Needs of the school
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,989
• Actual salary: £11,729
• Pay scale: Grade 4 Scale Point 9

What skills and experience we're looking for

Key Responsibilities:

• Organise and manage the library so it meets the needs of students and staff.
• Prepare short- and medium-term plans for the library and be responsible for their implementation.
• Manage the library annual budget.
• Ensure resources are up to date and correctly catalogued.
• Carry out annual stocktake, ensure resources are in good condition, purchase new resources and monitor their use.
• Develop the library as a whole school resource, extending activities and involving students and staff.
• This is a job share and so positive team working, commitment to effective handover and excellent communication skills are required.

What the school offers its staff

Benefits:

• A temporary part-time role of 19.5 hours per week over 3 days (Monday to Wednesday), for 39 weeks per year.
• Salary upon appointment Grade 4 Scale Point 9 £25,989 (actual £11,729) with potential to rise to Point 12 £27,254 (actual £12,300).
• Access to wellbeing support, physio, counselling and GP services.
• Discounted gym membership.
• Excellent training opportunities to support career progression.
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Access to Salary Sacrifice Schemes including Childcare Vouchers and Cycle to Work.
• Employment within a strong and progressive educational trust with firm family values.

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

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to enhanced DBS disclosure, medical and reference checks. All pre-employment checks are in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’.

Applying for the job

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Upload additional documents

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AD QE Librarian 001a 310825.pdf - 365 KB (opens in new tab)

JD QE Librarian 001.pdf - 439 KB (opens in new tab)

About Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 788 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle website
• Email address: recruitment@horncastleeducationtrust.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/queen-elizabeth-s-grammar-school-horncastle-horncastle

A mixed, selective school which is part of Horncastle Education Trust. Our main aim is to provide first class learning and teaching opportunities to ensure that all students aim high and achieve success, setting them up for a rewarding future.

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