Librarian
Norwich High School for Girls GDST
Norfolk
- Expired
- Salary:
- £27,684 to £37,633 pro rata depending on experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2023 (October half term latest)
- Apply by:
- 16 August 2023
Job overview
Full time, Term Time Only + 10 days – 10am - 6pm
We would also be keen to hear from candidates who might be interested in job-sharing either splitting the day or the week.
Norwich High School for Girls is seeking to appoint someone who is passionate about reading and has the ability to inspire and motivate students to engage with reading.
The Librarian will manage the libraries in our Senior School and Prep School to ensure that all students develop a love of reading, an understanding of the library as a welcoming space for independent study and a resource centre for academic research.
The core role will be to manage library stock so that students and staff have ready access to as broad and relevant a range of reading matter, reference materials, research tools and information services as possible.
The post-holder will also be responsible for our after-school supervised homework sessions which run in the Senior School library (4-6pm) under the direction of the duty member of the SLT.
About Norwich High School for Girls
Norwich High School for Girls was founded in 1875 and is an independent day school for girls from 3-18 with approximately 600 pupils. The school is part of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST), the largest independent school group in the UK. It is at the forefront of education for girls and a strong voice in promoting opportunities for young women.
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package and a strong professional development programme. These benefits include:
- Competitive salaries and pay progression
- Membership of the GDST flexible pension scheme (up to 12% employer contribution)
- Access to extensive professional development opportunities
- Training grants for qualifications
- Free life assurance benefit
- A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
- Free hot lunch during term time
- Free hot beverages all year round
- Access to Fitness Suite and Swimming Pool subject to availability and induction
- Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
- A Cycle to Work scheme
- Onsite parking
- Access to our free Employee Assistance programme
- Competitive terms and conditions of employment
Full details of the post and an application form may be obtained from the Girls’ Day School Trust website by clicking the apply button.
A letter of application addressed to the Head (Miss Alison Sefton) should be included with your application form.
Please note that CVs without a completed school application form cannot be considered.
Closing date: 12 noon Wednesday 16th August 2023.
Interview date: TBC - we hope to interview between Monday 21st August and Friday 1st September (excluding the Bank Holiday) - please include details of your availability in your application letter.
The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.
The GDST is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Candidates shortlisted for interview will be subject to an online search. This isn't part of the shortlisting process - candidates will have an opportunity to address any areas of concern at interview.
About Norwich High School for Girls GDST
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- Norwich High School for Girls GDST
- 95 Newmarket Road, Norwich
- Norfolk
- NR2 2HU
- United Kingdom
At Norwich High School, we believe passionately in putting girls first. We give girls the very best opportunities to find their strengths, explore the whole breadth of subject options, and tailor all that we do around their needs.
In and outside our classrooms, there are no barriers of expectations and modifications of behaviour that can arise in a co-educational environment. Our girls are just as keen to pursue Computing, Engineering, and the Sciences, as they are the Arts and Humanities. Innovation is built into our DNA, as we were the very first girls’ school to be founded outside London, and we continue to seek innovation in all that we do.
We aim to develop girls who are confident in their own voice. Fostering intellectual curiosity is at the heart of our excellent academic education, but we believe that education is about more than exam results. Our ‘Beyond’ extra-curricular offer is broad and strong and gives girls essential skills as well as greater self-knowledge. An extensive selection of Music, Drama and Sport opportunities are available to all girls, as well as our outstanding Enrichment programme offering diverse and challenging content including rewarding community projects. There is extensive onsite provision to ensure that all girls succeed in these subjects including a dedicated Music Building and a plethora of onsite sporting facilities including a 25m indoor swimming pool and multiple tennis courts.
Step into Norwich High School and you will be blown away by the quality of the creativity you see, from the art and productions in the Prep School to our stunning A Level exhibitions and performances. Sport thrives here and girls excel in a whole range of disciplines, from hockey, netball, cricket and swimming to rowing.
What really makes Norwich High School special is the exceptionally strong sense of community which lasts long after girls have left the school, and the warm relaxed relationships between girls themselves, and between staff and girls. Norwich High School is a part of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST), the UK’s largest group of independent girls’ schools and a national leader in girls’ education. This community encompasses not just our own school but also our 25 sister schools and academies across England and Wales. A community where girls can join nearly 100,000 women in the GDST Alumnae Network, who provide a range of resources and social and professional contacts to help every girl as she makes her way in the world. Girls can compete and collaborate with their peers in other GDST schools, taking part in Trust-wide events, rallies, performances and activities ranging from art, sport, music and creative writing through to foreign languages, debating, enterprise and digital technology.
Norwich High School for Girls is the product of a pioneering city. Inspired by its history of independent, open-minded enterprise, for over 150 years Norwich High School has been preparing girls for lives of contribution and achievement. Our ambition today is to continue that mission with the same spirit. A spirit that is as relevant in the 21st century as it was in 1875.
Find out more at www.norwichhigh.gdst.net
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