Library Manager

Library Manager

From September 2025

Term Time plus two weeks, 40 hours per week

Leighton Park School is looking for an energetic and visionary Library Manager to lead the development of our sector-leading School library at the heart of our innovative new Sixth Form Centre. This is a full-time, term-time plus two weeks role for someone who is passionate about reading, research and the transformative power of information. The successful candidate will manage the day-to-day running of the library, ensuring it functions as both an academic research centre and a welcoming space that inspires a love of reading across the school.

We are looking for someone with excellent organisational and communication skills who can work collaboratively with staff and students to support learning, scholarship and wellbeing. The Library Manager will play a key role in embedding the library into the wider curriculum, supporting qualifications such as the IB Extended Essay and EPQ, and maintaining high-quality print and digital resources. They will lead on developing partnerships with local and national organisations, promoting reading across the school, and helping to shape the library’s evolving role in the school community.

You will bring creativity, initiative and a genuine enthusiasm for supporting young people in their learning journey. In return, we offer a supportive, forward-thinking environment, set in 65 acres of beautiful parkland, with access to a wide range of staff benefits and professional development opportunities.

To apply, please complete the attached application form, or complete the online form on our recruitment website, and email it to apply@leightonpark.com. If you require further information, please call HR on 0118 987 9600.

Applications will be reviewed, and interviews held, on a rolling basis; therefore, we encourage you to apply at your earliest convenience.

Leighton Park School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; therefore the successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check as part of our recruitment process.

Developing kind and compassionate leaders for the future is an important part of how we give our Quaker values currency and purpose. Leighton Park seeks to be a leading school which delights in being diverse, open-minded and with a culture of equitable inclusion. For this reason, we warmly welcome applicants from all backgrounds.