School Librarian

The Swan School, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 7WP

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  22 June 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  5 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,297.00 - £29,805.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 8, Term Time + INSET days, 37 hours per week

School Librarian job summary

About The Role

We are seeking a structured and ambitious professional to manage and develop our school library as a center of educational excellence. At The Swan School, we have established a calm, disciplined environment where exemplary student behavior is maintained through consistently applied, centralised systems. This role provides true professional agency to lead on reading interventions, curate a high-quality curriculum stock, and coordinate whole-school literacy events that support our structured academic ethos.

Why This Role Matters

As our School Librarian, you are not simply maintaining book stock; you are the architect of independent learning habits for over 1,200 students. You will manage computerised assets, administer the departmental budget, and lead a team of pupil librarians to ensure the facility serves as an essential tool for daily curriculum delivery. By collaborating directly with the Head of English and Literacy, your work will directly reduce barriers to learning through structured reading groups and targeted interventions.

What You’ll Bring

• Qualifications: Educated to degree level or higher, or equivalent professional librarianship qualification / significant relevant experience.

• Experience: A proven track record of managing library practices and procedures, preferably within a secondary school setting.

• Intervention Skills: The confidence and skill to lead small group reading interventions and targeted literacy programmes.

• Operational Capability: Strong ICT literacy with experience maintaining computerised cataloguing, book ledgers, and budget records.

• Mindset: A fundamental belief that all children can achieve great things, combined with the capacity to work calmly under pressure.

Quote from our current Librarian:

“The Swan School Library sits at the centre of our academic life. Swan students know that reading isn't just an optional hobby that some people enjoy, it is for everyone; the promotion of reading is built into the fabric of our daily routine, from lessons to tutor time to electives to independent study, supporting our students' development in every way."

The RLT Connection

Education has the power to change lives; we are better, faster, stronger together. The Swan School is a member of the River Learning Trust (RLT), a stable and mission-driven multi-academy trust. Joining us provides access to shared security and regional expertise:

• Professional Security: Full recognition of continuous public sector service (protecting redundancy, sick pay, and maternity entitlements) alongside secure, government-backed pensions (LGPS).

• Shared Growth: Access to Trust-wide professional networks and structural funding pathways for role-specific qualifications and apprenticeships.

• The Whole Person: A comprehensive 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, access to regional occupational health support, and a genuine commitment to balanced workloads.

River Learning Trust and The Swan School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. We are an exempt employer under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

We actively value the "different contributions" you can make. We want you to be at your best during the application process; if you require any reasonable adjustments, please let us know.

Note: We do not accept CVs.We reserve the right to interview and appoint exceptional candidates early. This is a Full-time position, but flexible/part-time hours will be considered for the right candidate.

• Discover Your Impact: See the attached Job Pack and apply via MyNewTerm

• Start a Conversation: For an informal discussion regarding contract hours or to arrange a visit to our facilities, please contact headteacher@theswanschool.org.uk or call 01865 416 070.

• The Future Path: Not the right time? Register with our Talent Pool via the Swan School website, to hear about new opportunities first.

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 Swan School

• School type: Free Schools, None, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 952 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Swan School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-swan-school

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