School Librarian

St Michael's Catholic Academy, Billingham, TS23 3DX

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  01 September 2025

• Closing date

  27 June 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  13 June 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: £26,410.00 - £28,163.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Pro Rata Salary £22,816.37 to £24,483.59 Term time plus 5 days

School Librarian job summary

St Michael's Catholic Academy is looking to appoint a Librarian for 37 hours per week. As a School Librarian, you will be at the heart of the school’s learning environment, fostering a culture of reading, research, and digital literacy. This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about empowering students to become independent learners, critical thinkers, and enthusiastic readers.

You will manage and develop the school library as a vibrant, inclusive, and resource-rich space that supports the academic and personal growth of students across all year groups. Your responsibilities will include curating a diverse and engaging collection, supporting curriculum delivery through research guidance, and promoting reading for pleasure through creative initiatives and events.

In collaboration with teaching staff, you will help integrate information literacy and digital research skills into the wider curriculum, ensuring students are equipped to navigate and evaluate information in an increasingly digital world. You’ll also play a key role in supporting students with their independent study and project-based learning.

This is a dynamic and rewarding position that combines educational support, resource management, and student engagement—all within a welcoming and intellectually stimulating environment.

We can offer:

• Generous 27 days annual leave entitlement, rising to 32 days after 5 years service
• The opportunity to be part of a dynamic and successful team
• Access to Local Government Pension Scheme
• Networking opportunities.
• Flexible working patterns

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About St Michael's Catholic Academy

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1006 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Michael's Catholic Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-michael-s-catholic-academy

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