School Librarian, Term Time only (37.5 hours per week )
Oakbank School
Wokingham
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- NJC Scale 5 – 7, FTE £21,575 - £22,369
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 31 March 2023
Job overview
Oakbank School is a rapidly growing, 11-16 secondary school located in rural Berkshire underpinned by our core values of Excellence, Collaboration, and Integrity. We are a friendly community-based school, with a firm commitment to providing professional development opportunities for our staff and a passionate belief that every student in our school matters. As a smaller than average secondary school we offer a unique family focused environment whilst benefitting from the collaboration and opportunities that arise from being part of the successful Anthem Multi-Academy Trust.
We are looking for an inspiring and passionate librarian to promote the school library and to play a key role in supporting students’ literacy. The successful applicant will be pivotal in supporting their development into effective, independent learners with a life-long passion for reading.
Our open-spaced library is at the centre of the school and is used in a variety of ways including a place for silent reading, independent revision, researching the array of reference/fiction books, along with a suite of IT facilities. This post offers an exciting opportunity to re-shape our existing provision and be part of developing a thriving library which is at the heart of our school for both students and staff alike. As part of the school’s planned expansion, a period of refurbishment of our wider facilities is currently being undertaken and the post holder will be integral to aiding the development of the library facilities.
The successful candidate will:
• have an up-to-date understanding of research-based strategies to develop literacy levels in young people.
• Be approachable and a positive role model to the whole school community enabling you to the develop the library into a resource for all students to use throughout the school day.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and require all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification and will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks which will, where applicable, include a health check, an enhanced DBS check, the Children’s Barred List check and satisfactory references.
It is an offence for an individual who has been disqualified from working with children to knowingly apply for, offer to do, accept, or do any work in a ‘regulated activity’. The position advertised is a ‘regulated activity’.
Anthem will undertake a basic online check for all shortlisted candidates.
Attached documents
About Oakbank School
- Oakbank School
- Hyde End Lane, Spencers Wood, Reading
- Berkshire
- RG7 1ER
- United Kingdom
Our school is proud to be part of Anthem, a multi-academy trust that creates ambitious and successful schools where every child thrives.
Oakbank is a school of potential that drives for the betterment for all. The school is committed to a journey of transformation, where staff, students and parents are committed to improving the quality and experience of education for its community. We believe that every child deserves to not only access the full curriculum, but should thrive in their curriculums, developing academically, personally and holistically as a result of passionate and adaptive teaching, resulting in committed learning that secures successful outcomes. Our current phase of school improvement features our entire team, working together at pace to offer greater stability, more innovation and creativity. The aim is for greater consistency for all students, enabling them to manage their learning and themselves more effectively.
Our collective determination to make Oakbank a happier and higher performing school affirms our commitment to our values: integrity, collaboration and excellence. We believe in excellence for our students to give them the opportunities to have choices in their lives, empowering them to choose the future that they desire off the back of hard work. We believe in working together to ensure that our community supports one another and challenges one another to be the ‘best yet’ versions of ourselves, not because we have to improve but because if we do, the potential is endless. And we believe in the fidelity of our vision for students and staff, and strive to retain our moral compass when making decisions, to ensure an open, inclusive and happy community at Oakbank.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, visitors, and volunteers to share in this commitment. All post holders are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, suitable references, and other essential checks. Staff involved in recruitment and selection of employees are trained in safer recruitment, and all our staff and volunteers undertake Child Protection training.
Employee Benefits Include:
- Pension schemes - TPS (Teachers) and LGPS (Non-Teachers)
- CPD certified opportunities - available to all employees
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - providing wellbeing and confidential advice services
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Health Shield Scheme
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