School Librarian

School Librarian
Fixed term until 31st August 2025
Term-time plus 2 INSET days
Part-time, 22 hours per week
Working pattern: Wednesday and Thursday 08:00 – 16:00, Friday 08:00 – 15:30
Interview date: 23rd April 2024

We require an enthusiastic and passionate School Librarian to join this dynamic Faculty. The ideal candidate will have exceptional communication and organisational skills, coupled with an enthusiasm for books and reading.

In this role, you will be at the forefront of advocating literacy within our school, collaborating closely with various faculties to enrich the learning experience. You will empower our students by fostering their abilities to use the resources within the library.

In addition to this, you will play a key role in implementing policies and procedures within the library, and you will also work alongside the Literacy Lead in managing the budgets for acquiring books, learning materials and multimedia resources.

If you hold a deep passion for books, relish the opportunity to inspire young minds, and seek a position that seamlessly blends creativity, communication, and community involvement, then look no further.

We look forward to receiving your application.

What Ashton Park School can offer:

• A highly collaborative English department of specialists

• Committed and supportive staff body with a real sense of community

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Ashton Park Fitness Centre offers

• Cycle to Work scheme

• Free eye tests

• Access to staff sports and competitions

• Local Government Pension Scheme

• Training and professional development opportunities

• Internal job market and great opportunities for progression

• Family friendly policies

• Free parking

• Staff social events

About Ashton Park Secondary School

This is an exciting time to join Ashton Park School & sixth form as we embed our vision for our school to be ‘Valued in our community for our passion for learning and a commitment to excellence within a caring atmosphere built on mutual respect, and celebration of success’. In a recent Ofsted inspection we were graded ‘Good’ in all areas.

''The new school leadership team has been mindful of staff workload and well-being when introducing rapid change’’ Ofsted Lead Inspector

We are looking for applicants who are passionate about students’ learning and who have an unequivocal commitment to excellence in all they do. The successful applicant will have the enthusiasm, knowledge and skills to deliver high quality student support. The successful candidate will be committed to the personal development of our students.

Being part of the professional learning community at Excalibur Academies Trust will provide the post holder with outstanding opportunities to progress and contribute to the continuing development of both school and trust.

Ashton Park is an inclusive and oversubscribed school, with over 1200 students, set in the beautiful grounds of the Ashton Court Estate in Bristol. We have many strengths including a committed team of staff who are enthusiastic and passionate about their work and supporting the young people in our care. There is a hugely impressive range of opportunities on offer for our student body. We are a very happy school community.

We truly believe Ashton Park has the potential to develop into a beacon of academic excellence over the next few years. If you are prepared for the challenge of playing a significant role in helping us achieve this and have a core belief that all students, no matter what their background or prior attainment can achieve, then we would welcome an application from you.

We wish you the very best of luck with your application and hope to meet you soon!

Please be aware that we will review applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close this posting once suitable candidates have been found. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible in order to be considered.