Librarian
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The Grammar School at Leeds
Leeds
- £18,374.14 - £27,970 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- GS5 P23: £27,970 FTE, Actual salary of: £22,967.67 for 35 hours or £18,374.14 for 28 hours per week
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 5 December 2023
Job overview
- Hours: Full time (35 hours) or 0.8FTE (28 hours / 4 days a week), term time only plus 5 days (please state in your application which hours you are applying for)
- Salary: GS5 P23: £27,970 FTE, Actual salary of: £22,967.67 for 35 hours or £18,374.14 for 28 hours per week
Are you dedicated to fostering a love of reading, learning, and discovery? Join us in creating an enriching and welcoming library experience for students and colleagues at our school!
The Grammar School at Leeds is seeking an inspirational, qualified, enthusiastic and energetic librarian to join the GSAL library team, working both in our newly refurbished Lawson library and in the GSAL Primary phase libraries.
We are a small, friendly and fun team delivering reader development, study and information skills as well as supporting teaching departments. The successful candidate will have strong and relevant qualifications and will be committed to playing a full departmental role. They will also have effective information management skills with the ability to teach, inspire and engage pupils across the whole school age range (3-18 years).
The Lawson Library which has been newly refurbished for this academic year, is the oldest in Leeds but has evolved into the Learning Centre of the school. Based at the heart of the campus, it currently holds a stock of approximately 65,000 items including books and periodicals as well as school wide access to e-books and audio books. The Oliver library management system is accessible through the school campus.
The stock is complemented by the GSAL World, a school intranet, which is designed and maintained from within the library. The Library is used throughout the day by whole classes for research, reading or learning as well as by the 6th Form for private study and by individuals at break times. After school it is the venue for supervised study.
Primary Libraries provide very attractive reading and learning spaces for children in Nursery, Reception and Years 1-6. Staffed throughout the school day, with a stock of approximately 30,000 books, our Primary libraries meet both the recreational reading and curriculum research needs of the pupils. They are used on a regular basis by each class in the school.
We value our team and offer a wide range of benefits including:
- Enhanced school holidays (approximately 13 weeks taking into account the 15 paid plus days)
- Significant discount on school fees
- Childcare provided for staff’s children during school INSET days (from the age of 3 up to age 11)
- Personal pension plan with Aviva up to 5% employee contribution and 10% employer (with the facility to pay higher or lower employee contributions)
- Training and CPD available including five inset days per academic year
- Staff lunches: three courses for £1 available during school lunchtimes plus free tea, coffee and hot chocolate machines
- Access to our 24/7 GP provider, Health hero
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme well-being app, Vivup, offering telephone counselling, financial and legal advice plus 6-8 face-to-face counselling sessions
- Staff discounts through multiple providers, including Vivup, discounts for teachers and Extras
- Beautiful lunch time walking routes around our 100 acre site
- Onsite gym and swimming pool available for staff use within set times as well as staff classes such as pilates, meditation, kettlebells, spinning and bootcamps
- Salary sacrifice schemes for cycle to work
- Free car parking available on site
- Use of the school’s extensive library facility
- Generous leave of absence scheme to support our employees when they need it
- Opportunity to be involved in extracurricular activities such as the staff pantomime, well-being committee or volunteer for community events
How to Apply: If you are ready to make a positive impact on children's lives and contribute to a nurturing and dynamic environment, we welcome your application. Please complete the online application form found on our website by following the link through TES.
More information about the role and responsibilities are contained in the job description and person specification attached in the documents section on our website advert. Please note we cannot offer tours or visits due to the high volume of interest. A tour of our beautiful library is provided as part of the interviewing process.
Application is by completion of the online GSAL application form. Please note, you will be asked to provide copies of any qualifications that you note on your application. For any queries regarding the vacancy, please contact vacancies@gsal.org.uk.
Don't wait too long! The closing date for applications is: Tuesday 05 December 9am
Interview date: w/c 11 December 2023 (TBC)
Attached documents
About The Grammar School at Leeds
- The Grammar School at Leeds
- Alwoodley Gates, Harrogate Road, Leeds
- West Yorkshire
- LS17 8GS
- United Kingdom
The Grammar School at Leeds (GSAL) is one of the leading schools in the north and traces its history back to 1552. In the last five years GSAL has twice been named North Independent Secondary School of the Year, and North Independent Secondary School of the Decade in the Sunday Times Parent Power League Table. The school aims to inspire all members of our community and to instil values of responsibility, respect and resilience in all of our pupils.
‘Be inspired’ is the ethos behind our teaching and learning at The Grammar School at Leeds (GSAL). We nurture all our pupils to make the most of their talents, realise their potential and develop into confident young people ready to rise to any challenge. These values have been at the heart of our school life for over four centuries.
Our history began with the foundation of Leeds Grammar School for boys in 1552. GSAL was created in 2008 following the merger of the boys’ school with Leeds Girls’ High School, founded in 1876.
GSAL provides a high-quality independent education for over 2,100 pupils aged 2 to 18. Our purpose-built campus at Alwoodley Gates in north Leeds spans an impressive 140 acres, offering extensive green space alongside excellent facilities. These include the newly refurbished Lawson Library, the oldest library in Leeds, housing over 60,000 books and our state-of-the-art performing arts centre, The Cryer.
For teaching colleagues, GSAL offers a genuinely supportive and sustainable working environment. Class sizes are small, typically between 16 and 22, allowing teachers to build strong relationships with pupils and deliver high-quality, personalised teaching. We also offer significantly higher levels of PPA time compared to the state sector, supporting colleagues to plan, collaborate and develop their practice effectively. In addition, most meetings take place within the school day, helping to protect time outside of work and promote a healthier work-life balance.
GSAL is academically selective, with consistently excellent A-level and GCSE results. After merger, the school introduced the diamond model of teaching, through which pupils learn together up to age 11, then in single sex classes between Year 7 and Year 11, and come together again in sixth form lessons. Form time and extracurricular activities are mixed throughout. Class sizes are usually between 16 and 22.
Academic achievement is at the heart of a rounded education at GSAL, which offers our students personal development opportunities and broad experience beyond the classroom. We pride ourselves on a rich co-curricular programme encompassing sport, music, drama, scouts, CCF, Duke of Edinburgh, debating and much more. We offer an outdoor learning programme and a wide variety of trips at home and abroad. Our lively house system encourages students to get involved and have fun.
This success can only be achieved with committed, professional and well-qualified colleagues who are focused upon excellence in the classroom and contributions to the wider life of the school. We reward our colleagues with a good degree of autonomy in their teaching, outstanding learning resources and an attractive benefits package. A large school offers opportunities for CPD, career progression and leadership roles in academic, pastoral and extracurricular areas.
GSAL provides a friendly, fun and supportive working environment, while retaining high expectations of our colleagues and students. With our diverse student body, drawn from the city of Leeds and surrounding areas, we promote a strong sense of mutual respect, integrity and social responsibility. Colleagues and students throughout the school are active in charitable work locally and internationally.
Leeds itself is a thriving and dynamic city, offering a vibrant mix of cultural, social and sporting opportunities. With the Yorkshire countryside on the doorstep, it provides an excellent quality of life and the perfect balance between city living and access to green space.
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