LIBRARIAN

LIBRARIAN 

Start Date: As soon as possible 

Grade: Bexley 7.1 £21,903 – Bexley 7.4 £23,108  

(actual annual salary) 

36 hours per week/39 weeks per year 

Hours of work: 8.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. Monday to Friday 

The Governors wish to appoint a conscientious and friendly person to join our highly successful English Department at the earliest opportunity.  The suitable candidate will oversee and maintain the library and the services it offers. This will include managing, developing and promoting our library running the Accelerated Reading Programme and providing reprographic services for the school.   

The post is both rewarding and challenging requiring flexibility and commitment to raising standards of literacy across the curriculum. The ideal candidate must be proactive in organising and running breakfast, lunch time and after school clubs. In addition, they will be responsible for deploying the resources provided and meeting the library and information needs of pupils and staff.  

Applicants must be dedicated and inspiring individuals who will make a real difference to our pupils. Helping them achieve their potential targets and becoming the ‘best that they can be’. 

Our school motto ‘Believe and Achieve’ represents our unwavering commitment towards our pupils and staff becoming the very best versions of themselves, achieving their full potential. As a school, we set our standards high and do not compromise.  

The opportunity for personal development and progression at Hurstmere is key to our success. An active commitment to staff development through a strong and consistent focus and dialogue around teaching and learning pedagogy makes this an ideal position for candidates committed to being the best practitioner they can be. 

Hurstmere School is a popular, non-selective secondary academy for boys aged 11 – 16, serving the local community of Sidcup.  It is a special place, with a strong sense of community and a determination to succeed in all that we do.  The school is committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for all pupils and a “culture of vigilance” to safeguard and protect all in its care.  There are policies and procedures in place, including safer recruitment procedures.  All staff and volunteers are expected to uphold this safeguarding commitment.  Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and other employment checks. â€¯ 

Hurstmere offers a supportive and inclusive environment that celebrates and welcomes diversity.  We expect everyone to have the highest expectations of themselves and of each other.  Our pupils are expected to be ready to learn, to work hard and to celebrate their own and each other's achievements.  We have staff who are devoted to providing the best education and pastoral care possible, and pupils of whom we are extremely proud; this mix creates a school that is a pleasure to work and learn in.  â€¯ 

We are committed to a strong home-school partnership and believe the whole community can contribute to the progress of our pupils as they journey through Hurstmere School, to sixth form, apprenticeships, university, the workplace and beyond.  

To apply please complete the application form available from the School website and either e-mail to info@hurstmere.org.uk or send a paper application to Hurstmere School, Hurst Road, Sidcup, Kent DA15 9AW 

For further information please email Mrs C Walsh – HR/Cover Officer on info@hurstmere.org.uk. 

Applications should be submitted as soon as possible and no later than Friday 22nd July 2022 at 12 noon 

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date.  

Previous applicants need not apply.