Sandhurst School is a caring, inclusive and well-ordered community.  Our aim is to provide all students with the opportunity to succeed, with a strong emphasis on achievement, encouragement and development of skills and qualities to be active, accomplished, knowledgeable, caring and self-sufficient in tomorrow’s ever-changing world.

School Librarian

Sandhurst School is seeking to appoint a well-qualified and experienced librarian to help instil a love of reading and to develop an efficient, popular, well-resourced school library.

The library is in constant use throughout the day. The successful candidate will be able to build positive relationships with both staff and students and manage the learning environment and resources.

With responsibility to manage the school library and library resources, you will work with students to enthuse and engage their learning.

You will be pivotal in supporting the school in building a strong reading culture throughout and will be an active champion of literacy across the school. You will also play a key role in our reading interventions that support struggling readers.  We are keen to see how the library can feature as part of ‘learning beyond the classroom’ through links with local authors, booksellers and other organisations.

For further details please refer to the job description and person specification.

What We Offer:

• A fantastic school environment in which to work, with exemplary relationships, working together with a supportive team that offers guidance and mentoring.
• A first-class commitment to developing individuals through personalised CPD programmes and working with our people so that they reach their full potential 

 Closing Date:  9:00 am on Monday 27th November 2023.  Interviews will take place shortly after the closing date. 

Applicants may be invited to interview before the closing date, therefore please take the opportunity to apply as soon as possible.  We reserve the right to close the advert early should the right candidate apply.

In November 2017 Ofsted reported that: 

• “The Headteacher, leaders and governors are committed to improving pupils’ life chances.”
• “Pupils’ conduct is typically good and they treat one another with respect.”
• “Pupils feel safe and are kept safe”
• “Pupils are well looked after and are provided with the opportunity to succeed”
• “Strong relationships exist between staff and pupils”

 

Employment is with Corvus Learning Trust and not Bracknell Forest Council.  The trust is very popular and for most posts a large number of applications are received - it is thus not possible to notify all applicants of the outcome. Please accept that if you have not heard within three weeks of the closing date then, unfortunately, your application has been unsuccessful - in which case we offer our best wishes for the future.

Sandhurst School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all members of staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for this post.

We reserve the right to carry out online searches should you be shortlisted for interview.  We will ask shortlisted candidates to complete a self-declaration prior to interview

Please note any offer of employment is subject to receipt of satisfactory enhanced DBS checks and right to work in the UK.