Librarian

Newmarket Academy

Librarian

Contract: Part Time, Permanent (35 hours per week and 38 weeks per year)

Salary: Grade 4, SP9 to SP12 (FTE £25,119 to £27,334 / Actual £19,868 to £21,620)

Start date: September 2024 

Newmarket Academy is a good school (Ofsted 2023) with a commitment to excellence. We aim to be the best we can be in all areas and are committed to being the best school in the area.

Newmarket Academy is part of Unity Schools Partnership a forward-thinking academy trust of 39 schools.

We value our people and we have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice. Unity Schools Partnership celebrates both professional development and career progression. The Teaching school which is part of Unity will support the successful candidate in this post and their future career.

We are looking to recruit a highly conscientious, and self-motivated person to provide a key role in managing, developing and promoting the school’s library so that all students and staff have ready access to a broad and relevant range of reading materials, research tools and information services as possible. This role will include being a tutor. 

You will:

• Be able to work independently but contribute to a strong team ethos
• Be flexible and open to change in order to meet the needs of our students and the needs of the Academy. 
• Be pro-active, and willing to use your own initiative, as appropriate
• Possess good interpersonal, organisational, communication and administrative skills
• Take a professional approach in your dealings with students, staff, parents/carers, and external users of the school 
• Have an ability to remain calm and confident when under pressure
• Be a team player, open to advice, feedback and guidance from colleagues
• Be able to deal with sensitive information in a confidential manner
• Be resilient, hard-working and self-motivated. 

In return we will offer: 

• Support any CPD required to be able to fulfil the role 
• Newly refurbished learning spaces with state of the art interactive white boards and sound systems. 
• A supportive and friendly working environment with well established “well-being” programmes. 
• An excellent programme of induction into the Academy with supportive and dynamic staff. 
• 2 week October half term 
• Well-being day each Academic year. 

Prospective candidates are invited to visit the Academy and meet the team. Please contact Sian Newby, PA to the Headteacher for further information or to make an appointment Sian.newby@newmarketacademy.co.uk

Closing date: 9:00am, 12th August 2024

Interview date: TBC 

Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. 

We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site.

In line with safer recruitment, we are unable to accept CVs. Failure to complete an application form satisfactorily may result in not being shortlisted for the post.

Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safer recruitment, equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.

We care deeply about inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you’d prefer to work part-time or as a job-share, we’ll facilitate this wherever we can – whether to help you meet other commitments or to help you strike a great work-life balance. We’re keen to ensure we’re designing an organisation that works for everyone, so we particularly encourage applications from different under-represented groups.

Unity Schools Partnership, welcoming diversity.