Librarian (Re-Advert)
Edge Grove
Hertfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Actual Part-Time Salary £20,953 pa (FTE £27,900)
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2021 or as soon as possible after that date
- Apply by:
- 31 August 2021
Job overview
Thank you for your interest in the position of Librarian at Edge Grove. This is an important role supporting the delivery of teaching and learning across the whole school. Our aim is to see reading for pleasure at the heart of Edge Grove and to foster a lifelong love of reading throughout the school community. You will need a broad knowledge of children’s literature, vision, enthusiasm and excellent organisation and decision-making skills.
The successful candidate will continually promote the value of reading throughout the School and encourage all pupils to read for pleasure. Working alongside the academic staff, the Librarian will support and develop the pupils’ academic reading and research skills in order for everyone to achieve. The Librarian will need a broad knowledge of children’s literature and have vision, enthusiasm and excellent organisation and decision-making skills. The Librarian will therefore need to be flexible, have a keen eye for detail, be a good team colleague, be able to take responsibility when required and have a good rapport with pupils.
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About Edge Grove
Founded in 1935, we are a vibrant and successful (IAPS) Day Prep School for boys and girls aged between 3 and 13, characterised by a genuine commitment to the pursuit of excellence. There are currently around 430 pupils at the School and approximately 150 staff.
We are fortunate to be situated within 45 acres of parkland, only 15 miles from central London and conveniently located close to the M1 and M25 motorways. Our wonderful setting and facilities ensure our children are exposed to a wide range of experiences and develop confidence in a challenging, fun and inspirational environment.
At Edge Grove we offer a holistic education by encouraging the development of the whole individual, seeking to find and foster talent whether in the classroom, the art room, in music, on the stage or on the sports field. We firmly believe that all children can and will excel at something.
We encompass the traditional values of good manners and self-discipline coupled with a modern and progressive approach. We offer an education that instils self-assurance and a passion for learning that stays with children for the rest of their lives. Our first class teaching resources, strong academic approach and accessible and enjoyable teaching methods allow pupils to progress individually and reach their true potential in all spheres of school life.
At Edge Grove we are proud of our academic performance and children are prepared for a wide range of senior schools across the country, carefully chosen to suit their academic and extra-curricular strengths. Edge Grove pupils characteristically approach the next stage of the educational journey with confidence and distinction.
Working at Edge Grove offers the opportunity to be part of a vibrant and welcoming community, committed to academic excellence and the highest standards of pastoral care for its pupils. The Governors consider the development of excellence in the education offered to the pupils to be the underlying purpose of activities undertaken by all staff.
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