Junior School Librarian
Magdalen College School
Oxford
- £12,619 - £17,667 pro rata
- Expired
- Salary:
- (Competitive salary, pension, free lunches, cycle to work scheme, fee remission, gym, swimming pool and more (please refer to the MCS website)
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- April 2024 (or September 2024)
- Apply by:
- 26 January 2024
Job overview
Magdalen College School, founded in 1480 by William of Waynflete, is one of the country’s leading independent day schools. It is situated in an enviable location at the heart of Oxford beside the River Cherwell. Shaped by its Christian Collegiate foundation and links with the university city of which it is part, it aims to inspire in all its pupils a desire to learn, flourish and to serve.
The Department
The Junior School library is a welcoming, vibrant space used by all boys and staff across the school. Our aim is to develop a life-long love of reading in all pupils by encouraging them to explore and embrace a wide range of literature in different genres.
The Role
MCS is seeking to appoint a Junior School Librarian from April 2024 (or September 2024) to enhance teaching and learning provision by the maintenance of an effective Junior School library service to pupils and staff. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a successful, thriving and friendly school, assisting and supporting staff and pupils in their everyday work. This is a part-time, term time only position of 20 hours per week.
There is the possibility to combine this role with that of Partnership Co-ordinator (Arts and Humanities). Details of this role are appended at the end of this pack. If you would like to make a combined application for both roles, please make this clear in your letter of application.
The Candidate
The ideal candidate will have a passion for literature and will be a friendly, enthusiastic, motivated and caring individual who enjoys ‘mucking in’ and thrives in the company of children.
The successful candidate is likely to be able to demonstrate/have:
- Experience in a similar role
- Proven ability to create a welcoming and supportive atmosphere conducive to learning
- A good standard of general education and a high level of written and oral communication with a keen eye for detail
- Sense of ownership and control over areas of responsibility, taking pride in ensuring the smooth and efficient running of the Junior School library
Further details of the position, benefits and application form can be found on our vacancy section of our website: Junior School Librarian
Application Process
The school’s application form and a full cv should be e-mailed to Miss Yelena Molcanova, HR Administrator (recruitment@mcsoxford.org) no later than midday on Friday 26th January 2024 with the interviews to be held in the week beginning Monday 29th January 2024. Applicants who only send a CV will be automatically rejected.
Safeguarding
Magdalen College School is committed to the safeguarding of pupils, and any offer of employment will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure, the receipt of satisfactory references, the school’s pre-employment medical questionnaire, plus sight of relevant original ID documentation and degree certificate(s). The enhanced DBS check is due to this role being exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. This role will be in regulated activity and will require a children’s barred list check.
Attached documents
About Magdalen College School
MCS has a rich and distinctive history. The school was founded in 1480 by William Waynflete who believed in education as a facilitator of social mobility, and as such wanted to found a school of an entirely new kind. MCS quickly flourished as a school which firmly connected school education with a newly emerging university education and it soon became one of the country’s leading schools.
Today MCS provides a first-class education for boys aged 7-18 and sixth form girls. The school is small enough to develop every young person’s character and talents, yet large enough to provide a wide range of subjects and activities. MCS encourages a respect for learning whilst developing in every pupil a close interest in a wide range of extra-curricular interests.
MCS pupils enjoy a stimulating curriculum which is designed both to provide academic stretch and challenge, and to equip pupils with the skills for success beyond school.
In the early years, the emphasis is on exposing pupils to a wide range of subjects in order to discover their interests and talents. Pupils are put in sets by ability in French at 11 and in Mathematics at 12, no other subjects are set. There is an additional intake of pupils from prep and maintained schools at 13 and it is at this stage that boys make their first subject choices. Almost all pupils take ten (I)GCSEs, an increasing number of which are now reformed 9-1 (I)GCSEs.
Although MCS consistently secures outstanding public examination results, the real priority in the Sixth Form is on teaching beyond the syllabus, and the formation of habits of mind for life. In the Lower Sixth all pupils study at least four subjects, research and write their Waynflete Project (a 5000 word essay on a subject of their choice), undertake a community service or CCF placement, and participate in Games. From September 2017 all A Level (or Pre-U) courses will be linear; MCS pupils will no longer sit AS Levels. In the Upper Sixth, between one third and one half of Sixth Formers gain four or more A Levels, and there is a programme of lectures from visiting speakers, as well as UCAS applications and Games.
Magdalen College School is committed to the safeguarding of pupils, and any offer of employment will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure, the receipt of satisfactory references, the school’s pre-employment medical questionnaire, plus sight of relevant ID documentation and degree certificate(s). The enhanced DBS check is due to this role being exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
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