School Librarian

Are you an inspiring Librarian looking for your next challenge?
Your Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Librarian to promote and develop the school library in order to provide an efficient resource service to students and staff. Our school library has recently benefited from significant funding, supporting the purchase of books, specialist furniture and the introduction of Accelerated Reader, and continues to receive significant yearly funding.
With sole responsibility to manage the school library and library resources throughout the school you will work with students to enthuse and engage in their learning. Working alongside the English department, as a school, we are prioritising the development and building of a strong reading culture throughout and are keen that the successful applicant will take an active role in championing this. You will also play a key role in our reading interventions that support struggling readers. Additionally, we are interested in additional ways that the library can feature as part of ‘learning beyond the classroom’ curriculum through building links with local authors, booksellers, libraries and other organisations.
Daily activities will involve organising, cataloguing and classifying library resources, both electronically and print-based. Full responsibilities are detailed in the Job Description attached.
Please use the supporting statement on the application form to show us how your skills match against our Job description and Person Specification and demonstrate what you can bring to the role.
What we are looking for
Be able to develop positive relationships with students
Be organise and methodical and understand library cataloguing systems
Be enthusiastic and committed to working as part of a team
Be a confident and clear communicator with students
A commitment to raise the achievement of all students of all abilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about the role.About Aureus School
Aureus School is a co-educational comprehensive school for 11 to 16 year olds that opened in Didcot in 2017. We firmly believe that every child deserves the opportunity to succeed, and our approach is driven by a belief in a comprehensive education and centred around high expectations for all. As a community, we believe in creating a learning environment that is both engaging and exciting, with an education that challenges our students to think critically and push boundaries. There is no limit to what our students can achieve, and we provide the necessary support and resources so that everyone can succeed. As a purpose built school, Aureus has brand new technology using the latest equipment to enhance the students' learning experience.
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As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 42 academies or in our central team.
Celebrating 10 years as a growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 16,000 pupils
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GLF Schools Employment Offer
GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish
Access to our highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme
Flexible working options
Generous holiday allowance
Work life and family friendly policies
Employee wellbeing initiatives
Career pathways and talent management
Access to a staff benefits portal
Community and collaboration working model
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The Details
Start Date: As soon as available
Salary: £8702 (£20,809 FTE)Hours of work: 17.5 hours / 39 weeks (Term time plus Inset) Monday - FridayClosing date for applications: Sunday 28th January 2024Interview date: TBA with shortlisted candidatesWe may shortlist and interview candidates before the closing date.