Library Assistant

Exeter School is the leading co-educational day school in the South West, educating over 940 pupils aged 7-18. Situated on a 25-acre site near the city centre, our strong links to the local community, well-established pastoral care systems and fantastic teaching enable us to challenge, inspire and deliver the very best learning to our pupils. 

We are looking to appoint a Library Assistant with effect from 1 September or as soon as possible thereafter.

The principal role is to provide administrative and clerical support to the librarian and to assist in providing library services to both pupils and staff. It is essential that the library assistant will be able to communicate well with pupils from ages 11 to 18 and develop a rapport with them. Competent and confident use of IT is essential, including basic skills and experience in Microsoft Word, Excel and either Publisher or PowerPoint.

Specific qualifications, experience and/or training should be made clear on your application and all will be advantageous in the application process.  As important, however, is the desire to deliver outstanding support to the librarian. The school is willing to provide access to training courses for the successful candidate.

This is a permanent, part-time position of 11.5 hours per week, term time only.  There is some flexibility in the hours, but it is expected some provision is required 1100-1715 Thursday and Friday (with half an hour for lunch).

The role will attract an actual salary of £4,475 (full time equivalent £18,809) as well as generous benefits including free school lunch during term time, free on-site parking, access to school sporting facilities, an 8% employer contribution to the school’s approved pension scheme and membership of SimplyHealth plan.

The closing date for applications is midday Wednesday 8 June.  Interviews will be held week commencing Monday 13 June.  However, candidates may be shortlisted for interview as applications are received, so early application is highly recommended.

Completed application forms, together with a covering letter should be uploaded to the TES jobsite. 

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and responsibility.  Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

All staff working in the school during the school day will have some contact with children and will therefore be in regulated activity. In your role you are likely to be regularly working directly with, and be responsible for, children in your care.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the school is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.