Librarian and Careers Administrator

The Kingsbrook School; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

The Kingsbrook School in Aylesbury is seeking a Librarian and Careers Administrator to join our vibrant team. This permanent, full-time role (37 hours, 39 weeks per year) offers an opportunity to manage, develop and promote the library as a learning hub while delivering a robust careers programme for students.

You will engage with staff and pupils to foster reading, research and career education across the school.

Responsibilities

• Manage, operate, and develop the library as a learning environment.
• Lead the planning and delivery of a careers programme aligning with Gatsby benchmarks of good practice.
• Support learning across the school and provide guidance to students and staff.

Job description

Insignis Academy Trust

THE KINGSBROOK SCHOOL

We have an exciting opportunity to join our successful, vibrant school community as a

Librarian and Careers Administrator

Permanent, Full time

Start Date - January 2027

37 hours, 39 weeks per year

Bucks Pay Range 3 - actual salary £24,623 - £26,412

(Equivalent to £29,114 - £31,230 for full time)

Closing date - Friday 27th November 2026 at 12 noon

At The Kingsbrook School we’re looking to appoint a highly motivated Librarian and Careers Administrator who is passionate about the reading of our exceptional students and be able to offer advice and support to students and staff to support learning across the school.

Opened in September 2022 to 180 year 7 students, the school will grow by each year of entry until full in 2027-28, and so new members of the team are required to support our next cohort. Located at the heart of the Kingsbrook Estate in Aylesbury, the school boasts state of the art facilities across the mainstream school and a purpose-built Inclusion Unit for children with additional Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs.

You will be able to manage, operate, and develop the library as a learning environment, use your professional knowledge and skills to initiate new projects, manage change, and monitor outcomes, whilst engaging with students and staff at all levels.

As part of the Careers Administrator part of the role, you will be responsible for leading the planning, implementation and delivery of a strategy for developing a careers programme for the school that meets all eight of the Gatsby benchmarks of good practice and prepares young people for the choices and transitions in education, training and employment.

For any enquiries relating to the position please contact the Trust’s Human Resources Team, either by email [e-mail] or by telephone [phone], who will be happy to help.

Closing date - Friday 27th November 2026 at 12 noon

We encourage and value candidates who have varied lived experiences and inclusive mindsets, either due to their engagements in the world or due to their protected characteristics (as set out in the Equalities Act 2010). We are committed to continued development of a community that is representative of the environment in which we work and in nurturing an equitable society.

Insignis Academy Trust operates rigorous ‘safer recruitment’ practices and the successful candidates will be required to undertake the completion of satisfactory checks including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, medical report, confirmation of qualifications and documentation to prove Right to Work in the UK.

The Insignis Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified deadline if a suitable candidate is found.